St Peter's (Anglican) Church

Author

Shire of York

Place Number

02817

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Location

Off Great Southern Hwy Gilgering

Location Details

Local Government

York

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1858, Constructed from 1880

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	25 Nov 2019

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	11 Jun 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	11 Jun 2012			Heritage Council
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register	Adopted				Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Nov 2019	Grade B	Grade B Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality. High degree of integrity/authenticity.

Statement of Significance

St Peter’s Anglican Church and Cemetery is significant for the rural aesthetic of the church and cemetery set high on the banks of the Avon River; associations with the local Anglican community, of the first Rector, Rev. Frederick Lynch, and those recorded in the cemetery. It is important for the local community’s sense of place.

Physical Description

The church is set on raised ground west of the Avon River. The rectangular form with gable roof has a small roofed porch on the frontage (west.) It has lancet windows with leaded and stained glass, and a west facing front entrance porch. A metal bell tower stands on the south side of the church. The church is surrounded on three sides by the cemetery. The site of a parsonage and the Gilgering school.

History

In 1831, Reverend Wittenoom was granted Gwambygine and George Fletcher Moore the adjoining Jilgayria (Gilgering). Church services took place at Oakover from 1840, and the Fleay’s home from 1850s. In 1860 Moore indentured the site for the Anglican church. Hamersley donated the parsonage land. Construction of the church began in 1858. A hand bell summoned the parishioners, and in 1858 the Parker family of Northbourne donated the bell. The church was consecrated by Bishop Hale on 1 July 1860. Rev Lynch and his wife were the only ones to live at the parsonage until his death in 1888 and his wife in 1891, both in the cemetery. The rectory that had been empty since that time and lost its roof in a cyclone in 1943. In 1945 the rectory and school building were demolished. In 2012 the National trust accepted the donation from the church and took over ownership, leasing the property to the newly formed Friends of St Peters Anglican Church.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Cemetery
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Cemetery
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Free Gothic
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

19 Nov 2020

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