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Name/TitleSt George's Church of England, Malvern, c. 1905

About this objectThe photograph of this church from taken from Glenferrie Road from the south-west. Today the church is hidden behind large trees at 296 Glenferrie Road, but when this photograph was taken the churchyard was edged in a low colourful flowerbed. The house to the rear and right of the church is possibly the manse. The image is quite grainy suggesting that the slide was made from a photograph in a newspaper or a book.

In 1857 a school room was built on an acre of land purchased in Glenferrie Road, Malvern, which was later licensed for church services. In 1865 more land was bought to the north, where at the end of 1865, construction began on the building designed by Samuel Merrett. Due to lack of finances, the church was not consecrated until 1875.

The building program began again in 1883 with Mr Robert Dalton as architect for the addition of the transepts and a temporary wooden chancel and sanctuary. The program was completed in two years.

In 1887 a narrow strip of land was bought along the north boundary of the churchyard, and Mr Urban Billing was engaged as architect to complete the chancel and sanctuary. In 1888 the new work—transepts, chancel, sanctuary, organ chamber and vestry—was consecrated by the Bishop of Melbourne, the Right Reverend Field Flowers Goe.

Saint George’s was the parish church for the state governors, who lived at ‘Stonington’ in Glenferrie Road from 1901 until 1931, when the governors-general vacated State Government House.

One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. This was slide #90 according to Selby's record.

For more information about this image contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

MakerT.W. Cameron (Firm)

Maker RoleSlide Maker

Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm

Period1900-1910

Object TypePhotograph

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsChurches

Subject and Association KeywordsAnglican Church of Australia

Subject and Association KeywordsMalvern (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsGovernors

Subject and Association KeywordsMerrett, Samuel, 1829-1883

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-BCS-19

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