St Paul's Anglican Church, Clunes

Anglican church in Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Church in Victoria, Australia

Location10 Templeton Street Clunes, Victoria

DenominationAnglican Church of Australia

Websitehttps://springmountanglicans.wixsite.com/parish/clunes

St Paul's Anglican Church, Clunes
St Paul's Church of England Church
St Paul's Anglican Church
St Paul's Anglican Church, Clunes
37°17′40″S 143°47′00″E / 37.29432°S 143.78329°E / -37.29432; 143.78329
Location	10 Templeton Street Clunes, Victoria
Country	Australia
Denomination	Anglican Church of Australia
Website	https://springmountanglicans.wixsite.com/parish/clunes
History
Status	Active
Dedication	Saint Paul
Architecture
Architect	Thomas Austin
Style	Gothic
Years built	1859–1860 (original church), 1870–1871 (present church)
Completed	1871
Administration
Province	Victoria
Diocese	Ballarat

Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Former St Paul's Church of England, Hall & Organ
Type	Heritage Place
Designated	September 19, 1989
Reference no.	H1858

St Paul's Anglican Church is a historic Anglican church located in Clunes, Victoria, Australia. The church, completed in 1871, remains an active place of Anglican worship in the Parish of Springmount, within the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat.^[1] The church and its grounds contain several heritage listings, including the church itself, the adjacent hall (which was the original church), the war memorial and an organ inside the church.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Organ

Prior to the construction of the bluestone church, an original Anglican church was constructed between 1859 and 1860, and was erected on nearby Fraser Street. It was constructed as a single nave, with transepts eventually added, and was later moved to the present grounds on Templeton Street.^[6]

The original church is uncommon for its external use of board-and-batten skin, which is rarely found in Victoria. Tudor label moulds can be seen above the openings.^[6]

The bluestone church was constructed between 1870 and 1871, in the Gothic style, completed with concrete dressings, to the design of Thomas Austin, of the Austin and Johnson architectural firm.^[6] It is reputedly the only known Australian work of his.^[2]

The pipe organ was built by Hamlin and Son, London, in 1866 for an order to a Melbourne individual intended for personal use. However, the client died and so it remained unused until it was installed in the Daylesford Methodist Church in 1881. It was eventually sold to St Paul's Anglican Church, where it was then installed at its present site in 1888.^[3]

The only known surviving organ built by the Hamlins in the United Kingdom is found in the Holy Trinity Church, in Torbryan, Devon, England.^[2] The organ inside St Paul's is also the only known surviving organ built by the Hamlins in Australia.^[3]

War Memorial

Within the church grounds is a war memorial dedicated to local soldiers who were killed in World War 1.^[5] The men include Rector Frith, Daniel Jones, Malcolm King, Hugh Lee, Stanley Williamson, Roy Payne, Kempson Skellett, Augustus Smithson, Clarence Thomas, Paul Richardson, and others.^[7]

References

↑ "The Anglican Parish of Springmount". The Anglican Parish of Springmount. The Anglican Parish of Springmount. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
1 2 3 "Former St Paul's Church of England, Hall & Organ". Victorian Heritage Database. Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
1 2 3 "Hamlin Pipe Organ". Victorian Heritage Database. Victorian Heritage Register. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
↑ "Former St Paul's Church of England". Victorian Heritage Database. Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
1 2 "St Paul's Clunes War Memorial". Victorian Heritage Database. Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
1 2 3 "St Paul's Anglican Church organ". Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
↑ "Places of Pride: Memorials". Places of Pride: Memorials. Places of Pride: Memorials. Retrieved 16 January 2026.

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