St Mary Magdalene's
Glen Fern, Tasmania
The Glenfern church was built of concrete and cement render in 1907 at a cost of £170, it was consecrated by Bishop Mercer in 1908. The following report was in the Daily Telegraph...
- Denomination
- Anglican
- Region
- South
- Year Built
- 1907
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Not recorded
Overview
The Glenfern church was built of concrete and cement render in 1907 at a cost of £170, it was consecrated by Bishop Mercer in 1908.
The following report was in the Daily Telegraph newspaper:
New Norfolk Parish has added to its goodly record extension work by the building of a pretty church at Glenfern.
By 1951 there was a decline in church numbers, with only one family attending services. By July 1954 this church had ceased to function. It was burnt down in the 1967 bush fires.
History
1907
Church built at Glenfern
built1908
Church consecrated by Bishop Mercer
consecrated1954
Church ceased to function
closed1967
Church burnt down in bush fires
destroyed
Gallery
References
- Geoffrey Stephens, The Anglican Church in Tasmania : a diocesan history to mark the sesquicentenary : 1992, Hobart, 1991, p. 151Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- The Tasmanian Mail newspaper, 14 Nov 1908, p. 22, photographer C BrownTasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- D Henslowe, Our Heritage of Anglican Churches in Tasmania, Printed by Mercury-Walsh, Moonah, 1978, p. 27Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Links
- Decline in Church Attendance (1951, July 24). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: 1860 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved 2019. January 12
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Drift in Morals of People (1954, July 20). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: 1860 - 1954). p. 15. Retrieved 2019, January 10
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Anglican synod (1908. May 06). Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas.: 1883 - 1928), p. 8. Retrieved 2019, January 20
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
Burnt down
Open
Not recorded
Address
Glen Fern, Glen Fern TAS 7140
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
