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Holy Trinity, Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Holy Trinity, Beaconsfield, Tasmania
№9

Holy Trinity

Beaconsfield, Tasmania

A new Church of England was built and opened for service in June 1878. It was built in 18 days, was a paling-lined building, at a cost of £70. The church served the West Tamar Goldfield...

Denomination
Anglican
Region
North
Year Built
1878
Architectural Style
Church
Heritage Status
Heritage listed

Overview

A new Church of England was built and opened for service in June 1878. It was built in 18 days, was a paling-lined building, at a cost of £70. The church served the West Tamar Goldfield area.

In 1882 there were plans to enlarge the church.

The foundation stone for the present church was to be laid 2nd August 1907 by D Mercer, the Bishop of Tasmania. The service to be entitled The diminutiveness of man, what about the primitiveness of woman?

The new church was dedicated in June 1909 with the first service held on 7th June 1909. The architect was Mr. Alexander North, it was constructed of wood with a nice wooden interior. The church was reported to have the capacity to seat 300 people when completely finished. The cost to date was about £680. Special thanks was conveyed for the donation by the congregation and Rev. Barkway of a lectern, marble cross and bible.

A bell tower was finished in 1925, but rebuilt in 1964.

This church was on the 1997 Anglican rationalisation list, in 2018 it was removed from the list.

History

  1. 1878

    Church built and opened for service

    built
  2. 1882

    Plans to enlarge the church

    extended
  3. 1907-08-02

    Foundation stone for the present church laid by Bishop D Mercer

    consecrated
  4. 1909-06-07

    New church dedicated with first service held

    dedicated
  5. 1925

    Bell tower finished

    completed
  6. 1964

    Bell tower rebuilt

    rebuilt
  7. 1997

    Church listed on the Anglican rationalisation list

  8. 2018

    Church removed from the Anglican rationalisation list

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References

  1. Grubb Shaft Gold & Heritage Museum is now the Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage CentreTasmanian Pictorial Church Index
  2. Geoffrey Stephens, The Anglican Church in Tasmania : a diocesan history to mark the sesquicentenary : 1992, Hobart, 1991, p. 96Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index

Links

  • Brandy Creek (1878, June 15). Weekly Examiner (Launceston, Tas.: 1872 - 1878), p. 21. Retrieved September 01, 2019

    Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index

  • Lloyd George Webb, Holy Trinity Beaconsfield 1971, State Library of Tasmania, LPIC33/1/11

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  • Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre

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Quick Facts

Church Number
№9
Denomination
Anglican
Region
North
Year Built
1878
Church Status
Removed from the 2018 sale list
Heritage Status
Heritage listed
Address
175 Weld Street, Beaconsfield TAS 7270
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Removed from the 2018 sale list

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Address

175 Weld Street, Beaconsfield TAS 7270

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