Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Bacchus Marsh, VIC 3340
Church Information
| Church Name: | Holy Trinity Anglican Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 19 Gisborne Rd, Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340, Australia |
| Suburb: | Bacchus Marsh |
| State: | VIC |
| Postcode: | 3340 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 20-05-1876 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Thornton of Ballarat on 20/5/1876. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited. A headstone in the cemetery records: Sacred - to - The Memory of - Captain - William Henry - Bacchus - who died 26th Feb. 1849 - Aged 67 years. Foundation stone on church hall records: Gloria in Excelsis Deo - This memorial stone was laid - by the - Very Rev G O Vance DD - Dean of Melbourne - on Wed. July 30th 1902 - Rector: Rev C A Brewer BA - Sec of Vestry: A C Simon Esq Plaque on gate records: These Gates - were dedicated by - Bishop D Baker - on the 8/11/1953. - In memory of - A C Simon. - Secretary & Treasurer - 1884 ~ 1924 - and his son - Herbert Le Couteur - Vestryman & Churchwarden - 1916 ~ 1953 - Gift of the Simon Family. Plaque on gate records: These gates were dedicated by - Dr F W Head - Archbishop of Melbourne - in the centenary year (October 25th 1936) - to the memory of the Pioneers of - Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh. Plaque on the gate in front of the church hall records: In memory of - Arthur Wilfred - Simon - 5 years 10 mths.
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| Date Opened: | 04-07-1855 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
For more of the Holy Trinity story see - Osborn, Betty (1977). A history of Holy Trinity Church of England, Bacchus Marsh (2d ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Bacchus Marsh, Vic.: Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society. ISBN 0-9599718-3-1. Not sighted.
Note: Photograph attribution/soource - By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5682381
