St Matthews Church during demolition, 1976
This was one of the first churches in the Shire of Mulgrave, located on the corner of Springvale and Wellington Roads.
Designed by the architect Leonard Terry and built in 1869, the church existed on the site for over 107 years until it was demolished in 1976. Some of the stone from the church were used to construct a feature wall for the new St Matthews Church in Lum Road, Wheelers Hill.
A memorial stained glass window, dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant B. Atkinson, AIF, killed in 1915 in Gallipoli during World War I, was relocated to the new church.
The site of the original church is now occupied by a McDonalds restaurant. See locale on Google Maps.
Information: Monash Heritage Study (1999); Victorian Heritage Database.
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St Matthews Church during demolition, 1976
This was one of the first churches in the Shire of Mulgrave, located on the corner of Springvale and Wellington Roads.
Designed by the architect Leonard Terry and built in 1869, the church existed on the site for over 107 years until it was demolished in 1976. Some of the stone from the church were used to construct a feature wall for the new St Matthews Church in Lum Road, Wheelers Hill.
A memorial stained glass window, dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant B. Atkinson, AIF, killed in 1915 in Gallipoli during World War I, was relocated to the new church.
The site of the original church is now occupied by a McDonalds restaurant. See locale on Google Maps.
Information: Monash Heritage Study (1999); Victorian Heritage Database.
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