Keywords: mulgrave churches st matthews church stmatthewschurch wellington road wellingtonroad springvale road springvaleroad leonard terry leonardterry blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white 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 buiilt 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 the locale on Google Maps. Creator: J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria. Information: Monash Heritage Study (1999); Victorian Heritage Database. 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 buiilt 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 the locale on Google Maps. Creator: J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria. Information: Monash Heritage Study (1999); Victorian Heritage Database. |