ST PHILIPS ANGLICAN CHURCH, CULHAM, REAR VIEW

1980
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Overview

colour photo. Rear veiw of "Culham Church" showing one stained glass window.
The cemetery can be seen to the lhs of the church.
Wrought iron gates can be seen at the lower edge of the photo

Historical information

In 1847 the Church of England constituted a new diocese of South Australia which included all of Western Australia until 1856. In 1849 Bishop Augustus Short, the first Bishop of Adelaide, visited his brother‐in‐law SP Phillips at Culham and, recognising the need for a church, Phillips donated 12 acres of land and started a building fund.
In 1850, the timber was cut and by 1852 the stone walls had been constructed (by George Henry Hasell) and the building was roofed with flat sheets of iron.
The first service was held in April 1853, despite the church building not being completed.
The Phillips family departed for England and the church fell into disrepair. When the Phillips' returned, work was resumed and the church opened on 19 July 1857. St Philip's was consecrated in September 1895 when Right Reverend GOL Riley, the third Bishop and first Archbishop, travelled to Culham.
The church is the second oldest active Anglican church in Western Australia and is still an active cemetery (although there are special conditions to being buried there).
The Culham Churchyard was consecrated by Bishop Riley in 1926. In 1947, repairs were undertaken on the church.
(ref: Shire of Toodyay Municipal Inventory and Heritage List, 2012)

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cwa-org-37-2001.1512
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Contextual Information

Companion to Shire of Toodyay photograph 2001.1509, showing a different view of the same building, at what appears to be the same time.

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