Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Coburg

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Coburg Anglican Church
The church exterior, 2019
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is located in Melbourne
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Location of the church in Greater Metropolitan Melbourne
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
37°44′22″S 144°58′03″E / 37.739488°S 144.967591°E / -37.739488; 144.967591
Location520 Sydney Road, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusParish church
Founded1848 (1848)
DedicationHoly Trinity
Architecture
Functional status
Active
Architects
Architectural type
Church
StyleGothic Revival
Years built
1854–1883
Groundbreaking9 October 1854
(foundation stone)
Completed1855 (1855)
Specifications
Materials
Administration
DioceseMelbourne
Clergy
VicarRev Farag Ibrahim Girgis
Site notes
SculptorWilliam Stanford
Official name
Holy Trinity Anglican Complex
TypeRegistered place
Designated11 February 1993
Reference no.H0959
HO83
Category
Religion
Official name
Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Sunday School, Coburg
TypeDefunct register
Designatedundated
Reference no.18485

The Holy Trinity Anglican Church is an Anglican parish church located at 520 Sydney Road, in Coburg, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in stages between 1848 and 1883, the church was designed in the Gothic Revival style.

The church was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 11 February 1993,[1] and to the non-statutory lists of the Victorian branch of the National Trust on 26 May 1988,[2] and the now-defunct Register of the National Estate on an unknown date.[3]

In 2023, it was reported that the proportion of parishioners of Arabic backgrounds was steadily growing.[4]

History

The foundation stone for the Holy Trinity Church Coburg was laid on 9 October 1854 and the first service was held on 30 September 1855.[5] The existing church is an agglomeration of a number of additions, alterations, demolitions and reconstructions, the major building works having been carried out between 1848 and 1869. Although the original 1848 church was replaced with a new nave in 1854, the church is effectively amongst the oldest churches in Victoria.

Former school building, in 2019

The Holy Trinity School was established in 1850 when day classes were held in the church. The former Holy Trinity School building was constructed in 1857 and is believed to have been altered in 1879. The school is amongst the earliest extant Anglican school buildings in the State.[1]

The church and former school demonstrate the continued use and changing requirements of the Coburg parish, which is amongst the oldest in the State.[1]

Description

The transepts and chancel, designed by Charles Vickers, were constructed in 1854, these were added to the original church (this is believed to have been a simple bluestone building which had been designed to accommodate later additions to the east). In 1857, the whole of the original church was replaced with a bluestone nave; the entry porch and tower are believed to have been erected the same time in the same program of works. The sandstone spire and pinnacles were erected in 1869 to the design of Sydney Smith. The north transept was reconstructed following its collapse in 1883. Evander McIver supervised the works. The interior of the church was substantially altered a number of times, most recently in the late 1960s to accommodate liturgical changes. The church contains a baptismal font carved from a single piece of bluestone by the noted sculptor and Pentridge inmate William Stanford.[1]

A stained-glass window was dedicated in the church in 1902.[6]

Organ

The two-manual pipe organ was opened on 27 December 1888. The organ was initially placed at the west end on the floor, and moved to the south transept in October 1892. Further modifications were made in 1893. In 1956, Hill, Norman & Beard were commissioned to rebuild the organ that included new electro-pneumatic action, a detached stop key console and many tonal revisions. The organ was moved to a platform at the west end of the building, the work supervised by Wystan Widdows. The re-dedication of the organ took place on 15 September 1957.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Holy Trinity Anglican Complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0959, Heritage Overlay HO83". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Former Holy Trinity Church of England (NTA-V Property B0940)". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Sunday School, Coburg (Place ID 18485)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. n.d. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Pilbrow , Maya (1 May 2023). "Arabic Anglican parish growing strong thanks to pastor and family". Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 Maidment, John (August 2023). "Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Sydney Road, Coburg". Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Thanksgiving Offering for the 20th Century". Monument Australia. 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

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