St John's Anglican Church - Former
Franklin, TAS 7113
Church Information
| Church Name: | St John's Anglican Church - Former |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 3322 Huon Hwy, Franklin TAS 7113, Australia |
| Suburb: | Franklin |
| State: | TAS |
| Postcode: | 7113 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque records: Anglican Church Prescinct - St John's Church of England was designed by Henry Hunter and built in 1863 with funding from the people of Huon. The sandstone was shipped from Bruny Island. - The land and the wooden chapel, St Mary's, were provided by Jane, Lady Franklin and served the community from 1839. - The Colonial Cemetery contains graves dating from this time and includes several elaborate headstones. - The weather-board school hall was used for Sunday School, concerts, shows and social activities from 1870. An historical board records: The first church in Franklin was erected by Lady Franklin for the people of "The Settlement" (as the town was originally named). St Mary's Church of England was a modest wooden chapel. It is not known exactly where the weatherboard building stood, but it is thought to have been adjacent to the 'new' church.... |
| Date Opened: | 00-00-1864 |
| Date Closed: | 00-00-2014 |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
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