Stained Glass Window at Armadale Uniting [formerly Denbigh Road Presbyterian] Church

Kooyong Road [formerly Denbigh Road], Armadale, STONNINGTON CITY

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Armadale Presbyterian [now Uniting] Church, Good Samaritan, Derek Pearse inscription c1960

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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at Armadale Uniting [formerly Denbigh Road Presbyterian] Church - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Age, 17 September 2011; Armadale Presbyterian Review, Vol. II, No.2, April 1903.

    With thanks to Rev. Peter Beale and Graeme Harris at Armadale Uniting Church.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at Armadale Uniting [formerly Denbigh Road Presbyterian] Church - Memorial Window Subject

    Good Samaritan

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at Armadale Uniting [formerly Denbigh Road Presbyterian] Church - Memorial Window Text

    Go and Do Likewise

    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at Armadale Uniting [formerly Denbigh Road Presbyterian] Church - Memorial Window Inscription

    'To the Glory of God [and as a] tribute to all from this congregation [who served their] country in the Second World War AD 1939-1945 These Gave Their Lives Keith Cattanach Victor Corless James W. Leitch Leonard W. Malcolm Alan L. Malcolm Trevor E. Roberts John H. Steel Kedron F. Turner Douglas Wrathall 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends'. John 15:13

    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at Armadale Uniting [formerly Denbigh Road Presbyterian] Church - Memorial Window Description & History

    The memorial stone for the Armadale Presbyterian Church, designed by architects Sydney Smith & Ogg, was laid on 27 September 1902 by the Moderator of the Assembly, the Rt. Rev. Alexander Hay, MA, DD. The church opened for worship on 8 March 1903, and historiated windows were installed over the next 60 years or more, as donors and funds permitted.

    English-trained stained glass artist, Derek Pearse (1928-2007), was commissioned to fill the last light in the five-light transept window with a memorial to the men from the congregation who died in the Second World War. He was often assisted with leadlighting and installation by Treven Barry, however it is not known whether this was so in this case.

    The church closed in 1999 and has since been converted into townhouses, however the windows have been relocated to the former Methodist (now Uniting) Church in Kooyong Road, where they have been fitted to existing window openings with the addition of extra glass borders but with few other alterations.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study

    Author: Bronwyn Hughes
    Year: 2013
    Grading: Local

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