Stained Glass Window at Ballarat Barkly Street Methodist Church

Barkly Street, Ballarat, BALLARAT CITY

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Ballarat Barkly St Uniting Church, First World War memorial, Fisher & Co. 1920

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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at Ballarat Barkly Street Methodist Church - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Argus, 3 May 1920, p.8; 'The Call Victory Peace window', church booklet, Barkly Street Uniting Church, Ballarat, 2002

    With thanks to historian Anne Beggs-Sunter who alerted me to the window, and long-time parishioner Lindsay Harley for his assistance.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at Ballarat Barkly Street Methodist Church - Memorial Window Subject

    Australian Digger

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at Ballarat Barkly Street Methodist Church - Memorial Window Text

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    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at Ballarat Barkly Street Methodist Church - Memorial Window Inscription

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    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at Ballarat Barkly Street Methodist Church - Memorial Window Description & History

    This was one of the the first church windows to feature an Australian digger as its subject, and was ordered from the studio of Fisher & Co., Watson's Lane, Melbourne in 1920.The firm was set up by Auguste Fischer in the early 1890s and, although Fischer died in 1916, the studio continued under the old name under the management of Fischer's draughtsman, Frank Warner, even after Brooks, Robinson & Co. purchased the stock and goodwill. As anti-German feeling increased, especially towards the end of the war, the studio changed its name to Fisher & Co., to avoid any suggestion that its previous owner was of German origin (Fischer was English). Although the window had no inscription, it included the extended dates of the war - 1914-1920 - below a representation of the AIF badge. A crown and crossed flags of Britain and Australia form the head of the central light, above the figure of the Australian soldier at the grave of his comrade. Chaplain-Major F.T.Cleverdon unveiled the three-light memorial window on 2 May 1920. It was designed as a tribute to the 24 men from the church who fell in the war, and cost £300.

    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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