By Robert Hannan, Glebe Society Bulletin November 2020
To mark the 150th anniversary of the current St John’s Church on the corner of Glebe Point Rd and St Johns Rd an exhibition is to be held at the back of the Church. It will be curated Robert Hannan and Peter Crawshaw who are members of the Glebe Society Heritage Subcommittee.
Rev Mark Wormell of St John’s Church is pleased to host this special exhibition within the Church as part of the celebrations for this important historical milestone.
The exhibition will explore the work of colonial architect Edmund Blacket and his firm’s building works for the Parish over a number of years. Blacket designed an earlier church and rectory (now demolished) as well as other buildings nearby in Glebe including his own house, Bidura, on Glebe Point Rd.
Included in the exhibition will be rarely seen Blacket plans of all the St John’s buildings and photographs from over the years.
The exhibition will be open on:
- Tuesday 8th December 1pm – 4pm
- Wednesday to Friday 11am – 4pm
- Saturday 12th December 10am – 4pm
- Sunday 13th December 1pm – 4pm
The exhibition can also be viewed during the Glebe Society Christmas Gathering.
Any last minute changes in opening hours due to funerals or COVID-19 requirements will be advised here on the website.
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My Mother, Alice Violet Chappelow and my Father, Raymond Henry Marler, were married at St Johns Church, 8 – 4 – 1944, my Mother aged 21 and Father aged 17. My Father passed away on 1 – 4 – 20, age 93 and my Mother passed away on 6 – 9 – 22, age 98. They had 4 children, Judith born 22 – 1 – 1945, now 77, Raymond born 22 – 2 – 1947, now 75, Cheryl born 7 – 4 – 1949, now 73 and Lynette born 13 – 4 – 1956, now dec age 63, 6 – 1 – 2020. We lived at 66 Ross Street, Forest Lodge, three of us attended Forest Lodge Public School from Kindergarten until 1955 when we moved to the Northern Beaches where my Father was re – employed in the fruit and vegetable business. I have great memories of the Glebe / Forest Lodge area, even though i was only 9 years old when we left the area and i have returned on many occasions for a trip down memory lane. The Astor Theatre on Glebe Road was our favourite Saturday outing when young and Harold Park was another favourite place to play, also the many tram rides on Family outings.