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Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary...Mayfield Mernda Presbyterian Church Celebrating 150 Years... The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860 ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 Order of Service booklet printed on blue paper with blue ribbon attached to the cover, 8 pages fixed with staplesMayfield Mernda Presbyterian Church Celebrating 150 Years of Worship, 27th March 2011mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
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Photograph, Copy, Mayfield Quarry, Mernda, unknown
... Copy, Mayfield Quarry, Mernda... mernda Mayfield Presbyterian Church mernda quarry 19th century ...The age of the bluestone quarry at Mernda is uncertain, it is believed to date from the early times of settlement in the area, in the mid 19th century. Nearby bluestone buildings such as Mayfield Presbyterian Church and the butter factory at Mayfield may have been sourced from here. Both of these buildings were constructed by Moses Thomas, a very early settler and previous owner of this land.Photo, copy, coloured ink on paperbluestone, moses thomas, quarry, bluestone quarry, mayfield, mernda, mayfield presbyterian church, mernda quarry, 19th century -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary... The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860 ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 Draft copy of a book titled Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, Origins and Early Years, by Dr. Richard Ely, 1 Order of Service booklet, 1 newspaper article, 1 family history of the Moses Thomas family of Mernda.mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary... The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860 ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing 1 newspaper article from Whittlesea Review dated 22 March 2011mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas, 150 anniversary -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Lindsay Mann, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 2011
... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda...mayfield mernda...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda. MAYFIELD ...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda. MAYFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Presbyterian services had been held at Mernda prior to the erection of the Mayfield church. In 1851 and 1852 the Rev. P. Gunn of Campbellfield conducted services at Mr. Radcliffe’s (now the Poplars), a barn at Carome and at Moses Thomas’ newly erected house on Marsh Farm. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. The block was a 66 feet frontage to Plenty Road. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. Dr. Richard Ely, the historian who owns the adjacent property The Poplars, believes it was most likely Thomas, given that he possessed both the capacity and resources for the task, as well as a personal interest. For a short time, the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. During the 1880s he became Superintendent of the Mayfield Sunday School, a task he also performed until shortly before his death. On 15 October 1922 a special service was held at the Mayfield Church to celebrate its recently completed renovation, including the installation of the four still present Gloria lights. Further minor repairs and renovations have been made in recent times. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). Like Mill Park this church was built by Moses Thomas and similarly suffers from differential settlement on the uneven foundations. Here the cracking and movement is less severe than at Mill Park and this building is reasonably sound. It appears to be the design prototype for the more elaborate Mill Park building. It is a simple preaching hall with small gabled porch. The only elaboration occurs at windows where render quoins are formed to reveal and to gable ends, where a bull's eye louvre decorates the gable, and a rendered string course terminates them. The general proportions and the squat rectangular windows give the church a Georgian character clearly based on Scottish precedent. The windows are the dominant feature of the design. They are unusually large for the size of the church and incorporated on the principal entrance facade in similar manner to Mill Park. Whereas at Mill Park the windows are also large, their pointed Gothic form clearly indicates a church. Here the windows have a domestic quality and contribute to the simple “village” quality of the building. The bluestone walls are well executed in coursed random rubble to a much better standard than the Mill Park design. As for the initial Mill Park church (added in later) there is no separate sanctuary or vestry. The interior is remarkably plain and incorporates an altar, lectern and communion rail all within the nave. The gloria lights of 1922 survive apparently in working order. At the rear of the large open site is a stable built c1920 for parishioners' horses. Mayfield Church is historically significant for its association with the “Laird of Mernda”. Moses Thomas and his early effects to create a town at this site. It is architecturally significant for its simple construction probably incorporating Scottish precedents and for the high-quality use of local bluestone. HISTORICAL REFERENCE J.W. Payne, The Plenty, 1985. Mayfield Presbyterian Church Mernda : Historical notes on its origin by R. Ely 1991. City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. Historical building in Mernda.A4 colour copy of a photograph and digital image on HDmayfield presbyterian church, mayfield mernda, bluestone church, guthrie church, laird of mernda, moses thomas, church, red gum tree, stable -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Gwen Hawke, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 20 Oct 2010
... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda...mayfield mernda...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda. MAYFIELD ...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, on Plenty Road Mernda. MAYFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Presbyterian services had been held at Mernda prior to the erection of the Mayfield church. In 1851 and 1852 the Rev. P. Gunn of Campbellfield conducted services at Mr. Radcliffe’s (now the Poplars), a barn at Carome and at Moses Thomas’ newly erected house on Marsh Farm. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. The block was a 66 feet frontage to Plenty Road. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. Dr. Richard Ely, the historian who owns the adjacent property The Poplars, believes it was most likely Thomas, given that he possessed both the capacity and resources for the task, as well as a personal interest. For a short time, the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. During the 1880s he became Superintendent of the Mayfield Sunday School, a task he also performed until shortly before his death. On 15 October 1922 a special service was held at the Mayfield Church to celebrate its recently completed renovation, including the installation of the four still present Gloria lights. Further minor repairs and renovations have been made in recent times. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). Like Mill Park this church was built by Moses Thomas and similarly suffers from differential settlement on the uneven foundations. Here the cracking and movement is less severe than at Mill Park and this building is reasonably sound. It appears to be the design prototype for the more elaborate Mill Park building. It is a simple preaching hall with small gabled porch. The only elaboration occurs at windows where render quoins are formed to reveal and to gable ends, where a bull's eye louvre decorates the gable, and a rendered string course terminates them. The general proportions and the squat rectangular windows give the church a Georgian character clearly based on Scottish precedent. The windows are the dominant feature of the design. They are unusually large for the size of the church and incorporated on the principal entrance facade in similar manner to Mill Park. Whereas at Mill Park the windows are also large, their pointed Gothic form clearly indicates a church. Here the windows have a domestic quality and contribute to the simple “village” quality of the building. The bluestone walls are well executed in coursed random rubble to a much better standard than the Mill Park design. As for the initial Mill Park church (added in later) there is no separate sanctuary or vestry. The interior is remarkably plain and incorporates an altar, lectern and communion rail all within the nave. The gloria lights of 1922 survive apparently in working order. At the rear of the large open site is a stable built c1920 for parishioners' horses. Mayfield Church is historically significant for its association with the “Laird of Mernda”. Moses Thomas and his early effects to create a town at this site. It is architecturally significant for its simple construction probably incorporating Scottish precedents and for the high-quality use of local bluestone. HISTORICAL REFERENCE J.W. Payne, The Plenty, 1985. Mayfield Presbyterian Church Mernda : Historical notes on its origin by R. Ely 1991. City of Whittlesea Heritage Study. Historical building in Mernda.2 colour photographsmayfield presbyterian church, mayfield mernda, bluestone church, guthrie church, laird of mernda, moses thomas, church, red gum tree, stable -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - paper, Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia
... Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected...Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary... The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860 ...The Mayfield Presbyterian Church at Mernda was erected in 1860, and the first service held on 23 October that year. The erection of the Mayfield Church, and others at Janefield and Whittlesea soon after, reflected the relatively large number of Scots in the Plenty Valley in the 1850s. Mayfield Church was built on an acre of land, apparently donated by Moses Thomas. It is not clear who designed and built the Mayfield Church, although it has been generally accepted that it was Moses Thomas. For a short time the newly completed church was called the Guthrie Church, after the prominent Scottish Free Church Leader. Moses Thomas died in 1878. His son Walter, who had joined him on the church committee in 1861, served on it almost until his death in 1932, having been ordained as an Elder in about 1880. Mayfield Church is the earliest of the five Presbyterian Churches in the City of Whittlesea, predating Kalkallo (1860), Whittlesea (1863), Mill Park (1861) and Epping (1867). (Ref: CITY OF WHITTLESEA HERITAGE STUDY © 1990 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd)Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Mernda, 150 years Anniversary Memorabilia, containing a typed copy of family history of Moses Thomas and his wife Janet nee Grierson, typed copy of Moses Thomas's will, typed copy of Countrymindness and the democratic intellect: permutations and combinations in a Victorian country state school, 1853 to 2007mayfield presbyterian church, mernda, moses thomas -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Photographs Moses and Ann Thomas, A McDonald, Moses and Ann Thomas
... inscription on original " Moses and Ann Thomas "Mayfield... melbourne inscription on original " Moses and Ann Thomas "Mayfield ...inscription on original " Moses and Ann Thomas "Mayfield", Mernda -
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Newspaper - History heading to dust, Whittlesea Leader, 6 Feb 2018
... to dust. Concern for Mernda's historical Mayfield Farm left to rot.... Concern for Mernda's historical Mayfield Farm left to rot ...Published Whittlesea Leader, 6 Feb. 2018. History heading to dust. Concern for Mernda's historical Mayfield Farm left to rot and decay.Newsprintwhittlesea leader, mernda, mayfield farm -
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Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Whittlesea Leader, A different road rage, 22 Nov 2005
... the poplars mernda mayfield precinct Newsprint with colour photo ...Jean and Richard Ely fear that works to widen Plenty Road Mernda will damage their 147-year-old bluestone house the "Poplars". Mayfield Precinct is home to some of the oldest buildings in the regionNewsprint with colour photo.mernda, jean ely, richard ely, bluestone house, the poplars mernda, mayfield precinct -
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Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Copy, Whittlesea Leader, Saved inn nick of time, 10 Aug 2004
... thomas walter thomas Britannia Inn Mernda Mayfield Presbyterian ...Dr. Richard Ely gives a brief history of the Thomas family history in Mernda and of the bluestone house, "The Poplars", he and his wife Jean purchased in the 1980's.Historical building in the City of WhittleseaNewsprint with 2 black and white photographs.mernda, richard ely, jean ely, the poplars mernda, moses thomas, walter thomas, britannia inn mernda, mayfield presbyterian church, bluestone building, cr. walter thomas, gaelic church service -
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Photograph - Negative, Petersen Family, 1968
... Taken during 1968, showing the Petersen family at Mayfield... in Mernda. mayfield farm negatives petersen family mernda Peterson ...Taken during 1968, showing the Petersen family at Mayfield Farm in Mernda.12 strips (44 images) black and white negatives contained in envelope. 39 images have been digitised.Peterson (sic) Family 1968 Mayfield Farmmayfield farm, negatives, petersen family, mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Whittlesea Leader, Road threat to precinct claim, 10 Aug 2004
... An article about the Mayfield Precinct in Mernda becoming... An article about the Mayfield Precinct in Mernda becoming endangered ...An article about the Mayfield Precinct in Mernda becoming endangered if Plenty Road is widened.Newsprint with colour photomernda, richard ely, jean ely, the poplars mernda, bluestone house, mayfield precinct, wendy goodridge, bill goodridge -
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Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Whittlesea Leader, Jigs of delight over road rejig, 14 Feb 2006
... mernda bluestone house mayfield precinct Newsprint with colour ...Article about Richard & Jean Ely stopping Plenty Road shifting closer to their home.Newsprint with colour photomernda, richard ely, jean ely, the poplars mernda, bluestone house, mayfield precinct