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Buckland St Johns Baptist

Spring Bay

Built in 1846 from local sandstone and designed by architect Crawford Cripps Wegman its main claim to fame is it East Window depicting the life of John the Baptist.

The wall around the church was built by Fitzherbert Adams Marriott.

There are many stories about the origin of this beautiful window but the most logical is that it was meant for Buckland in England and ended up in Buckland Tasmania.

It is widely accepted that the Reverend F.H.Cox, who was Rector of the church from 1846 until 1848 brought it to Australia when he emigrated from Sussex.

Whatever the story is behind the window it is still remarkable to see a fourteenth century church window in a church that wasn’t built until 1846.  

Charles Kent who managed the mill at Buckland and whose ashes were placed here was a resident of Buckland for over 40 years

Many thanks to Kathleen Coleman for sending correct information on the surname of George and Susan Gelley

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