The Chapel
St Mary's Chapel was Wandin's original Anglican Church, built in 1926 in Beenak Road, a short distance across the surrounding farms from Mont De Lancey. The small wooden church was built through the efforts of a group of nuns from St Michael's Grammar School St Kilda who in 1918 established a retreat in Wandin and became a much-loved part of the community.
In 1993 the church building was offered to Mont De Lancey, deconsecrated and relocated to make way for a larger building. The bell tower, built in the 1930's and serving in the early years as a fire bell when six tolls summoned volunteer fire fighters, was also relocated. The richly polished wood interior of the building is as it was when the Anglican sisters first decorated it.
Original fittings include:
Prints of the Stations of the Cross by Thomas Noyes Lewis (1920's)
Fully restored pedal organ (1889)
Wooden cross of 1905, altar fittings and glassware, and a silver chalice used in the trenches of WW1.
Original vestments worn on specific days: green for Trinity, purple for Advent and Lent, white for Christmas and Easter, red for Patronal Festivals and Saints Days.
Ideal for weddings and name giving ceremonies, St Mary's Chapel retains the charm of its era and nestles beside a magnificent century-old oak tree surrounded by gardens.
St Marys Chapel at Mont De Lancey
The alter in St Mary's Chapel
Approach to the Chapel
Saturday Farmers Market
Paddock to Plate farmers produce market, 2nd saturday of each month
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MONT DE LANCEY
Wellington Road, Wandin,
PO Box 316, Wandin, Victoria, 3139
Tel: +61 3 5964 2088
Fax: +61 3 5964 3855
Weds to Sun 10:00am to 5:00pm
Open all public holidays except Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Eve.