All Saints Anglican Church

The All Saints Church of England in Newtown is of historical cultural heritage significance as one of the largest and earliest Anglican Churches within Geelong, prominently situated overlooking the corner of Noble and Talbot Streets within an early central city suburb.  It comprises a fine Early English Gothic style church of traditional design and construction. The design is enhanced by notable stain glass windows by the celebrated Melbourne glass crafters, Ferguson and Urie, and by a finely detailed and executed timber roof structure.  The Church was extended in 1928 and 1962 by construction of the side chapel and north transept respectively.

All Saints Church of England, in Newtown, is of historical cultural heritage significance to the City of Greater Geelong for its historical, aesthetic and social significance.

All Saints Church of England in Newtown is of historical significance for its earliness, being erected in 1862, and substantial size, reflecting the community needs for pastoral care and worship, and the standing of the Anglican Church within Geelong in the mid-nineteenth Century. (Criterion A)
All Saints Church is also of architectural significance as a fine Early English Gothic style church of traditional design and construction. (Criterion E)
All Saints Church is also of social significance as a hub of worship and pastoral care serving the Geelong community for over 160 years.  (Criterion G)
All Saints Church is of associative significance as a substantial design of JL Shaw, an architect who received many ecclesiastical commissions during his long residency in Geelong. (Criterion H)