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
Bastille Day Celebrations
Bastille Day Celebrations will not take place in 2012, however, we are looking to hold a Spring Music Festival.
Watch this space. Details soon.
Mount Row Manor
8th September - 30th September
A unique exhibition that aims to create the furniture and furnishings of a 600 year old medieval manor hall as seen thru the eyes of designers Louise Le Page and George O'Brien.
Free entry to Exhibition.
Mont De Lancey Art Show
Sponsored by the Wandin & Seville Bank
5th August - 26th August
10am - 4.30pm
Free entry to Exhibition.
Blacksmiths Open Day
Sunday 14th October
10am - 4pm
Entry: Adults $10; Children free.
Wandin Draught Horse & Machinery Festival
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th November; 10am - 4pm
Entry: Adults $10; Children free.
Watch this space!
Photography Competition and Exhibition 2012
Watch this space for more information.
Gallery Openings
Gallery Open 10am - 4:30pm. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays unless otherwise advised.
Free entry to gallery only.
Eastern Woodturners Inc
Meetings at Mont De Lancey on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, starting at 7:00pm. Visitors and New members are most welcome.
# 5 - In the 1880's Mr R T King had a butchery business on the north-east corner of Queens and Baker Roads. He also offered an Income Tax service - fees two shillings and six pence to five shillings.
MONT DE LANCEY
71 Wellington Road, Wandin
PO Box 316, Wandin,
Victoria, 3139
Tel: +61 3 5964 2088
Fax: +61 3 5964 3855
Opening Hours
Wednesday to Sunday
10:00am to 4:30pm
Last tour - 3:30pm
Group Tours also available Monday & Tuesday by appointment
Open Public Holidays
Closed Good Friday
Christmas Hours
Closed December 24th, re-open Wednesday 2nd January 2013.