A remarkable church conversion in Moonee Ponds has been listed for sale.

The conversion of an 1892 Anglican Moonee Ponds church was designed by owner and architect duo Dominic and Marie Bagnato.

The Gothic-style timber church was originally built by Tadgell Brothers following the general consensus at an 1890 residents’ meeting that the area needed a church for religious purposes and Sunday school.

The church was officially opened by then Lord Bishop of Melbourne Dr Goe. The treasurer of the consortium who built the church was Robert Hedge, who was honoured in a 1901 memorial. which still existed in 2008.

The church acted as a venue for sports meetings, working bees and other social activities. The church was part of the St Thomas parish, before leaving temporarily in 1915 and permanently in 1960.

In 1904, an extension to the church was built at the rear and in 1918 a vicarage was built nearby. A church hall was built in 1927. The current vendors bought the church itself in 2007.

Heritage documents say the front gable of the church is adorned with a decorative barge board standing proud from the main wall.

“There is a small Gothic-style porch centrally located in the main facade. The design of the church building is symmetrical. The interior of the building matches the overall design in its simplicity,” Heritage Victoria documents say.

“The arched windows are plainly pointed, the walls are with a timber dado, the ceiling has timber lining and the exposed trusses are also constructed from timber. Most interior fittings such as the pews, the pulpit, altar and font have been removed.”

Upstairs pictures on page 2