ORIGINAL jarrah pews from the Christ’s Church Anglican Parish will be up for auction at their autumn fete this year.
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The fete will be held on the history-rich church grounds for the first time in more than 20 years, on Saturday from 8.30am to 12.30pm.
The region’s namesake Thomas Peel rescued a single pew from a devastating fire in 1870, which was used to model the wooden pews that have been in the church ever since.
“It’s a bit of the history of the district,” Lionel Cruttenden, who will be giving tours during the fete, said.
“We’re right in the centre of the town… we’re sitting on at least 150 years of history within the town.
“The old part of the church is one of only three buildings still in use in Mandurah from the 1870s.”
Mr Cruttenden, along with other guides, will be on hand to give tours of the church and explain its history.
They will show visitors the graves of iconic Mandurah figures including Thomas Peel, who the Peel district was named after, and Yaburgurt, the leader of local Noongar people in the 19th century, as well as the anchor from the shipwrecked barque James Service.
"We want to be active within the community, open the doors to the community, and let them know that we’re here," Mr Cruttenden said.
There will be a display wedding set up on the day of the fete for visitors to view, as well as fete stalls, including Devonshire tea, a sausage sizzle, a raffle, arts and crafts, books, a white elephant stall and more.
