St Paul's Anglican Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in the suburb of Papanui, Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. The church was listed as a Category II heritage building by Heritage New Zealand on 9 December 2005.
| St Paul's Anglican Church | |
|---|---|
| St Paul's, Papanui | |
 St Paul's Church in 2013 | |
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| 43°29′49″S 172°36′23″E / 43.49703°S 172.60649°E | |
| Address | 1 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch, South Island |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language(s) | English; Spanish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Evangelicalism |
| Website | stpaulspapanui |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founder(s) | The Canterbury Association |
| Dedication | Paul the Apostle |
| Events | 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Mountfort |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1877 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Timber |
| Administration | |
| Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Christchurch |
| Parish | St Paul’s Papanui |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev Dr Tim Frank |
| Designated | 9 December 2005 |
| Reference no. | 7635 |
History
editSt Paul's Anglican Church was built in 1877 and replaced an earlier church built on the site in 1852–1853 to serve the settlers who clustered around the stand of bush in the Papanui area, now a suburb of Christchurch. Designed by Benjamin Mountfort in the Gothic Revival style, the building was commissioned by The Canterbury Association.[1]
The timber church was badly damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. After an extensive restoration process the church was reopened in October 2013.[2][3]
Ernest Rutherford married his wife here in 1900.[4]
St Paul's graveyard
editThe graveyard at St Paul's Church is the last resting place for numerous notable Cantabrians including:
- William Guise Brittan, a government official and philanthropist[5][6]: 16–20
- George Dunnage, the first vicar of St Paul's[6]: 6
- Edward Dobson, an engineer
- Tony Foster, a teacher[6]: 22–23 [7]
- Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson, soldier, lawyer, university lecturer, and judge[6]: 61–63
- Sir (Robert) Heaton Rhodes KCVO, KBE, a barrister, farmer, army officer, politician, and philanthropist
- William Thomson, a politician, auctioneer, accountant, and commission agent[6]: 2
- Captain Charles Upham VC & Bar, a farmer and army officer
References
edit- ^ "St Paul's Anglican Church and Graveyard". New Zealand Historic Places Trust. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ King, Caroline (13 November 2012). "Repairs for St Paul's Papanui". The Press. Christchurch. p. A6. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Papanui". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Family history in from the cold". The Press. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Brittan, Guise". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Greenaway, Richard L. N. (June 2007). "St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery Tour" (PDF). Christchurch: Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ McGeorge, Colin (1 September 2010). "Foster, Thomas Scholfield –". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
External links
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