Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Auckland

The Chapel of St John the Evangelist, formally, the Collegiate Chapel of St John the Evangelist, is an heritage-listed Anglican chapel that forms part of St John's College in the suburb of Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the oldest surviving church building in Auckland.

Chapel of St John the Evangelist
Collegiate Chapel of St John the Evangelist
The chapel in c. 1900
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36°52′25.61″S 174°50′29.18″E / 36.8737806°S 174.8414389°E / -36.8737806; 174.8414389
Address188–226 St Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusChapel
DedicationJohn the Evangelist
Consecrated1847 by Bishop Selwyn
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Frederick Thatcher
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1847
Construction costNZ£330
Specifications
MaterialsKauri and tōtara timber
Administration
ProvinceAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
DioceseAuckland
Designated23 June 1983[1]
Reference no.13

Overview

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Built from March 1847 and consecrated by Bishop Selwyn later that year, it was registered on 23 June 1983 by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I historic place with registration number 13.[1]

The chapel was designed by Frederick Thatcher and built at a cost of NZ£330. The belfry was added in the early 1870s. In 1959, the Chapel was enlarged by extending it to the west and matched the original kauri and tōtara timber. The altar dates from 1934 and the altar candlesticks are made from wood from St Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire. The bell is made from metal from bells originally in York Minster.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chapel of St John the Evangelist". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "The College Chapel". St John's College. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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