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 | |
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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 1852-3 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
editMedia related to St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui at Wikimedia Commons