St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui
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 | |
| 43°29′49″S 172°36′23″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
St 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 September 2013.[2]
Ernest Rutherford married his wife here in 1900.[3]
St Paul's graveyard
The graveyard at St Paul's Church is the last resting place for numerous notable Cantabrians including:
- William Guise Brittan, a government official and philanthropist[4][5]: 16–20
- George Dunnage, the first vicar of St Paul's[5]: 6
- Edward Dobson, an engineer
- Tony Foster, a teacher[5]: 22–23 [6]
- Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson, soldier, lawyer, university lecturer, and judge[5]: 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[5]: 2
- Captain Charles Upham VC & Bar, a farmer and army officer
References
- "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.
- "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.
- 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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