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St Barnabas Anglican Church, Auckland
St Barnabas' Anglican Church is a Selwyn church located in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden. It is the fourth oldest Anglican church in Auckland, originally erected in 1847 then reestablished on its current Mt Eden site in 1877. St Barnabas is part of the Diocese of Auckland and the current Vicar is Scott Malcom. History The original St Barnabas Church was built in Parnell's Mechanics Bay and is the oldest Māori church in New Zealand. The church was constructed in the 1860s, and was first built to accommodate Māori people moving between the gulf islands and Auckland to sell produce. The chapel at the Parnell location, opened in 1849, was designed by prominent New Zealand architect Frederick Thatcher. The church was moved in 1877 by horse and wagon to its current position in Mt Eden and reopened for services in 1878 as the Holy Sepulchre Parish. Due to the increasing number of new church members the building underwent renovations to accommodate them. The brick extension to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selwyn Churches
The Selwyn churches were a group of 19th century Anglican churches and chapels in the Auckland region, New Zealand named after Bishop Selwyn who inspired their construction. The majority were built in wood in the neo-gothic style and many were designed by the architect Frederick Thatcher The Reverend Frederick Thatcher (1814 – 19 October 1890) was an English and New Zealand architect and clergyman. He was born at Hastings to a long-established Sussex family. He practised as an architect in London from 1835 and was one of the .... Selwyn churches in the Auckland region: * St Stephen's, Judges Bay (1844) – first St Stephen's chapel * St Andrew's, Epsom (1846–67) * St Thomas's, Tamaki (1847) * St John's Chapel, Meadowbank * All Saints, Howick (1847) * St Mark's, Remuera (1847–60) * St Peter's, Onehunga (1848) * St Barnabas, Mt Eden (1848) * St Barnabas, Parnell (1848) * St Matthias', Panmure (1852) * Old St Mary's, Parnell (1855–58) – replaced by St Mary's Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage New Zealand
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) ( mi, Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand. It was set up through the Historic Places Act 1954 with a mission to "...promote the identification, protection, preservation and conservation of the historical and cultural heritage of New Zealand" and is an autonomous Crown entity. Its current enabling legislation is the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. History Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe gifted the site where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed to the nation in 1932. The subsequent administration through the Waitangi Trust is sometimes seen as the beginning of formal heritage protection in New Zealand. Public discussion about heritage protection occurred in 1940 in conjunction with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Churches In New Zealand
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Heritage New Zealand Category 2 Historic Places In The Auckland Region
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1847 Establishments In New Zealand
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19th-century Anglican Church Buildings In New Zealand
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Churches In Auckland
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Albert-Eden Local Board Area
Albert-Eden is a local government area in Auckland, in New Zealand's Auckland Region. It is governed by the Albert-Eden Local Board and Auckland Council, and is located within the council's Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward. Geography The area include the suburbs of Greenlane, Epsom, Mt Eden, Balmoral, Sandringham, Kingsland, Morningside, Owairaka, Mount Albert, Waterview and Point Chevalier. It is a high density residential area with strong transport connections. There are three ''maunga'' (volcanic cones) in the local board area: * Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura / Mount Albert * Maungawhau / Mount Eden * Te Kōpuke / Tītīkōpuke / Mount St John There are also two main waterways: * Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek is the longest stream in Auckland City, flowing to Motu Manawa Marine Reserve at Waterview * Waititiko-Meola Creek, flowing to the Waitematā Harbour at Meola Reef There are remnants of lava flow forests at Withiel and Almorah in Epsom, and at Gribblehirst in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Category 2 Historic Places In Auckland
The List of category 2 historic places in Auckland contains the category 2 heritage sites and buildings from Auckland registered in the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero (formerly the Register). This list is maintained and updated by Heritage New Zealand, also known as ''Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga'', initially the ''National Historic Places Trust'' and, from 1963 to 2014, the ''New Zealand Historic Places Trust''. The list also includes known Wahi Tapu (Area), Māori culturally and religiously significant sites and areas. However, they are usually not published. The heritage buildings and areas in Auckland classified as ''Historic Place Category 1'' or ''Historic Area'' are listed in the List of category 1 historic places in Auckland. List See also * List of category 1 historic places in Auckland * :Lists of historic places in New Zealand References Bibliography * New Zealand Heritage List', Heritage New Zealand External links {{Auckland Build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Thatcher
The Reverend Frederick Thatcher (1814 – 19 October 1890) was an English and New Zealand architect and clergyman. He was born at Hastings to a long-established Sussex family. He practised as an architect in London from 1835 and was one of the earliest associates of the Institute of British Architects, being admitted in 1836. He designed the workhouse in Battle, East Sussex in 1840. With his dead wife's brother Isaac Newton Watt, (1821–1886) he sailed from Plymouth on the barque ''Himalaya'', and landed in New Plymouth, New Zealand, on 23 December 1843. Thatcher worked in New Plymouth then Auckland. He entered St John's College, Auckland to train for the ministry in 1848, and was ordained deacon the same year and priest in 1853. He designed the college's chapel, consecrated in 1847. He was the first incumbent of St Matthew's, Auckland, and at the same time was Chaplain to the Forces. In December 1856 he was obliged to leave on account of ill health. The next four years he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechanics Bay
Mechanics Bay ( mi, Te Tōangaroa) is a reclaimed bay on the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It is also the name of the area of the former bay that is now mainly occupied by commercial and port facilities. Sometimes the bay formed between Tamaki Drive and the western reclamation edge of Fergusson Container Terminal is also referred to as Mechanics Bay. History The bay was called Te Tōangaroa by Tāmaki Māori, referring to the need to drag waka a long distance during low tide in the bay. During the early colonial era of Auckland, Mechanics Bay was the main trading port on the Waitematā Harbour for Māori, in a separate location from the main Auckland waterfront. European settlement Along the harbour shore between Point Britomart and St Stephen's Point in Parnell were four bays: Official Bay, Mechanics Bay, St Georges Bay and Judges Bay. Some have now disappeared due to land reclamation and the quarrying of the bordering headlands. Closest to Point Britomar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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