| Christ Church | |
|---|---|
Christ Church, Taitā | |
| 41°10′56″S 174°57′38″E / 41.18212°S 174.96042°E | |
| Address | 73 Eastern Hutt Road, Taitā, Lower Hutt, Wellington region, North Island |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | christ-church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Consecrated | 1 January 1854 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Octavius Bousfield |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1853 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Timber |
| Administration | |
| Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Wellington |
| Parish | St Matthew's, Taitā |
| Official name | Christ Church (Anglican) |
| Designated | 21 September 1989 |
| Reference no. | 1325 |
Christ Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located in Taitā, Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The church is the oldest surviving church in the Wellington region.
History
The church is built on land donated by Algernon Grey Tollemache. Sidney Hirst, a Yorkshire-born carpenter, constructed the building, completing it in late 1853. The timber church has significant technical interest in that the method of its original construction did not require nails.
In the 1950s, efforts to protect the church played a role in the establishment of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
An arsonist destroyed about a third of the interior of the building in 1989, but it has since been restored from photos and architectural drawings.
References
- ^ a b "Christ Church (Anglican)". New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Moor, Christopher (2003). "Little Church that would not be moved". New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
External links
Media related to Christ Church, Taita at Wikimedia Commons
