Church of St John the Evangelist, Westport
| Church of St John the Evangelist | |
|---|---|
| St John's Anglican Church | |
 St John the Evangelist in 2020 | |
 | |
| 41°45′10″S 171°36′5″E / 41.75278°S 171.60139°E | |
| Location | 67 Queen Street, Westport |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
| Consecrated | 1924 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Timber |
| Administration | |
| Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Nelson |
| Deanery | Mawhera |
| Parish | Buller |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Reverend Matt Watts |
| Designated | 21 September 1989 |
| Reference no. | 5027 |
The Church of St John the Evangelist, also known as St John's Anglican Church, is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Westport, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Completed in 1924, the timber and weatherboard church was listed as a Category 2 Heritage building by Heritage New Zealand in 1989.
Background[edit]
The first Church of St John the Evangelist in Westport was consecrated on 28 August 1869 by the Bishop of Nelson, Andrew Suter.[1] However, by 1911, the church was considered to be too small, and plans were drawn up for a replacement church, designed in brick by noted ecclesiastical architect Frederick de Jersey Clere. However, World War I intervened and the scheme did not proceed. Bricks that had been purchased for the construction of the new building were sold in 1923.[2]
Construction and architecture[edit]
The present Church of St John the Evangelist was built in 1924 on the site of the previous church.[2] Constructed in timber with weatherboard cladding, the church is designed in a simplified Gothic revival style with minimal exterior ornament. The building features a steeply pitched gable roof, lancet windows (either singly or in groups of three), and buttresses to provide lateral stability.
Heritage status[edit]
On 21 September 1989, the Church of St John the Evangelist was designated as a category 2 historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[3] The building remains in use as one of three parish churches within the Buller Anglican Parish.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Consecration of St. John's Church, Westport". Nelson Evening Mail. 2 September 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b Donovan, Don (2002). Country Churches of New Zealand. Auckland: New Holland. p. 122. ISBN 1869660153.
- ^ "Church of St John the Evangelist (Anglican)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "St. John's Anglican Church, Westport". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Buller". Anglican Diocese of Nelson. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to St John's Anglican Church, Westport at Wikimedia Commons