St John's Church, Hororata
St John's Church | |
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Coordinates: 43°31′09″S 171°56′47″E / 43.51917°S 171.94639°E | |
Location | Hororata, New Zealand |
Country | New Zealand |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Status | Church |
Consecrated | 27 February 1911 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Closed |
Heritage designation | Category II (St John's Church Hall) |
Designated | 23 June 1983 |
Architectural type | Neo-Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1911 |
Closed | 4 September 2010 |
Administration | |
Parish | Hororata |
Diocese | Christchurch |
St John's Church, Hororata also known as St John's Memorial Church and the Hororata Memorial Church is an Anglican church located in Hororata, New Zealand.[1]
History[]
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The first building to be built on the site was a small wooden church, which was built in 1875. On 23 June 1983, the wooden church was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II historic place, with the registration number being 1785.[2] The building was later moved across the road to its present day location for the construction of the current stone church. Meanwhile, the 1881 wooden church had become the parish hall, but since the 2010 Canterbury earthquake has been used for worship services once again.
In 1910, the stone church had its foundation stone laid on 6 February 1910 and it and the building consecrated on 27 February 1911. The funds were bequested by former New Zealand Premier (Prime Minister), Sir John Hall as a memorial for his late wife, Rose, Lady Hall.[1]
2010 Canterbury earthquake[]
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The church suffered major damage during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, causing the bell tower to partially collapse into the nave and surrounding gravestones. The church's organ, which was originally installed at ChristChurch Cathedral had been totally destroyed.[3] The church will be repaired at a cost of $3 million. Local initiatives were set up in the years following the earthquake to help raise the restoration costs, notably the Hororata Highland Games (first held in 2011) and the .[4]
Notable burials[]
- Sir John Hall (1824–1907), New Zealand politician[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Hororata memorial church | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "St John's Church (Anglican) (Formerly Church now Hall)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand.
- ^ "Hororata – St John's Anglican Church". Hunting Kiwis. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Historic church rebuild frustrates but rural town's spirit strong". Stuff. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ White, Amber Blanco, "Hall John (1824–1907)", Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, retrieved 31 July 2020
- Anglican churches in New Zealand
- Selwyn District
- Religious buildings and structures in Canterbury, New Zealand