St Stephen's Chapel, Auckland
| St Stephen's Chapel | |
|---|---|
United Church of England and Ireland in New Zealand | |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Frederick Thatcher |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1857 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Auckland |
| Parish | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity |
| Official name | St Stephen's Chapel (Anglican) and Churchyard[1] |
| Designated | 1 September 1983 |
| Reference no. | 22 |
The St Stephen's Chapel is an heritage-listed Anglican chapel and associated churchyard located in Judges Bay, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.
History
Designed by
Bishop Selwyn use the traditional Latin cruciform plan.[1]
The chapel fell into disrepair, and was restored in the late 1920s.[3]
The chapel and its churchyard were registered on 1 September 1983 by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I historic place with registration number 22.[1]
Notable burials
- Charles Baker (1803–1875), missionary[4]
- Josiah Firth (1826–1897), businessman and politician[5]
- James Kemp (1797–1872), missionary[6]
- premier of New Zealand (twice)[7]
- Reader Wood (1821–1895), politician and architect[8]
- Dorothy England (1927–2024), wife of WWII veteran and ANZ Auckland regional manager Derrick England. Pillar of the Parnell community, mother of three children and family matriarch.
References
- ^ a b c "St Stephen's Chapel". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- OCLC 596619.
- Wikidata Q116870435.
- New Zealand Herald. 8 February 1875.
- ^ "Mr J. C. Firth's funeral". Auckland Star. 13 December 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Untitled". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. IX, no. 2521. 23 February 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Imposing funeral cortege". Auckland Star. 7 December 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Death of Mr Reader Wood". Auckland Star. 21 August 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
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