Christ Church, Taita
Christ Church in Taitā, Lower Hutt is the oldest surviving church in the Wellington region of New Zealand.
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| Location | Taitā, Lower Hutt |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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| Designated | 21 September 1989 |
| Reference no. | 1325 |
| Architect(s) | Octavius Bousfield |
| Style | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Years built | 1853 |
The land the church is built on was donated by Algernon Grey Tollemache. Sidney Hirst, a Yorkshire born carpenter constructed the building, completing it in late 1853.
In the 1950s, efforts to protect the church played a role in the establishment of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[1]
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.[2]
References
- "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.
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