St Michael's Church, Waimea West
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St Michael's Church in Waimea West was designed in 1866
St Michael's Church in Waimea West was designed in 1866
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Location | Brightwater |
Country | New Zealand |
Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
Website | Parish website |
History | |
Consecrated | 13 November 1867 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Category I |
Designated | 5 April 1984 |
Architect(s) | Thomas Brunner |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nelson |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Rev. Martin Harrison |
St Michael's Church in the Tasman District is an Anglican church, and was the first church in the wider Nelson Region. It is a Category I heritage building.
History
A church service was first held in the shed of John Kerr's father on 4 December 1842. Two of his neighbours, Saxton and Tytler, gave land for a church and vicarage, and the first service was held in the church on 24 December 1843.[1] The church was the first church in the Nelson Province.[2][3] The building had an overall length of 52 feet (16 m) and cost ₤105.[4]
A building committee decided on building a new church and in May 1866, it appointed Thomas Brunner as the architect.[4] The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 24 November 1866, and the ceremony was attended by many prominent people: Colonel Mathew Richmond, Sir David Monro, Arthur Seymour, Brunner as the architect, Edward Baigent, with the service conducted by Bishop Selwyn. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs Blundell.[5] The committee decided on Christmas Day of 1866 that a memorial tablet to Captain Francis H. Blundell was necessary, as he had been one of the driving forces behind the new church building.[4] It was probably New Zealand's first memorial church. Blundell was an immediate neighbour to the church and had died in 1865; he is buried in the church's graveyard on land that he gifted.[3][4] The first service was held in the new church in July 1867.[6] The new Bishop of Nelson, Andrew Suter, was due to arrive later in the year, and hence the church was not consecrated until 13 November 1867.[4][6]
The church community tried to sell the old church, but received no suitable offers. It was used by Mrs Blundell as a Sunday school until it was blown over in high winds.[4]
On 5 April 1984, St Michael's was registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I structure with registration number 248.[3]
St Michael's is located on Waimea West Road within Brightwater (also known as Waimea West), just south of the boundary to Appleby.[7]
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References
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