The Church of the Good Shepherd was an Anglican church in Phillipstown, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was demolished following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
| Church of the Good Shepherd | |
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.JPG) Church of the Good Shepherd in March 2011 | |
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| 43°32′13″S 172°39′18″E / 43.5370°S 172.6551°E | |
| Location | Phillipstown, Christchurch |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Previous denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Consecrated | 31 May 1885 |
| Events | 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Demolished (2011) |
| Heritage designation | Category I (prior to demolition) |
| Designated | 2 April 1985 |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Mountfort |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Designated | 2 April 1985[1] |
| Reference no. | 1855 |
History
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The vicar of Phillipstown, Rev Hannibal James Congdon Gilbert, an accountant, (James Bowlker), and a storeman, (Lewis Aylwin Carrell), together purchased the land for the church in September 1881 for £380. In March 1883, they onsold the land to the "Church Property Trustees" for a nominal ten shillings.[2] The church, constructed in 1885, was designed in the Gothic Revival style with red brick with contrasting bands of stone, reflecting the contemporary English architectural style[1] A similarly detailed but larger church, St Johns Cathedral, was also designed by Mountfort and built in Napier between 1886 and 1888.[2] That church was destroyed by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake thereby leaving the Church of the Good Shepherd as Mounfort's only surviving brick church.[2]
Mountfort's son, Cyril, oversaw the extension of the church between 1906 and 2007.[2]
Due to an earthquake in September 2010, the church's gables were damaged.[3] Later that month, further damage resulted from vandalism.[3] On 22 February 2011, another earthquake caused major structural and the church was demolished later that year.[4]
Heritage listing
editThe church had been the last surviving brick church designed by the architect Benjamin Mountfort (1825–1898). On 2 April 1985, it was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I historic place, with the registration number 1855.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c "Church of the Good Shepherd (Anglican)". The Register. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Church of the Good Shepherd" (PDF). The Architectural Heritage of Christchurch. Christchurch City Council Town Planning Division. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b Gates, Charlie (22 September 2010). "Church hit by vandals". The Press. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Church and Vicarage". CERA. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2012.