Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Notes: The Parish of The Most Holy Trinity, Avonside, as part of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch.
In 1857 a church was consecrated here on this site; it was the first church consecrated in Canterbury by Bishop Harper (the first Bishop of Christchurch). However, Church Services were being held in this area from as early as 1855.
The original cob church building gave way to the present stone structure, which was constructed in stages between 1874 and 1954.
The foundation of the present structure was laid in 1874. The architect, Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort, was an active member of the parish and had been responsible for additions and alterations to the original building, as well as designing the brick parsonage built in 1864.
By 1876 a new chancel, organ chamber and transepts had replaced the original ones. These used basalt from Halswell Quarry, with limestone for the dressings, red and black glazed tiles and slate for the roof.

The principle architectural interest of the church lies in the chancel, which, it is argued, is the finest High Victorian chancel to be found in the Southern Hemisphere.
The church has been given a Category 1 listing by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

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Address : Latitude: -43.525946347560115, Longitude: 172.6586651802063

Christened

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christened		Person ID
1	Frost, A.J.L.			I151
2	Frost, W.R.G.			I152
3	McLeay, Nora Elizabeth	25 Jul 1937	Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I148

Buried

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID
1	Buckett, Daniel		Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I13429
2	Crosby, Daisy Mary		Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I18516
3	Horniblow, Brian		Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I522
4	Lazell, Victor Charles		Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I18515
5	Phillips, Olive	3 Mar 2014	Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I2811
6	Reid, Jane Dickson		Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	I13626

Married

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Family	Married		Family ID
1	Barclay / Philp	3 Jul 1916	Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	F4851
2	Frost / McLeay	5 Dec 1942	Holy Trinity Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	F36
3	Richards / Rose			F4855
4	Rose / Laurenson			F4849