St John's Church Cemetery, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand

Notes: St John's Wakefield formerly known as Waimea South was built in 1846 and is the second oldest surviving church in New Zealand after Christ Church, Russell.

Built to serve the local community of New Zealand Company labourers and aided by money donated by Bishop Selwyn, St John's is a simple, unpretentious wooden structure which features rusticated weatherboards, lancet windows, small wooden buttresses and a bell tower.

The church was built by voluntary labour and supervised by Edward Baigent a saw miller from Surrey who also provided the timber.

St John's is in remarkably original condition the only alteration of any significance being made in 1865 when the nave was extended by 5.5m.

As the oldest surviving parish church in the South Island, St John's is of considerable historical significance. It is most attractively sited on a rise overlooking the surrounding countryside and has a graveyard of historic interest. It is an example of a well preserved, early church design and is of undoubted architectural importance.
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Address : Latitude: -41.40996895031464, Longitude: 173.04784297943115

Buried

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID
1	Holland, Jane		St John's Church Cemetery, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand	I6108
2	Lines, John		St John's Church Cemetery, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand	I6107
3	Wadsworth, Alfred John		St John's Church Cemetery, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand	I15440