St John's Church, Launceston

St John's Church
St John's Anglican Church
St John's Church showing original front portion and later extensions
Map showing St John's Church in Tasmania, Australia
Map showing St John's Church in Tasmania, Australia
St John's Church
41°26′23″S 147°08′29″E / 41.439781°S 147.141367°E / -41.439781; 147.141367
LocationLaunceston, Tasmania
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.stjohnsac.net.au
History
StatusParish church
Founded1825 (1825)
Founder(s)Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur
DedicationSt John the Evangelist
Consecrated1825[1]
Architecture
Architect(s)David Lambe (original church nave)
John Lee Archer (clock tower)
Alexander North (main church body)[1]
Architectural typeChurch
StyleColonial Gothic
Years built1825 (original church completed)[1]
1830 (clock tower added)
1911 (transept and altar completed)
1938 (new nave completed)
Groundbreaking1824 (1824)
Specifications
Number of spires1
MaterialsSandstone, brick, stucco, bluestone
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Tasmania
Clergy
RectorRev James Hornby

St Johns Church, is an Anglican church in Launceston, Tasmania and the oldest church in the city, construction having started in 1824.[1] Though the church is one of the oldest surviving churches in Australia, it has received numerous extensions and modifications with only the tower and first window pair of the nave being original. St John's Church is located on the corner of St John Street and Elizabeth Street and is one of five churches facing onto Prince's Square.

The church's bell was cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London.[1]

Thomas Sharp was organist from 1857 to 1875.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Waldhuter, Lauren (25 October 2015). "Secrets of 190-year-old Launceston church; snapshot of city's early life". ABC News. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Music in Old Launceston". Daily Telegraph (Launceston). Vol. XXIII, no. 19. Tasmania, Australia. 22 January 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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