Holy Trinity Church, New Plymouth

Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)
New Plymouth
Holy Trinity Church (Anglican), New Plymouth
Holy Trinity Church, from the north
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39°02′58″S 174°05′55″E / 39.049436°S 174.098652°E / -39.049436; 174.098652
Location12 Henui Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth
CountryNew Zealand
DenominationAnglican
Websiteholytrinity.co.nz
History
Former name(s)Te Henui Church
StatusChurch
Founded1842 (1842)
Founder(s)Bishop George Selwyn
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1845–1872
Completed1872
Specifications
MaterialsTimber
Administration
ParishHoly Trinity Fitzroy
Designated23 August 2012[1]
Reference no.893

Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican building at 12 Henui Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

The church is one of the heritage buildings registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place located in New Plymouth. It is one of the few remaining church buildings that had their foundations in the earliest period of European settlement. The current building replaced the original Anglican chapel, which was built in the 1840s, with the foundation stone laid by Bishop George Selwyn and designed by Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect, and one of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth in 1843.[2]

The current building is the result of the incorporation of the original building into various expansions. Having been altered in 1872, the church was extended in 1888 by James Sanderson, and again in 1903 by Francis Messenger. It was renovated in 1927 (also by Messenger) and then again in the 1960s.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZHPT 893 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Holy Trinity Church (Historic Place)", Taranaki Educational Resource (TERRAIN), Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Registration Report for a Historic Place – Holy Trinity Church (Anglican), New Plymouth", New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved from Kete New Plymouth, 19 March 2016