St John's Church, Launceston Explained

St John's Church
Fullname:St John's Anglican Church
Pushpin Map:Australia Tasmania
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Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing St John's Church in Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates:-41.4398°N 147.1414°W
Location:Launceston, Tasmania
Country:Australia
Denomination:Anglican
Diocese:Diocese of Tasmania
Status:Parish church
Dedication:St John the Evangelist
Founder:Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur
Consecrated Date:1825
Style:Colonial Gothic
Rector:Rev James Hornby
Architect:David Lambe (original church nave)
John Lee Archer (clock tower)
Alexander North (main church body)
Architectural Type:Church
Years Built:1825 (original church completed)
1830 (clock tower added)
1911 (transept and altar completed)
1938 (new nave completed)
Spire Quantity:1
Materials:Sandstone, brick, stucco, bluestone

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Waldhuter . Lauren . Secrets of 190-year-old Launceston church; snapshot of city's early life . 16 January 2019 . ABC News . 25 October 2015 . en-AU.
  2. News: Music in Old Launceston . . XXIII . 19 . Tasmania, Australia . 22 January 1903 . 16 June 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.