St Johns Anglican Church - Parish of Rangitikei, New Zealand
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waiiti20
S 40° 01.795 E 175° 28.558
60G E 369963 N 5567809
A beautiful old country church which contains the grave of Bishop Octavius Hadfield who came out to NZ as a young man and missionary not really expecting to live a long life yet living 91 years, married and had a family, many who are also buried here
Waymark Code: WMTN7T
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 12/16/2016
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The land where this church sits was taken up by Major John Williams Marshall in 1853. Major Marshall built a wooden church in 1884. On his death the station passed passed to his son, John Willoughby Marshall, who built a second larger church in 1924 as a memorial to his eldest son, John Willoughby Hadfield Marshall, who was killed in France in 1917. Both this church and the original church were the work of the well known architect Frederick de Jersey Clere.
Active Church: No
School on property: No
Date Built: 01/01/1924
Website: [Web Link]
Service Times: Not listed
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