Roadside Memorial Cross. New Plymouth. New Zealand.
S 39° 03.745 E 174° 02.920
60H E 244640 N 5672150
A large Christian Cross marks the memorial of the first European Service in Taranaki, performed by Rev. Charles Creed, a Wesleyan Missionary who arrived in Taranaki in 1841.
Waymark Code: WM9PM3
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/14/2010
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Charles Creed left England and sailed for New Zealand, reaching Hokianga in February 1839. After two years he proceeded with a mission party to Taranaki, where he spent three years in charge of the Maori population between Cook Strait and the Waikato. They were the first resident missionaries in Taranaki, and Mrs Creed was the first European woman to settle there.
Charles Creed arrived to establish a mission station on 100 acres of land acquired for the purpose. Creed initially worked from a 'flea-infested hut' built next to a burial ground. Complaints over the conditions resulted in the erection of a new cob hut in 1842 on South Road [St Aubyn Street].
He gave the first European Service in Taranaki on the 21st March 1841 at the Mission Station Ngamotu.
Type of cross: Latin cross
Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)
Characteristics of this cross:
A simple stone cross. Memorial plaque at the base.
Describe the location:
Memorial cross on the roadside near the entrance to Whiteley Mission House.
Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes
Year of manufacture: Not listed
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