Tasman: East Takaka Church (c.1868) (2)

            ...corner of East Takaka/Back Rds. 

East Takaka Church is described as "a fine example of the small Gothic Revival churches built in timber throughout New Zealand in the second half of the nineteenth century". 

The church was constructed in late 1868 for Protestant worship, and is historically significant as one of the earliest churches in Golden Bay.
The first European immigrant ships arrived in 1842. Golden Bay was first settled in late 1842 at Motupipi, close to the maori pa at the mouth of the Motupipi River, though Takaka later became the focus of colonial settlement. 
East Takaka grew up around farming, hop-growing and sawmilling, and in Oct.1866 the residents held a public meeting to consider the construction of a ‘place of public worship’. Sawmiller/lay-reader William Handcock donated land for the church and associated burial ground. The original architect and builder(s) are unknown though Scottish settler James McDonald is said to have assisted with the church’s construction. 
The first service was held on 5 Nov.1868 and the first burials also occurred in 1868. 
A vestry was added by John Smith to the southern façade of the church in 1899. Regular Church of England services were held at East Takaka Church for 118 years, with the last service occurring in December 1986. Both the church and surrounding cemetery have been carefully maintained since the end of weekly services. The church has been re-piled, re-roofed and repainted, and still retains its original pews and other chattels like the hexagonal pulpit (c.1878) and organ (c.1917). 
While no longer a place of worship, the church hosts events such as weddings, funerals and baptisms.
It was listed as a Cat.1 Historic Place (No.5113) by Heritage New Zealand in 1990.
   

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Taken on: August 2, 2020

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