Collection: St Mary's Anglican Church (Riverton)

Scope and Contents

The marriage registers include marriages for St Faith's Church (Orepuki), St Leonard's Church (Thornbury), St George's Church (Tuatapere), and Holy Trinity Church (Winton), from around the 1890s to 1930s. There are also a number of marriages in private residences.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1860 - 1935

Conditions Governing Access

No inherited restrictions on public access from the Hocken Library for items in Accession ICE23.

St Mary's Anglican Church Riverton

It was in 1860 that Anglican Church members in Riverton first met to discuss the building of a church. In 1862 the church was constructed, with finishing touches such as the Church tower and a fence completed by 1869. The first vicar was Rev W F Oldham. The building was enlarged in 1874, and by 1881 it was decided that a new church was needed.

The new church was built in a more central position on land donated by John Mills. Completed in 1902, it was designed by Invercargill architects John Mackenzie and Edmund Richardson Fitz Wilson, in Carpenter Gothic style. This is a charming style where the elements such as the bracing and framing become design features. Overlooking the esturary it is a prominent landmark in Riverton.

The church spire was covered in copper in 1966 and a new vestry added in 1967. It is a heritage category 2 listed building and is still in use as of 2019.

See Bibliography for References

Extent

4 box(es) (Boxes 1 - 4)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

Previously known references at the Hocken Library: ARC-0262 r.1159 AG-245

Bibliography

'Records of early Riverton and District' by J. C. Thomson
Reference: LC 993.96 REC
Heritage New Zealand 'St Mary's Church (Anglican)', List no. 2541
http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/2541 (accessed 8/02/2019)