St. Joseph's Church (Pauatahanui, N.Z.)
St Joseph's is the oldest Catholic Church building still in use in Wellington and was the first Catholic church building in the Porirua basin. Prior to its construction, Catholic services in what was known as the Pahatanui [sic] Small Farms District, were held in a private residence by Father Petijean SM. In August 1876, Henry Abbott, Roderick Mulhern, and Patrick Murphy donated money to acquire land for a new church from local landowner, Thomas Hollis Stace. The new church was designed by Thomas Turnbull (1824-1907), a significant Wellington-based architect and built by It was built by Blackie and Foster, and completed in 1878. The church was consecrated by Bishop Francis Redwood (later Archbishop) on 28 April 1878. The first priest was Father John Joseph Lane, who was appointed parish priest of the Hutt in 1886.
The church building is a Category 1 Historic place, listed with the address 85 Paremata Haywards Road (Sh 58), Pauatahanui.
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Date:
1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, date unknown
From:
Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference:
PA12-12211
Description:
Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated.
Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St George's Anglican Church at Motupiko, St Paul's Anglican Church at Glenmark, Tarras Church, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St James Anglican Church at Ngatimoti, Presbyterian Church at Enfield, St Paul's Church at Hairini, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption at Motukaraka, Ratana Temple near Mangamuka, St John's Anglican Church at Hororata, St Michael's Anglican Church at Waimea West, St Anne's Anglican Church at Pleasant Valley, St Mary's Anglican Church at Beaconsfield, St Alban's Anglican Church at Pautahanui, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Ohariu Valley, St John the Baptist Anglican Church at Waimate North, St Matthias' Anglican Church at Makara, Minniesdale Chapel at Wharehine, St James' Anglican Church at Kerikeri, St Bride's Anglican Church at Mauku, All Saint's Anglican Church at Howick. Also includes a transparency of Mt. Peel homestead.
Title transcribed from item.
Most transparencies are undated.
Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in five small plastic slide cases, each holding approximately 30- 40 mounted transparencies, and each labelled "Country Churches". There was no apparent order.
Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.
Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts.
Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
Image
Date:
1991, 1992, 1996, 2001-2002, date unknown
From:
Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference:
PA12-12212
Description:
Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated.
Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St Stephen's Chapel at Auckland, Ratana Temple near Mangamuka Bridge, St Matthew's Anglican Church near Tuparoa, Norwegian Church at Mauriceville North, Presbyterian Church at Burnside, Christ Church at Raukokore, Christ Church at Pukehou, St Paul's Anglican Church at Hairini, All Saints Anglican Church at Howick, St James' Anglican Church at Ngatimoti, Presbyterian Church at Enfield, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St Paul's Anglican Church at Glenmark, St John's Anglican Church at Tututotara, St Michael and All Angels at Stanway, Pepera Church at Koroniti, St Bride's Anglican Church at Mauku, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption at Motukaraka, and St Anne's Anglican Church at Pleasant Valley.
Title transcribed from item.
Most transparencies are undated.
Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in five small plastic slide cases, each holding approximately 30- 40 mounted transparencies, and each labelled "Country Churches". There was no apparent order.
Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.
Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts.
Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
Image
Date:
1992, 2001-2002 date unknown
From:
Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference:
PA12-12218
Description:
Transparencies of churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated.
Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include Burnside Presbyterian Church at Burnside, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St Matthew's Church at Tuparoa, Christ Church at Pukehou, St Mary the Virgin Church at Beaconsfield, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Ohariu Valley, Norwegian Church at Mauriceville North, St Albans at Pauatahanui, Chapel at Mangakuri, St Paul's Church at Glenmark, St David's Memorial Church at Cave, St Luke's Anglican Church at Little Akaloa, St John's Church at Barrhill, St Gabriel's Church at Pawarenga, St John's Anglican Church at Hira, St Matthias Anglican Church at Makara, and St Paul's Church at Hairini.
Title supplied by Library
Most transparencies are undated.
Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in two small unlabelled plastic slide cases, one holding 19 and the other 5 mounted transparencies. There was no apparent order.
Quantity: 13 colour original transparency/ies.
Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts.
Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
Image
Date:
1991, 2002, date unknown
From:
Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference:
PA12-12208
Description:
Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated.
Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church at Pawaranga, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption at Motukaraka, St John the Baptist Church at Waimate North, St James' Anglican Church at Kerikeri, Minniesdale Chapel at Wharehine, St Paul's Anglican Church at Hairini, St Matthew's Anglican Church at Tuparoa, Church of the Good Shepherd at Tinui, St Michael and All Angels Church at Stanway, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St Alban's Anglican Church at Pauatahanui, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Ohariu Valley, St Matthias' Anglican Church at Makara, Presbyterian Church at Burnside, St Mary the Virgin at Beaconsfield, St John in the Wilderness Church at Koromiko.
Title transcribed from item.
Most transparencies are undated.
Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in five small plastic slide cases, each holding approximately 30- 40 mounted transparencies, and each labelled "Country Churches". There was no apparent order.
Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.
Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts.
Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, from left to right and top to bottom, stating from the front of the original container (i.e. the end from which the annotations on the mounts could be read).
Image
Date:
1992, 1994, 2001-2002, 2008, date unknown
From:
Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference:
PA12-11685
Description:
Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name of the church and location. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated.
Title transcribed from item. Many slides are not dated.
Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case. The arrangement appears generally, although not totally, geographical, from the top of the North Island to the lower South Island.
Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.
Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts.
Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
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