Iona Church, Port Chalmers

Iona Church

Iona church (1872 building on the right and the 1882 addition on the left)

General information
Architectural style| Gothic Revival style
Location| Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Coordinates| 45°48′54″S 170°37′14″E﻿ / ﻿45.8149134°S 170.6205786°E﻿ / -45.8149134; 170.6205786
Construction started| 1871
Completed| 1872
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Nathaniel Wales
Renovating team
Architect(s)| Mason and Wales

Heritage New Zealand – Category 1

Designated| 21 April 1994
Reference no.| 7165

Iona Church is an historic church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is listed as a Category I Historic Place.[1]

## History

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Iona church was designed to replace an earlier wooden church. The new stone church was designed by Nathaniel Wales. The foundation stone was laid in 1871 and the building was opened on 7 January 1872. As a result of a growing congregation an additional gallery was added between 1882 and 1883. The new gallery became the main church and the original church building became the church hall.[1][2]

## Current use

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Iona Church is open for special services, concerts and the summer cruise ship season.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Search the List | Iona Church | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia Company.
3. ^ "Visit – Iona Port Chalmers". Retrieved 31 December 2019.

## Further reading

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* Hamilton, Derek; Hamilton, Judith (2009). Early Churches in and Around Dunedin (Paperback). Christchurch, NZ: Self-published. ISBN 978-0-473-15950-4.

## External links

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* Official website

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