Old Christ Church, Wanganui
Cranleigh Barton, Artist
This is one of the
watercolours
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in circa 1910-1920.
About the Work
St
Peter's
Anglican
church
in
Gonville
Whanganui
is
the
oldest
public
building
still
in
use
in
Whanganui.
It
originally
served
as
the
second
Christ
Church
in
Whanganui
and
was
located
on
Victoria
Avenue
between
1866
and
1920.
It
was
then
dismantled
and
relocated
to
its
present
site
on
Koromiko
Road
in
Whanganui
where
it
has
been
in
use
since
1922.
In
this
painting
the
church
is
located
at
its
original
site
on
Victoria
Avenue.
Written
on
the
back
of
the
painting
is
the
following
text
written
by
the
artist
"where
my
parents
were/
married/
Nov
4th
1887/
by
Rev.
A.
O.
Williams".
Measurements
Image 181 x 158mm
Media
watercolour on paper
Subject Place
Description
Watercolour of a church building with a figure in black standing at the church gates. It is the Christ Church building which originally stood in central Whanganui and was later moved to Gonville, Whanganui.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Bequest of the Cranleigh H. Barton estate, 1978
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1978