Selwyn Court
Selwyn Court is a category 1 historic place in Auckland which originally consisted of a library, a steepled octagonal tower, the house and chapel, all in a Gothic Revival style known as Selwyn Gothic.Photo: Itineris55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: historic building in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Selwyn Court (Former Bishops Court, now the Deanery)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Cathedral and Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Church
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral situated in Parnell, a residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the 'mother church' of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland. Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated 120 metres south of Selwyn Court.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum, CC BY 2.0.
The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD. Auckland War Memorial Museum is situated 570 metres southwest of Selwyn Court.
Mountain Fountain
Work of art
Mountain Fountain is a public sculpture located in the Parnell suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It was designed by Terry Stringer and depicts a bronze Cubist volcano thrusting up from a concrete base, with streams of water falling from three of the sculpture's four faces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parnell and Carlaw Park.
Parnell
Suburb
Parnell is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs, consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest, and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841.
Carlaw Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.
Newmarket
Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Newmarket is a central Auckland suburb. Newmarket was originally an independent borough from 1885 to 1989, when it was abolished. Newmarket was established as a livestock market since the 1850s and grew to become a retail and commercial centre for Auckland, with the main road Broadway being the focal point of this activity.
Selwyn Court
- Categories: deanery, historic building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.85851° or 36° 51′ 31″ southLongitude
174.78359° or 174° 47′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4VMP4QRM+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 331964322OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q79303925
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