St Mary’s Church
St Mary's Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located in Timaru, in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. One of the defining landmarks in Timaru, the present church was built in three stages in 1880, consecrated in 1886, with the distinct tower added in 1910.Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Timaru, New Zealand
- Also known as: “St Mary’s Anglican Church”, “St Mary’s Church (Anglican)”, and “St Mary’s Church, Timaru”
- Address: 22A Church Street, Timaru, 7910
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Canterbury Museum and Chalmers Church.
South Canterbury Museum
Museum
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. Its collections include natural history specimens, Māori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history.
Sacred Heart Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand. The term basilica is used to describe the building's Roman basilican style. style. Sacred Heart Basilica is situated 640 metres southwest of St Mary’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timaru and Seaview.
Timaru
Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.
Timaru is a city of 28,900 as of June 2023 on the South Island of New Zealand, on the east coast at Caroline Bay. It is a seaport and the second largest city in the Canterbury region, and is about halfway between Christchurch and Dunedin.
Seaview
Suburb
Seaview is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located immediately west of the town centre.
Kensington
Quarter
Kensington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located south of the town centre.
St Mary’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.39661° or 44° 23′ 48″ southLongitude
171.25114° or 171° 15′ 4″ eastInception
1880Open location code
4V7HJ732+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 412570934OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q79306456
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