St George‘s Parish is the oldest between Wanganui and Hawera and dates back to 1871 when the first church was erected. The present church was erected in 1885 and many of the windows and furnishings were given by local parishioners. The church remains one of Taranaki’s oldest and most distinguished churches.
This is one of the best of New Zealand’s many wooden churches. The architect Frederick De Jersey Clere (1856-1952), was one of this country’s pre-eminent architects and this most original church was a major contribution to local and national ecclesiastical design. Clere’s handling of the exterior and interior was both skilful and delicate and is in the fine tradition of wooden Gothic design in New Zealand initiated by Bishop Selwyn.
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