St Barnabas' Chapel
Norfolk Island
This chapel has been known as the Melanesian Mission Chapel and also the Patteson Memorial Chapel. It is a beautiful intricate and ornate building and has been in use since 1880....
- Denomination
- Anglican
- Region
- Norfolk Island
- Year Built
- Unknown
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Heritage listed
Overview
This chapel has been known as the Melanesian Mission Chapel and also the Patteson Memorial Chapel. It is a beautiful intricate and ornate building and has been in use since 1880. Established as a memorial to Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, who in 1861 was ordained as the Bishop of Melanesia.
It was built mainly by Mission workers and Melanesian students, with some community assistance. Materials were imported from as far away as England and supplemented with Norfolk Island pine and local quarried stone from the Kingston convict area. Delays awaiting for supplies held up the construction for around five years. Finally on the 7th December 1880 the chapel was consecrated.
History
1880-12-07
Chapel consecrated
consecrated1880
Established as a memorial to Bishop John Coleridge Patteson
founded
Gallery
References
- Booklet, St Barnabas' Chapel, Norfolk Island, South Pacific, 2000Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Nan Smith, Convict Kingston, Norfolk Island, 2017Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
still in use
Open
Not recorded
Address
Anson Bay Road, Norfolk Island 2899
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
