St John's Church, Launceston facts for kids

Quick facts for kids St John's Church
St John's Anglican Church
St John's Church showing original front portion and later extensions
St John's Church Location in Tasmania
41°26′23″S 147°08′29″E / 41.439781°S 147.141367°E / -41.439781; 147.141367
Location	Launceston, Tasmania
Country	Australia
Denomination	Anglican
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1825 (1825)
Founder(s)	Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur
Dedication	St John the Evangelist
Consecrated	1825
Architecture
Architect(s)	David Lambe (original church nave) John Lee Archer (clock tower) Alexander North (main church body)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Colonial Gothic
Years built	1825 (original church completed) 1830 (clock tower added) 1911 (transept and altar completed) 1938 (new nave completed)
Groundbreaking	1824 (1824)
Specifications
Number of spires	1
Materials	Sandstone, brick, stucco, bluestone
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Tasmania

St Johns Church, is an Anglican church in Launceston, Tasmania and the oldest church in the city having started construction in 1824. Though the church is one of the oldest surviving churches in Australia, it has received numerous extensions and modifications with only the tower and first window pair of the nave being original. St John's Church is located on the corner of St John Street and Elizabeth Street and is one of five churches facing onto Prince's Square.

The church's bell was cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London.