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Brookside, St. Luke’s
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NameBrookside, St. Luke’s
DescriptionThe land on which the church was built was part of the original Harman and Davie’s station.
By the late 1860s the run had been freeholded by R. J. S. Harman and the church land, part of Rural Section 3350, was leased to Alexander Waddell.
It was then sold to the Church Property Trustees in 1868.
The architect Benjamin W Mountfort advertised in the Lyttelton Times on 15 July 1880 inviting tenders for the erection of the church which was built at cost of £366 17s 7d.
The church was opened in late 1880. It came under the Leeston Parochial District. Isaac Mawson and John Cole were the first church wardens.
The harmonium was purchased in 1882 at a cost of £25 and a bell for £12.The adjoining cemetery was begun in 1881 and is still in use.
The Sunday School was built by volunteers from materials from the demolished Brookside Presbyterian Church in 1976.
There are two beautiful stained-glass windows.
One was erected in 1921 is to the memory of Benjamin Thyer who was churchwarden for many years, and one was erected in 1976 in memory of Richard John (Jack) Williams. The lead light window in the sanctuary area has been recently restored.
St.Luke’s is now a community church.
The Anglican vicar leads the worship on the first Sunday of the month and the Cooperating Parish minister leads worship on the third Sunday.
The grounds committee look after the cemetery as well as the building and grounds.
Sources: Acland LGD: The Early Canterbury Runs
Ellesmere Road Board, Land Information New Zealand Deeds Books
DescriptionThe land on which the church was built was part of the original Harman and Davie’s station. By the late 1860s the run had been freeholded by R. J. S. Harman and the church land, part of Rural Section 3350, was leased to Alexander Waddell.
It was then sold to the Church Property Trustees in 1868.
The architect Benjamin W Mountfort advertised in the Lyttelton Times on 15 July 1880 inviting tenders for the erection of the church which was built at cost of £366 17s 7d.
The church was opened in late 1880. It came under the Leeston Parochial District. Isaac Mawson and John Cole were the first church wardens.
The harmonium was purchased in 1882 at a cost of £25 and a bell for £12.The adjoining cemetery was begun in 1881 and is still in use.
The Sunday School was built by volunteers from materials from the demolished Brookside Presbyterian Church in 1976.
There are two beautiful stained-glass windows.
One was erected in 1921 is to the memory of Benjamin Thyer who was churchwarden for many years, and one was erected in 1976 in memory of Richard John (Jack) Williams. The lead light window in the sanctuary area has been recently restored.
St.Luke’s is now a community church.
The Anglican vicar leads the worship on the first Sunday of the month and the Cooperating Parish minister leads worship on the third Sunday.
The grounds committee look after the cemetery as well as the building and grounds.
Sources: Acland LGD: The Early Canterbury Runs
Ellesmere Road Board, Land Information New Zealand Deeds Books
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CollectionAnglicanOrganisationEllesmere Historical Society
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Researched ByR. Gilbert and W. Dalley
Brookside, St. Luke’s. Selwyn Stories, accessed 26/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6292