Selwyn churches
{{Short description|Historic Anglican churches in the Auckland region, New Zealand}}
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File:St Stephens Chapel, Parnell.jpg in Judges Bay]]
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The Selwyn churches were a group of 19th-century Anglican churches and chapels in the Auckland region, New Zealand, named after Bishop Selwyn, who inspired their construction. The majority were built in wood in the neo-gothic style, and many were designed by the architect Frederick Thatcher.{{Cite journal|last=Haworth|first=Jennifer|date=May 1995|title=The Selwyn churches|url=|journal=Heritage New Zealand |volume=53|pages=25–27|via=}}
Two Selwyn churches, St Bride's Church in Mauku and the Holy Trinity in Otahuhu were designed by Arthur Guyon Purchas, an associate of the Bishop Selwyn.{{cite journal |last1=Limbrick |first1=Warren |title=Saint Bride’s Church, Mauku: A Frontier Church in the Midst of Conflict |journal=Anglican Historical Society newsletter |date=April 2011 |issue=46 |url=https://www.historyanglican.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/St-Brides-Church-Mauku.pdf |publisher=The Anglican Historical Society of New Zealand}}
Most Selwyn churches were constructed from local timber, mainly kauri and totara. Earlier churches were simple with a rectangular nave, and a smaller chancel; larger churches containing a spire and smaller ones having a belfry; internal walls were stained and varnished; Tudor style oriel windows were used in some. Examples of these include: All Saints Church, Howick, St Peter's Anglican Church, Onehunga, and St Matthias' Church, Panmure.{{RP|24}}
In 1930 two architecture students recorded and surveyed some of the more well-known Selwyn churches.{{cite book |last1=Knight |first1=Cyril Roy |title=The Selwyn churches of Auckland |date=1972 |publisher=Reed}}{{RP|7}}
Selwyn churches in the Auckland region:{{Cite book|last=Knight, Cyril Roy.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/596619|title=The Selwyn churches of Auckland|date=1972|publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|isbn=0-589-00705-X|location=Wellington [N.Z.]|oclc=596619}}
- St Stephen's, Judges Bay (1844) – first St Stephen's chapel
- St Andrew's, Epsom (1846–67){{NZHPT|116|St Andrew's Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St Thomas's, Tamaki (1847){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=St. Thomas' Church (Kohimarama, Auckland, N.Z.)|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22494074|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202013117/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22494074|archive-date=2 February 2021|access-date=28 January 2021|website=National Library of New Zealand|language=en}}
- St John's Chapel, Meadowbank{{NZHPT|13|Chapel of St John the Evangelist|27 January 2021}}
- All Saints, Howick (1847){{NZHPT|11|Old All Saints Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St Mark's, Remuera (1847–60){{NZHPT|113|St Mark's Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St Peter's, Onehunga (1848)
- St Barnabas, Mt Eden (1848){{NZHPT|516|St Barnabas' Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St Barnabas, Parnell (1848){{NZHPT|2646|St Barnabas' Chapel|27 January 2021}}
- St James' Church, Okahu ({{circa}}1850){{RP|24}}
- St Matthias', Panmure (1852){{NZHPT|520|St Matthias' Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- Old St Mary's, Parnell (1855–58) – replaced by St Mary's Cathedral
- St Stephen's Chapel, Judges Bay (1857){{NZHPT|22|St Stephen's Chapel (Anglican) and Churchyard|27 January 2021}}
- St James', Māngere Bridge (1857) – the only stone church{{NZHPT|689|St James' Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St John the Baptist, Northcote (1860){{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Michelle|date=11 March 2010|title=Shore’s oldest church nears 150|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/3434961/Shore-s-oldest-church-nears-150|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205082234/https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/3434961/Shore-s-oldest-church-nears-150|archive-date=5 February 2021|access-date=26 January 2021|website=Stuff |language=en}}
- St Bride's, Mauku (1860–61){{NZHPT|81|St Bride's Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- All Souls', Clevedon (1861){{NZHPT|682|St Souls' Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- Christ Church, Papakura (1862){{NZHPT|693|Selwyn Chapel (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St John's, Drury (1862){{NZHPT|2596|St John's Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- Holy Trinity, Otahuhu (1863) – moved in 1928 to become Selwyn Church, Mangere East{{NZHPT|691|Selwyn Church (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}
- St Sepulchre's, Eden Valley (1865–91){{NZHPT|98|Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Hall|27 January 2021}}
- St Peter's in the Forest, Bombay (1867){{NZHPT|482|Church of St Peter in the Forest (Anglican)|27 January 2021}}