Church of St Alban the Martyr St Bathans, Otago. Registration Proposal. Supporting Images of the Building

Otago/Southland Area Office, New Zealand Historic Places Trust ( 2006 ) Church of St Alban the Martyr St Bathans, Otago. Registration Proposal. Supporting Images of the Building , NZHPT Registration Report, Last revised 7 February 2007

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Preview	Image (PNG) (Figure 8: Guy Williams, July 2006, Church of St. Alban the Martyr, north elevation and setting) 745KB
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Preview	Image (PNG) (Figure 10: Guy Williams, July 2006, Church of St. Alban the Martyr, West Elevation) 500KB
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Preview	Image (PNG) (Figure 12: Guy Williams, July 2006, Church of St. Alban the Martyr, North and East Elevations) 527KB
Preview	Image (PNG) (Figure 13: Church of St. Alban the Martyr interior view towards altar (Angela Middleton 2005)) 872KB
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Preview	Image (PNG) (Guy Williams, July 2006, Figure 15: Window Details, Exterior (left), Interior (right)) 482KB
Preview	Image (PNG) (Guy Williams, July 2006, Figure 16: View into Vestry) 482KB

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Abstract

The Church of St Alban the Martyr is located on St Bathans Downs Road, a continuation of the main thoroughfare of the small Central Otago settlement of St Bathans. The timber-framed, corrugated iron Church was prefabricated in Britain, and erected in St Bathans in 1883. Absentee runholder Frederick Dalgety, founder of the stock and station agency Dalgetys, arranged for its prefabrication and donated the Church for the benefit of his employees and the wider community. This special structure, rare in its prefabrication, and significant in its long term association with its Dalgetys, is an illustration of the importance of Christianity in the lives of St Bathan’s residents, and as the town’s first church it is a reminder of the interdenominational community support that continues in 2006.