St John's Anglican Church, New Town

St John's Anglican Church features a tall central tower, north and south galleries, and detailed architectural elements from the colonial period in Tasmania.

The foundation stone was laid in January 1834, and civil engineer John Lee Archer designed this stone building, which opened for worship in December 1835.

The church interior contained separate galleries designated for orphans and convicts, reflecting the social structures of colonial Tasmania in the 1830s.

Located on St John's Avenue, the church maintains regular services and contains a pipe organ constructed by Hill & Son of London in 1886.

The clock tower houses a mechanism manufactured in London in 1818, predating the construction of Big Ben in London by several decades.

Location: City of Hobart

Inception: 1835

Architects: John Lee Archer

Website: http://lifenow.org.au

GPS coordinates: -42.85480,147.29710

Latest update: March 8, 2025 22:27