St John's Church, Launceston, Gothic Revival church in Launceston, Australia.
St John's Church stands on the corner of St John and Elizabeth Streets, one of five churches facing Prince's Square. Construction began in 1824, and of that early building only the tower and the first pair of nave windows remain; later extensions and modifications reshaped the rest. The tower holds a bell cast by London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Construction of St John's began in 1824, making it the oldest church in Launceston. Over the following decades the building was repeatedly extended and altered, so that today only the tower and the first pair of windows in the nave survive from the original fabric. Its bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London.
St John's is one of five churches facing Prince's Square, and its bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London. Thomas Sharp served as organist from 1857 to 1875. The building is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.
St John's Church stands at the corner of St John Street and Elizabeth Street, one of five churches facing Prince's Square, so it is easy to find on foot from the city centre. Only the tower and the first pair of nave windows are original, the rest having been extended and modified over time.
The bell in the tower was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, the same foundry that later cast Big Ben. Thomas Sharp served as the church organist from 1857 to 1875, a tenure of eighteen years.
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