All Saints' Church, Dunedin

All Saints' Church, Dunedin
All Saints' Church
General information
Type	Church
Architectural style	Gothic
Address	786 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
Coordinates	45°51′44″S 170°30′51″E / 45.8623°S 170.5141°E / -45.8623; 170.5141Coordinates: 45°51′44″S 170°30′51″E / 45.8623°S 170.5141°E / -45.8623; 170.5141
Design and construction
Architect	William Henry Clayton and William Mason
Heritage New Zealand – Category I
Designated	27-July–1988
Reference no.	2136

All Saints' is part of the Anglican parish of Dunedin North which includes the former parish of St. Martin's North East Valley and the northern part of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is part of the Diocese of Dunedin. The parish boundaries include North East Valley, Pine Hill, North Dunedin, Ravensbourne and Leith Valley. The parish community is lively, inclusive, multi-generational and Anglo-Catholic. The building is the oldest church still used as a place of worship in Dunedin. All Saints' Church backs onto Selwyn College, Otago with which the parish has a long and close relationship. Selwyn College was built as an Anglican theological college in 1892, later becoming a college for students from any faculty in the university. All Saints' is the closest church to the campuses of the University of Otago and the Otago Polytechnic.

The nave of the church was designed by William H. Clayton and built in 1865; the transepts and chancel, designed by William Mason were added in 1873. All Saints is an example of gothic revival architecture. A notable architectural feature is the polychromatic brickwork. The bricks came from the brickworks in Filleul Street, Dunedin. Also used in the building is Oamaru stone, an early use of the stone in Dunedin. In 1969, All Saints undertook a restoration project, in which the foundations, hardwood floor, and slate roof were replaced. Also at this time a nave altar was installed. A restoration project is currently underway.

The building has a Category I listing with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Notable art works in the church include a large rood hanging above the sanctuary carved by leading sculptor Frederick George Gurnsey (1868–1953) who also carved the aumbry door and the pulpit. A small Christus Rex by the eminent New Zealand sculptor Ria Bancroft (1907–1993) is above the pulpit. In 2017 a set of ceramic sculptures of the Scriptural Way of the Cross by sculptor Kirk Nicholls was installed.