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chandelier part

human history
  • Description

    Portion of old chandelier of St. Paul's Church erected by 50th Regiment in early forties.

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1965.78.28
  • Accession Date
    29 Oct 1965
  • Other Id

    col.0602 (colonial)

    ocm0130 (old colonists museum)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

chandelier part col.0602

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Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1965.78.28, col.0602, ocm0130
  • Collection
    Old Colonists' Museum
  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Date
    Circa 1840
  • Associated Notes

    Part of wooden chandelier from St Paul's Church, Emily Place (at the foot of Princess Street) Auckland. Erected by members of the 50th Regiment.

    The original St. Paul's was the first church to be built in Auckland. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Captain William Hobson in 1841 and was consecrated by Bishop Selwyn in 1844.

    The 50th Regiment, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (“The Dirty Half Hundred”) had a detachment of two companies in New Zealand in 1834 and was in New Zealand between 1863–67 as the 50th (West Kent) Regiment. see: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/british-troops-in-new-zealand/page-3

    Very little has been written about the regiment's early period in New Zealand. According to nzhistory.net

    "The man-of-war HMS Alligator and the colonial schooner Isabella arrived in Taranaki in September 1834 with a detachment of 60 men from the 50th Regiment. These soldiers were the first British troops to come into armed combat with Māori."

    See http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-european-contact-pre-1840/the-harriet-affair (accessed 1.7.2014)

  • Associated Person

     50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot

     Old St Paul's

  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Associated Date
    1840s
  • Media

    wood/plant material

  • Measurement Reading

    195mm

    100mm (widest diameter)

  • Subject Category

    public/buildings

    church/buildings

  • Classification

    Lamp, Part

    Lighting Devices

    Lighting Equipment

    02 Furnishings

    Chandelier

    Fixture, Ceiling

    Fixture, Lighting

    Lighting Devices

    Lighting Equipment

    02 Furnishings

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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