St Alban the Martyr, New Zealand: Difference between revisions

The '''Church of St Alban the Martyr''' is a late 19th century [[Anglican]] Church located in [[Balmoral, New Zealand|Balmoral]], Auckland, New Zealand listed as a [[List of category 2 historic places in Auckland|Category II]] building by [[Heritage New Zealand]].<ref name="AC">{{cite web |title=Maungawhau Heritage Walks |url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/albert-eden-local-board/docswalkingcyclingmaps/mt-eden-heritage-walks.pdf |publisher=Auckland Council |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>

==History==

 

Later a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] style tower would be constructed {{circa}}1922 and in 1923 would be dedicated to the memory of servicemen who passed in the [[Great War]]<ref name="tower">{{cite news |title=War Memorial Tower |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19231015.2.125 |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=New Zealand Herald |issue=18530 |date=15 October 1923}}</ref> and later would include servicemen who died in [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web |title=St Alban's Church memorial tower |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/st-albans-church-memorial-tower |website=New Zealand History |publisher=Ministry for Culture & Heritage |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> The tower continues to be a part of [[Armistice Day]] celebrations.<ref name="herald">{{cite news |last1=Burrell |first1=Miriam |title=Priest fights Anglican Diocese to save St Alban the Martyr in Dominion Rd from closure |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/priest-fights-anglican-diocese-to-save-st-alban-the-martyr-in-dominion-rd-from-closure/XSTLCFXPQR3TIPPYWJICIWILWA/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=New Zealand Herald |date=18 March 2021}}</ref>