St Johns Park
St Johns Ave, New Town

Photographer: Paul Johnston

Photographer: Paul Johnston

Photographer: Paul Johnston

Photographer: Paul Johnston
Bookings not required, just turn up!
Architects: John Lee Archer (1835)
St Johns Park is a historic group of convict-era buildings in New Town, including an old Sunday School, a Gothic Revival stone church and an orphanage. Three buildings will be open during the tour: the Old Sunday School (1882), St Johns Church (1834)and the Orphan Schools (1831).
St Johns Park is a remarkable heritage site that provides a unique understanding of children within the convict system and the development of institutional care that continues to the present. It is a difficult history interwoven with Cascades Female Factory and the removal of aboriginal children from family and country. It provides an important reflection into why Heritage is not just a reminder of the past but how it helps us to understand our society today.
Join architect Paul Johnston and philosopher Professor Jeff Malpas on a walk and talk tour of the site and discover the marvellous work of Kickstart Arts in the creative rejuvenation of the place with refreshments available from the Sunlight Kitchen Project on site. The tour will also take in St Johns Church and a visit to the small church museum.
Open: Saturday 9 November 2024, 10am – 1pm, with tours departing at 10am, 11am and 12pm.
Tours Depart: From the Sunday School building, on the hill to the east of the church, where the Friends of the Orphan Schools have their historical interpretation centre.
Location
New Town
Building Types
Cultural
Place of Worship
Architectural Period
Pre-separation Colonial (1836-1850)
Features
Heritage
History of Hobart
New to Program
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Uneven Surfaces
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