Sanctuary, chancel and nave pre-2024
Further carpet was purchased at the time of the 1982-84 restoration, largely funded by the "Girls Friendly Society Townsend Group Carpet Fund", and was very similar in appearance.
A third batch was manufactured by Tascot Templeton (Devonport) in 2003 to allow carpeting of the dais built that year. Sadly, a large quantity which was held in storage from that time, and owned by St. John's, was lost when the carpet-laying firm was wound up a few years later.
Some of the carpet was retained when the church was stripped out ahead of the 2023 redevelopment. It was intended to recarpet the rector's vestry with that remnant.
Girls Friendly Society (GFS)
carpet - fleur de lis
Identifer
ASJ2024.12Physical Description
The red fleur-de-lis / star-burst carpet - gift of Mrs. Harrap, GFS and GFS Townsend GroupSanctuary, chancel and nave pre-2024
Historical Details
The red fleur-de-lis / star-burst carpet - gift which was a feature of St. John's Church for 50 years (1963-2023) can be divided into three eras. Miss Harrap and Girls Friendly Society donated the earliest version, in March 1963. (However, if this was Miss Ada Harrap, who died in 1956, it might suggest the chancel area carpet was installed even earlier than the carpet in the nave, known to be 1963)Further carpet was purchased at the time of the 1982-84 restoration, largely funded by the "Girls Friendly Society Townsend Group Carpet Fund", and was very similar in appearance.
A third batch was manufactured by Tascot Templeton (Devonport) in 2003 to allow carpeting of the dais built that year. Sadly, a large quantity which was held in storage from that time, and owned by St. John's, was lost when the carpet-laying firm was wound up a few years later.
Some of the carpet was retained when the church was stripped out ahead of the 2023 redevelopment. It was intended to recarpet the rector's vestry with that remnant.
Materials
wool - Tasmanian manufacturedDating of Item
1963 to 2023Database Date: Faculty Date:
January 3 2024;;November 26 1987;Online Sources
Related Collection
St. John's Church Historical ItemsRelated People or Organisations
Ada Mary HarrapGirls Friendly Society (GFS)