Four carvers made their mark at St. John’s.  

The choir stalls, the communion table in the chapel, and the pews (including those presently in the west gallery) were carved by Hugh Cunningham and his student Gordon Cumming, who was responsible for the stonework over the north ambulatory, the native flora on the capitals and the decorative work on the pews. The carvings on the archways depict Tasmanian flora, which are eucalypt, waratah and native arbitus and banksia. The native animals of the choir stalls are quite remarkable and well worth a closer inspection. 

The famous Nellie Payne joins these two as a gifted exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement, which inspired so much of North’s designs. Her work can be seen in the beautiful litany desk. 

A fourth carver, Silvanus Wilmot, was responsible for the classically carved baptismal font, now located in the church grounds.