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Hurst Seagar - Architect to St David's, Belfast, Christchurch ARCHITECT’S PROFILE Samuel Hurst Seager CBE (1855-1933) Samuel Hurst Seager was born in London, England, on 26 June in 1855. He emigrated, with his parents, to New Zealand in 1870. From 1879 to 1882 he studied at Canterbury College and worked in the offices of Benjamin Mountfort. In 1882 he returned to England and studied architecture at London University College, the Royal Academy of Arts, and at the Architectural Association. He became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1884 and was made a fellow in 1907. By 1884 Seager had returned to New Zealand and established his architectural practice. His first major design was for the Christchurch Municipal Offices (1885-1886) built in Queen Anne Revival style. This award-winning design established Seager as one of Christchurch’s leading architects. In 1899 he designed Knox church in Pigeon Bay and in 1902 St David’s church in Belfast. Seager was one of the earliest New Zealand architects to move away from historical styles and seek design with a New Zealand character. The Sign of the Kiwi and the Sign of the Bellbird illustrates this aspect of his work. In 1894 Seager became a lecturer in architecture and decorative design at the Canterbury College School of Art and continued in this position until 1918. He served on the college’s board of governors from 1910 to 1919. By 1900 Seager was recognised in New Zealand as a leading designer of private residences in the English Domestic Revival style, the best example being ‘Daresbury’ in Christchurch, built for George Humphreys between 1897 and 1901 and ‘Clarisford’ in 1914. In contrast to these, Seager also designed smaller cottages for relaxed informal living. Examples of his work include his own cottage in Cranmer Square (1899) and the Macmillan Brown Cottage in Cashmere (1901). Seager went into partnership with Cecil Wood from 1906 to 1912 and continued his work to develop a New Zealand architectural idiom. He also lectured widely on town planning and the need for appropriate legislation. In 1918 he was the Government representative at the second Australian Town-planning Conference and Exhibition, held in Brisbane, and he became the organising director of the first New Zealand Town-planning Conference and Exhibition, held in Wellington in 1919. The success of the conference, and the subsequent enactment of the Town-planning Act 1926, owed much to Seager’s foresight, commitment and energy. In recognition of his work he was appointed a CBE in 1926. A vigorous promotor of professional organisation and standards, he was President of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 1926 and a member of the council and chairman of the Canterbury branch at various times between 1911 and 1926. He was also a pioneering advocate for the preservation of historic buildings, and, as a writer and lecturer, promoted a wider understanding of architecture and its history.

Music & Movement 10am -10.30am Thursday Followed by Morning Tea 0-5yrs (During term) St Silas Kids Club St Silas (During term) Yrs 1-8 Run at St Silas 9.30 & 10.30 services. Orchard Youth Yrs 9-13 Friday Night (During term) St Silas Morning Prayer Meeting St Davids Monday 9.30 - 10.30 Association of Anglican Women (AAW) St Silas, Redwood 4th Wednesday of month 7.00pm - 9.00pm Men's Fellowship St Davids, Belfast 1st Monday of month 10.30am Home Groups: Phone Office 352 1366 for info Craft Activities Sport Activities Exercise and Dance Knit & Natter St Silas Meeting Room Monday 10.30am Phone Office for details. Badminton4Adults St Silas Hall Monday 7.30pm Ph: Office 352 1366 Wednesday 10.00am Ph: Office 352 1366 Table Tennis St Silas Hall Tuesday 7.30pm Ph: Mark 021934874 Pickleball St Silas Hall Thursday 7pm Ph: Office 352 1366 Gentle Exercise Group St Silas Church Tuesday 10.30am to 11.30am Ph: Office 352 1366 Line Dancing St Silas Hall Tuesday 1.00pm - 3pm Ph: Pauline 329 4857 Other Groups: Jazz Choir Doll Club Ph: Office 352 1366 for Info.

St David's, Belfast is a beautiful heritage building - designed by Samuel Hurst Seager. 1902 St Davids Anglican Church - Belfast Northwest Christchurch Anglican Parish St Davids Anglican Church is located at 829-831 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch. The church, designed in 1902, and officially opened in 1903, replaced an earlier structure built in c1855. The church has significance as the site of one of the city’s earliest places of worship; as a site of Anglican worship in the present church for over a century, as a fine early Arts and Crafts church, and one of the few churches designed by prominent architect Samuel Hurst Seager. Built as a memorial to the early settlers of Belfast, there is a need to retain the cultural, spiritual and architectural significance of this building and preserve it for future generations.