Wednesday 1 May 2019
St Andrews Church - Taumarere
Nearly halfway through my week and here's another historical church we found on our travels. St Andrews Anglican Church is in Taumarere, just out of Kawakawa and was was erected in Paihia in 1874.
We've been quite fortunate so far in that most of the churches we explored have had unlocked doors with signs welcoming people inside. This one in particular served all ethnicities of people mainly Maori but after the attendance numbers dropped it fell into disrepair. In 1904-ish a lay preacher named William Bedggood arrived in the area and began repairing the church. In 1926 it was moved by barge then transported by Bullocks to where it is today.
The inside of the church, in particular the carpet and atmosphere had a very 1950's/1960s feeling, I don't know whether it was the tablecloth or the mat but it was good to see that it's been kept so nicely.
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6 comments:
It is a beauty.
I do enjoy finding gems like this with the doors open. What a lovely little place. Thanks for joining and making My Corner of the World a success!
It is certainly very tidy and compact.
What a nice wee church.
simple..and beautiful lines
I love the simplicity of the inside...just so beautiful.
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