This wee church is somewhere I've been meaning to visit for a while. St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is in Hakaru, about 10 minutes out of Mangawhai.
Built in 1887 it replaced an earlier church that was there in 1861 but as the community grew the original one became too small and was moved to Hukatere later on. This one is made of Kauri, cut and milled locally with an iron roof.
Graves in the cemetery include those one person from the South African War and 2 from World War One. The front memorial gates commemorate a local man named Frank Wintle who was killed in the North African desert in World War 2.
There are quite a few local names I recognized such as Tantrums, Stewarts, Blackwells and Wintles - descendants of those names still live around the area today. Unfortunately the doors were padlocked and we couldn't get inside to take interior photos.
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I always take photos of the war graves to make shure they are not forgotten. Nice looking church shame it is locked, you need to Visit the UK to find most of them unlocked
Wonderful history and delightful photos ~ love the flower ~ ^_^
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A pretty church.
It's a pretty little church and graveyard. That tree in the last photo is also pretty amazing. It's been there a very long time.
Amazing history and beautiful church. I Googled Kauri wood and Kauri trees... incredible!
A beautiful little church and graveyard.
Simple and beautiful
Lovely.
I love country churches like this, so charming.
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I am pretty sure that is the church we visited on the Brown Reunion Weekend.
Beautiful.
Amy,
Fabulous job. I love old churches and cemetaries. I like reading the headstone to see who lays to rest and wonder about those who crossed over especialy when it's someone from long, long ago. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photographs. Have a fototastic weekend! ;)
St Michael's is a lovely church Amy and obviously we'll loved and looked after. Beautifully shown here in the soft sunlight 🌻
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