In Hokitika there use to be the Seaview Asylum - it wasn't a very nice place like most of the country's instituions back then. These days it is home to people who rent out the rooms and units privately. Between the buildings and the cemetery is this church named St Mary's Parish which looks like it's reminiscent of the 1950s/1960s (same as the other buildings). When I stopped outside the atmosphere felt empty and eerie, I couldn't help but feel sad about the history of it all.
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Strangely, as churches go, it looks bright and light annd inviting in a photo. I guess photos don't convey the empathy you have for the history.
It looks a bit like the Catholic church in Te Puke. That slanted roof and red brick. If I remember rightly. So different from those nice old wooden churches
...it looks so modern.
...it looks so modern.
Pretty church in a nice settin
It does look a little institutional. Glad it is repurposed to something better.
Very common with churches of that period here.
I like the architecture and photography on this one.
Great style.
It is a very pretty building.
I clicked on the link. Seaview Asylum has a long and interesting history.
I once was in such a lunatics-goal.
Well, two flatmates asked if I wanna join to break in.
It was to be teared down - a scary place. Who knows how many were sane. Ingo´s uncle was epileptic - and not allowed to go to school cause they thought he was dumb.
At least the Grandma kept him home.
He was not dumb.
I would not have guessed this was a church.
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The Wikipedia article is sparse. It was hopeful when I read that the first superintendent did not use restraints. I am sure there are volumes of history there. It is ironic, because when I first looked at the photo, it felt nice with the cute white curtains in the middle. Welcoming. I can see why you have conflicted feelings.
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