A friend indeed : the saving of Old St Paul's / Elizabeth Cox.
Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Friends of Old St Paul's Society, 2017Description: 101 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780473397722
- 0473397722
- 9780473397739
- Old St. Paul's (Wellington, N.Z.)
- Church of the Province of New Zealand -- History
- Church buildings -- New Zealand -- Wellington
- Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- New Zealand -- Wellington
- Cathedrals -- New Zealand -- Wellington
- Wellington (N.Z.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Wellington (N.Z.) -- Church history
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Main Collection | John Kinder Theological Library | BX5762.5.W453 COX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A42291277 | ||
New Zealand/Pacific | John Kinder Theological Library | BX5762.5.W453 COX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | A42291288 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-97) and index.
Introduction -- Background -- 1954-1964 : debating the future of St Paul's -- 1964-1966 : from closed to saved -- 1967-1970 : restoration and the early work of the friends -- 1971-2015 : the new life of the church and the role of the friends -- Conclusion -- Chairman and Honorary Life Members of Friends of Old St Paul's.
Built in the 1860s, a century later the much loved Old St Paul's Church in Mulgrave Street, Wellington, was in grave peril, at risk from possible demolition, dismemberment or removal from its site. A friend indeed : the saving of Old St Paul's provides an account of the many Wellingtonians who raised their voices to save the church, including architects, historians, parishioners, and the Friends of Old St Paul's. It took over a decade to secure its future; the government finally purchased the church in 1966 in order to preserve it 'as a historic shrine and for other dignified purposes'. The saving of the church was a beginning not an end - now safe, what role would the church have? How was it to be restored, presented, used and managed? Likewise, having been conceived as an activist organisation, what role would the Friends of Old Saint Paul's have in the future of the church? This book commemorates the battle to save the church and celebrates the continued role of Old St Paul's in the cultural life of Wellington 150 years after its construction.