Difference between revisions of "St Thomas's Ruins - Visit"

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Foundations of a church built in the 1840's from Rangitoto basalt and mortar made from sea sand. The mortar weakened and the church eventually collapsed. The ruins are north east of the new church - also built of basalt. 
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Foundations of a church built in the 1840's from Rangitoto basalt and mortar made from sea sand. The mortar weakened and the church eventually collapsed. The ruins are north east of the new church - also built of basalt.  The original church was multi-denominational.  
 
Foundations of a church built in the 1840's from Rangitoto basalt and mortar made from sea sand. The mortar weakened and the church eventually collapsed. The ruins are north east of the new church - also built of basalt.  The original church was multi-denominational.  
  
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The St Johns College site nearby has some remarkable heritage buildings of the same age 1840's - it is a working site so not routinely open to the public but they can be seen from the road.
 
The St Johns College site nearby has some remarkable heritage buildings of the same age 1840's - it is a working site so not routinely open to the public but they can be seen from the road.
  
 
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http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/heritageimages/keyword.htm&QF0=ID&QI0=4-3360&MR=1&TN=heritage&RF=FullHTML&RL=0&NP=2&AC=QBE_QUERY
 
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/heritageimages/keyword.htm&QF0=ID&QI0=4-3360&MR=1&TN=heritage&RF=FullHTML&RL=0&NP=2&AC=QBE_QUERY
  

Revision as of 17:03, 30 December 2010

St Thomas's Ruins

SITE TO VISIT
St Thomas's Ruins
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Ethnicity: European
Site type: Church Ruin
Where: St Heliers eastern suburb of Auckland
How to get there: Bus (Check Rideline) or taxi. 30 minutes from city.
How Long to allow: 10 minutes
Disclaimer

<googlemap lat="-36.867407" lon="174.846382" zoom="19"> -36.867534, 174.846055, Ruins </googlemap>

The ruins.


Location:


What:

Foundations of a church built in the 1840's from Rangitoto basalt and mortar made from sea sand. The mortar weakened and the church eventually collapsed. The ruins are north east of the new church - also built of basalt. The original church was multi-denominational.

What else to do there:

The St Johns College site nearby has some remarkable heritage buildings of the same age 1840's - it is a working site so not routinely open to the public but they can be seen from the road.

Web info:

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/heritageimages/keyword.htm&QF0=ID&QI0=4-3360&MR=1&TN=heritage&RF=FullHTML&RL=0&NP=2&AC=QBE_QUERY

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/heritageimages/keyword.htm&QF0=ID&QI0=1-W455&MR=1&TN=heritage&RF=FullHTML&RL=0&NP=2&AC=QBE_QUERY

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/heritageimages/keyword.htm&QF0=ID&QI0=35-R250&MR=1&TN=heritage&RF=FullHTML&RL=0&NP=2&AC=QBE_QUERY