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<googlemap lat="-36.868154" lon="174.76333" zoom="17">
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<googlemap lat="-36.867407" lon="174.846382" zoom="19">
-36.868695, 174.76348, Shot Tower
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-36.867534, 174.846055, Ruins
 
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[[File:Shot_tower.jpg|thumb|right|The tower.]]
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[[File:Sttom.jpg|thumb|right|The ruins.]]
  
  
 
'''Location:'''  
 
'''Location:'''  
Normanby Rd, Mt Eden, City. The Colonial Ammunition Company building is preserved on the street front. The tower is behind it partly obscured by modern apartments.
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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.
 
   
 
   
 
'''What:'''  
 
'''What:'''  
Ruins of a stone built early colonial church - originally multi-denominational  
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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.
  
 
'''What else to do there:'''  
 
'''What else to do there:'''  
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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.
  
 
'''Web info:'''
 
'''Web info:'''
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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
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[[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]]
 
[[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]]

Revision as of 17:59, 30 December 2010

St Thomas's Ruins

SITE TO VISIT
St Thomas's Ruins
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Ethnicity:
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>

File:Sttom.jpg
The ruins.


Location: 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.

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