Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)

Another place of worship.
Aug 13th, 2017

Heritage Building: Constructed in 1876 to a design by eminent Invercargill architect, Frederick William Burwell (1846-1915), Wintons Holy Trinity Church was one of Burwells first Southland churches. An example of New Zealand Gothic Revival architecture, this timber Anglican church is prominently located on Great North Road. The Gothic Revival style features of Holy Trinity Church are expressed through its steeply pitched nave gable supported by scissor trusses, its decorative bargeboards, lancet and tracery windows, and reconstructed bell-tower. The church consists of an original entrance porch on the northeast corner, nave, chancel, and sanctuary. The concrete sanctuary bay extension, vestry, south west entrance and covered walkway are a result of a upgrade project in 1981. The churchs boundary wall was constructed in 1918, and the lych-gate donated as the result of the closure of another local church in 2003. The church also has a collection of timber furniture that has accumulated throughout a century long history of the building. Well worth a stop to check it out. I have driven past this little church hundreds of times and never given it a second thought as it almost disappears among the other buildings located on this corner section .
Sep 10th, 2017