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36: 443: 457:, instituted a house-building subsidy scheme, to provide work to the unemployed. During 1935 the scheme was expanded from house-building to include churches, Sunday schools, public halls, libraries and other buildings for non-profit organisations. All Saints' church was one of only a handful of churches to be built using a subsidy under the scheme. The total cost was Ā£4,142, with a ten per cent government subsidy. 491:"All Saints' may also be favourably compared with the Arts and Crafts-inspired work of contemporaries such as Cecil Wood. The church illustrates Harman's understanding and skilful exploitation of the qualities inherent in reinforced concrete and realised in solid form his belief that 'with a material such as concrete it is neither feasible nor desirable to imitate exactly features developed in wood or stone'." 468:, a frequent collaborator of Harman's. The use of unadorned concrete required Harman to adapt and simplify some forms, giving a modern appearance. Initial plans for the church show a roof of cedar shingles and a tower with a spire. However the church decided to replace the shingles with tile, which meant forgoing the spire. 399:
of the 1860s, an Anglican church was built. This wooden building was erected in 1866 on Fitzherbert Street. Subsequently, the congregation decided to erect a new church as a memorial to All Saints' members who had died during World War I. A building fund was established, and in 1919 an architect from
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4,000. A design from Harman was accepted. It is possible the congregation was inspired to specify concrete both by the relative cheapness of the material, and by the construction in 1931 of the nearby
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Invercargill, Edmund Wilson (1871ā€“1941) was engaged to draw up plans. Despite putting forward a number of plans, no church was built, and the agreement with Wilson was dissolved in 1935.
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as a Category I structure, with registration number 5012. The listing recognises the church's importance as a landmark in a town with few medium- or high-rise buildings. It also states
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Building began in 1936 and the church was consecrated on 1 November 1936, All Saints' Day, by the
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The church has cavity walls of reinforced concrete, rimu roof timbers, joists and flooring. The
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of New Zealand. The church forms part of the Ross and South Westland parish of the
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The congregation then invited proposals from several architects including
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The church contains a stained glass window designed by Wellington artist
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Hokitika
South Island
Denomination
Anglican
hokitikaanglicanchurch.weebly.com
Church
Dedication
World War I
Consecrated
Bishop West-Watson
Architect(s)
Richard Strachan De Renzy Harman
Church
Groundbreaking
NZĀ£
Materials
Province
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Diocese
Christchurch
Parish
Minister(s)
Heritage New Zealand ā€“ Category 1
Anglican
church
Hokitika
West Coast
South Island

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