3-070-873 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1881. 'The new church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Kyber Pass Road, of which we give an Illustration, is to supersede a temporary building called by that name, which Bishop Selwyn opened in August, 1857. The population in the neighbourhood has, of course, greatly increased; and the parishioners, having bought the site at a cost of £1300, are making an effort, with the Incumbent, the Rev. B. T. Dudley, formerly a member of the Melanesian Mission, to raise funds to complete this building. Its cost will be £3800, of which they have £1600 in hand, and have borrowed £1300, leaving £900 to be subscribed. The building will be the largest, and one of the handsomest, in Auckland; its foundations are of cemented brick, but the superstructure is of Kauri pine timber, which is very durable. Its length is 131ft.; width across transepts, 70 ft.; width. of nave and aisles, 53 ft.; interior height, 52 ft.; the tower and spire, 125 ft. high. There will be full accommodation for 680 adult persons, but a congregation of 800 can find room if needed. The Incumbent asks friends in England for pecuniary contributions, to be paid to the credit of this church, at the Bank of New Zealand, London'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.