Country Churches of NZ 125. St. George's, Naseby, Central Otago

I wrote and illustrated Country Churches of New Zealand. It was published in 2002 by New Holland, Publishers and is still on sale in bookshops. The publishers have kindly agreed to me re-publishing some of the book’s images and descriptions in this blog.

ST. GEORGE’S, NASEBY

I haven't seen anything else like this on my travels: a quaint, semi-detached porch with its own steep pyramidal roof which is more interesting in shape than the church itself. It gives access to St George's, Naseby, built in 1875.

While plain and simple, the church, like its porch, is most unusual. Its construction is neither of stone nor timber but a unique mud brick called 'Jacob's Mixture', which is more clay than cement. It was dreamed up by Mr W. Jacob who not only built the church - for £761 - but also made its furniture.

© DON DONOVAN
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