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.
Although the general colour of St Andrew's is a sandy ochre, achieving the required effect on paper demanded a palette of yellows, umbers, reds, greys and even hints of blue.
On the day of my visit the church was empty inside, a new concrete floor having only just been laid. The starkness only served to emphasize the depth of colour in the memorial windows in the sanctuary.
Now the oldest church in Cromwell, it was built in 1874 by James Taylor on a site given by local pioneer settler, John Marsh.
© DON DONOVAN
donovan@ihug.co.nz
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