Menu
Milton Street, No. 1; Baptist Church; new building; architect's drawing
Expand/collapse
Details
DescriptionPrinted in the May 29, 1974 'Leader'.
Architect; Ron Henderson, Ronald Henderson & Associates, Wellington, named, October 16.
The first stage had been completed 11 days ahead of schedule, thanks to volunteer builders Ron Youngman and don Reid, helped by 40 men; cost so far had been $60 000; $40 000 had been saved by voluntary labour. They had often worked at night, under lights, and 16 men had worked right through the day of the Wahine storm.
The new church could hold up to 420; the old one, across Milton Street, was limited to 220, and might be used as a fellowship centre.
Not mentioned; an old factory on the corner of Fergusson Drive; the eyesore would be demolished to make room for car parking.
Date TakenMay 1974Geotag[1] Streetview camera position; both churches visible[2] The earlier church[3] The original part of the church, built in 1974
Architect; Ron Henderson, Ronald Henderson & Associates, Wellington, named, October 16.
The first stage had been completed 11 days ahead of schedule, thanks to volunteer builders Ron Youngman and don Reid, helped by 40 men; cost so far had been $60 000; $40 000 had been saved by voluntary labour. They had often worked at night, under lights, and 16 men had worked right through the day of the Wahine storm.
The new church could hold up to 420; the old one, across Milton Street, was limited to 220, and might be used as a fellowship centre.
Not mentioned; an old factory on the corner of Fergusson Drive; the eyesore would be demolished to make room for car parking.
Date TakenMay 1974Geotag[1] Streetview camera position; both churches visible[2] The earlier church[3] The original part of the church, built in 1974Part of
About the original
Reference1974 05 29 1FormatScanned from bound newspaperSize171 x 100 mm
FormatScanned from bound newspaperSize171 x 100 mmScanned byDon McLeod
Click on the image to add
a tag or press ESC to cancel
a tag or press ESC to cancel
loading google map....
Milton Street, No. 1; Baptist Church; new building; architect's drawing. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 20/08/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/27331