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A place on the edge : the story of St Matthew-in-the-City / Jack Leigh.

Title
A place on the edge : the story of St Matthew-in-the-City / Jack Leigh.
Author
Leigh, Jack.
Publication
Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2005.

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Description
186 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
Summary
"St-Matthew-in-the-City is a landmark of central Auckland ... It has become an oddity - a parish church that has no parish. How can such a church survive? This book tells the story of both the building and its inhabitants, as the church celebrates a century in stone"--Cover.
Subject
  • Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia > History
  • St. Matthew-in-the-City (Church : Auckland, N.Z.) > History
  • Auckland (N.Z.) > Church history
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Church history
  • Church history.
  • History.
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface -- Sir Paul Reeves -- The foundation of a church -- The guiding star -- Thatcher: travels and travails -- George was delighted -- The early vicars -- A stone church -- This noble edifice -- War and peace -- The chosen of God -- Loweriong barriers -- St Thomas's -- Fighting demolition -- Bishop Selwyn's bells -- The tour -- To engage with people -- The new millennium -- Not a typical parish.
ISBN
  • 1869417178 (pbk.)
  • 9781869417178 (pbk.)
OCLC
156678134
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library