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Sunrise.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 330 x 584 Size: 59.3 kB Date: 05/24/2006	The original Knox Church was opened on the corner of Great King and Frederick Streets on 6 May 1860. Soon, a larger church was needed and the present site was bought for Ł550. The 'new' Knox Church, designed by R A Lawson, architect of First Church, Otago Boys' High School and Larnach Castle, is what you see. It is in 13th century Gothic Style, built of locally quarried bluestone with Oamaru stone facings with a North Otago slate roof. It seats about 900 people. The Church cost Ł18,383 to build and has been a place of worship since 5 November 1876.
1bsteps.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 504 x 378 Size: 50.9 kB Date: 05/13/2006	The front steps are a recent addition linking the church directly to the George Street footpath.
DSC_6003.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 718 x 584 Size: 79.8 kB Date: 05/14/2006	In the Entrance, there are plaques to mark major additions and alterations completed in 2001, a time capsule,
DSC_5022.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 407 x 608 Size: 88.3 kB Date: 05/10/2006	, and in memory of the 66 Knox men who died in the First and Second World Wars.
DSC_5020.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 386 x 608 Size: 92.6 kB Date: 05/10/2006
DSC_6162.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 445 x 584 Size: 71.3 kB Date: 05/21/2006	The opposite view of the entrance taken from the Creche room looking towards the bell tower stairs.
DSC_6008.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 450 x 584 Size: 74.9 kB Date: 05/20/2006	There have been many changes downstairs through the years, most recently a remodelling to mark the parish's centenary in 1963.
1d1963.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 324 x 432 Size: 19.6 kB Date: 05/13/2006	A photograph on the wall near the chapel shows the interior 1931-1963.
DSC_4038.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 544 x 584 Size: 62.1 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The present Italian-made chandelier is in the style of the one in the photograph. It weighs 245kg and is held by four wires, each of which can carry 300kg.
CollegeSunday.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 706 x 512 Size: 101 kB Date: 05/24/2006	The gallery is supported by, 4 cast iron pillars going right up to the roof and 10 wooden ones.
DSC_5035.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 728 x 505 Size: 176 kB Date: 05/10/2006	View from the choir stalls towards the back of the church.
DSC_5050.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 753 x 540 Size: 62.2 kB Date: 05/10/2006	The Chapel was created in 1963. The flags of Knox's former Girl Guide and Scout groups are there.
DSC_5054.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 391 x 584 Size: 60.9 kB Date: 05/10/2006	Detail of the chapel communion table.
DSC_5057.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 728 x 487 Size: 72.2 kB Date: 05/10/2006	In the Sanctuary, the communion table, pulpit and font were given in 1931.
DSC_4044.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 728 x 414 Size: 71.1 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The reredos (screen) dates from 1963.
DSC_5060.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 341 x 872 Size: 123 kB Date: 05/10/2006	The sanctuary window was made by J Wippel & Co of Exeter and installed in 1964 in memory of the women of Knox. The central figure is Christ in Glory surrounded by the winged symbols (man, lion, ox & eagle) of the 4 evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. Kneeling are Peter (crossed keys) and Paul (sword). The dove above Christ's head represents the Holy Spirit. The emerald rainbow and Greek letters alpha & omega, at the top of the window, come from the Book of Revelation.
DSC_5062.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 418 x 728 Size: 124 kB Date: 05/10/2006	The Stuart memorial at the rear of the church was made by R H Fraser of Dunedin in 1896. The top depicts the transfigured Christ, the blessing of the children and Christ's agony in Gethsemane. Further down are the evangelists above their winged symbols. The main figures are John Knox, the 16th century Scottish reformer for whom Knox Church is named, St. Andrew (Patron Saint of Scotland) St. Margaret (11th Century Queen of Scotland) and Dr. Donald Stuart, the first minister of Knox Church 1860 - 1894.
DSC_4037.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 346 x 584 Size: 49.5 kB Date: 05/11/2006	Two windows on each side above the organ pipes were given in 1966.
DSC_5067.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 432 x 728 Size: 93.6 kB Date: 05/10/2006	The archangel Michael and an RNZAF pilot feature in a memorial window to FO Robert Weir Herron who died on active service in 1944.
DSC_5070.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 597 x 584 Size: 87.4 kB Date: 05/10/2006	The organ here now was installed in 1931, with its pipes in the central front archway and the console detached at the front of the church. In 1963, the organ pipes were split and the console moved to under the left-hand balcony.
DSC_5072.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 472 x 584 Size: 72.5 kB Date: 05/10/2006	By 1974, technical problems caused a rebuild. Since then, the original Large Open Diapason has been reinstated and a Tuba stop added.
OrganConsole.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 348 x 584 Size: 58.1 kB Date: 05/24/2006	The Organ console now on the left has 3 manuals with pedals and 53 speaking stops.
DSC_5068.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 1008 x 324 Size: 68.4 kB Date: 05/10/2006	Plaques on the Organ Console commemorate donations in 1931 and 2000 and organ rebuilding and extension in 1974 and 2000-1.
DSC_5075.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 1008 x 564 Size: 85.8 kB Date: 05/10/2006	On the front choir pews, the Coat of Arms of the Royal School of Music is on the left and the emblem of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand is on the right.
HammerBeam.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 391 x 584 Size: 68.6 kB Date: 05/24/2006	The roof is a fine hammer-beam roof. Hammer-beams sit horizontally on top of the walls and project inwards, supporting the curved rafters (or braces) that spring upward to the top of the roof.
DSC_5099.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 728 x 487 Size: 71.2 kB Date: 05/11/2006	They are painted blue and white. The white carved 'flowers' are a type of decoration called 'dogtooth moulding'.
DSC_5101.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 751 x 584 Size: 91.4 kB Date: 05/11/2006	Morning view from the gallery.
DSC_6019.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 492 x 608 Size: 62.6 kB Date: 05/20/2006	All our church's stone carving (except the font) is the work of Louis Godfrey, who, worked on Larnach Castle, First Church and St. Joseph's Cathedral also. The capitals (carvings round the tops of the columns) are stylised foliage downstairs. Upstairs, In the Gallery, they are recognisable flowers and foliage and a bird sequence from uninterested pair to nestlings.
Feedingbird.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 654 x 512 Size: 78.5 kB Date: 05/24/2006	foliage and a bird sequence from uninterested pair to nestlings.
DSC_5105.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 383 x 584 Size: 72.5 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The Compton Miniatura organ was built mid-20th century and installed here in 1993.
DSC_4058.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 391 x 584 Size: 67.4 kB Date: 05/11/2006	Detail of the Compton Miniatura organ in the gallery
DSC_4077.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 590 x 368 Size: 44.9 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The gallery pews still have their numbers.
DSC_5026.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 407 x 608 Size: 78.3 kB Date: 05/10/2006	The Spire is 50 metres high.
DSC_5116.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 777 x 584 Size: 88.3 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The spiral staircase. The bell ringer stands on the wooden landing.
DSC_5108.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 391 x 584 Size: 56.3 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The Bell, cast in London in 1862 by John Warner and Sons, is 90cm in diameter and weighs about 300-350kg
DSC_5131.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 874 x 584 Size: 79.6 kB Date: 05/11/2006	Extensions in 2003 include a gathering area, kitchen, toilets
DSC_5132.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 824 x 512 Size: 93.1 kB Date: 05/24/2006	Part of the gathering area incorporating the bluestone church exterior wall.
DSC_5135.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 901 x 584 Size: 80.4 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The historical display area was added also in 2003
DSC_5133.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 597 x 584 Size: 78.3 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The ramp which will link to the church halls when they are redeveloped.
DSC_5130.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 460 x 584 Size: 63.8 kB Date: 05/11/2006	A view of Knox from the church halls.
DSC_5118.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 391 x 584 Size: 104 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The Gardens include a bust of Dr. Stuart, beside the weeping Ash tree at the Pitt Street entrance.
DSC_4013.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 728 x 487 Size: 71.6 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The nearby wall is intended for memorial plaques. In the foreground you see the wheelchair acces to the church.
DSC_5124.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 746 x 584 Size: 112 kB Date: 05/11/2006	Adjacent to George Street, shrubs have been given by Knox members in memory of loved ones.
DSC_5126.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 874 x 584 Size: 89.2 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The main lawn and garden area was created after the demolition of Church House (the 1897-1923 manse) in 1977. The large trees were part of the manse garden.
DSC_6474.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 777 x 512 Size: 130 kB Date: 05/24/2006	The green space is some days a playground and others a pleasant place to picnic.
DSC_5128.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 874 x 584 Size: 140 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The purple beech and Southern rata have New Zealand Notable Tree status.
DSC_2062.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 733 x 584 Size: 68.0 kB Date: 05/11/2006	The west side of the church. Floodlighting was added in the late 1990's.
NightKnox.jpg View Now Gallery	Dimensions: 296 x 512 Size: 34.1 kB Date: 05/24/2006	Thank you for joining us on the tour. Please visit us if you are in New Zealand sometime.