1912 - Orphaned Foundation stone - Pohangina, Manawatu, NZ
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Phronimos
S 40° 10.446 E 175° 47.664
60G E 397350 N 5552222
The Foundation stone from St. Cuthberts Anglican Church Pohangina
which stood near this spot, laid A.D. MCMXII (1912)
Waymark Code: WM1APP2
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/19/2024
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This orphaned Foundation stone sits on the grass yard in front of the Pohangina Methodist Church - otherwise now known as the Pohangina Community Church of the Manawatu Rangitikei Methodist Parish.
This lone limestone Foundation Stone is inscribed...
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
[cartouche]
LAID BY
ARCHDEACON HARPER
(unreadable)
A.D. MCMXII
A brass plaque nearby supplies further information about the Foundation Stone...
THE FOUNDATION STONE FROM
ST. CUTHBERTS ANGLICAN CHURCH
POHANGINA
WHICH STOOD NEAR THIS SPOT
LAID 27 DEC. 1912
CHURCH CLOSED 22 MAY 1966
STONE RELAID AND BLESSED ON
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY 27 DEC. 1987
'THANKS TO GOD'
Another stone plaque on the wall of the church is inscribed...
METHODIST CHURCH
POHANGINA
Established 1893
(Built 1907)
I can find no other information about St Cuthberts Church in Pohangina, but for this...
Source. Parish of Pohangina - About - Old Photographs
"Assuming that this is the laying on the foundation stone, St. Cuthbert's, Pohangina Township" Retrieved 17/09/2024.
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