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St Bride's Church, Mauku
St Bride's Church is an historic Anglican church in Mauku, New Zealand. Constructed in 1861, St Bride's was the first church in the Franklin County, New Zealand, Franklin area. It served as an important military outpost during the Invasion of the Waikato. The church was consecrated in 1885 and has a category 1 listing with Heritage New Zealand. Description St Bride's sits atop an elevated site; this along with its spire helps it stand out as a landmark. The church is a tōtara Selwyn church, Selwyn-style church and follows traditional Church architecture, ecclesiological design philosophies in its proportions. The church has exposed rafters and trusses and is mostly constructed from kauri, with tōtara for the rest. Two original oil lamps are located in the interior. The Multifoil arch, cusped diamond pane windows have trefoils that are in pairs of twos except for the chancel where they are pairs of three. The belfry has louvered windows that also have trefoils. The church is des ...
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Mauku
Mauku is a settlement located west of Pukekohe in New Zealand. History Mauku was the first settlement in the Franklin area west of Pukekohe. It was settled 1854, at the mouth of a stream that led into the Manukau Harbour as this provided access to Onehunga. With the development of roads and the forests cleared the settlement moved inland. It was originally the most important settlement in the area; Pukekohe and Patumahoe did not have European settlement and Waiuku had only a few settlers. Mauku was the first settlement in the Franklin County, New Zealand, Franklin area to have a church. St Bride's Church, Mauku, St Bride's Church was opened on the 14th, July, 1861. In July 1863 the Invasion of the Waikato began and settlers in Mauku became worried about an attack from hostile Māori. The women and children of Mauku evacuated to Auckland and a stockade was constructed around St Bride's to serve as a military outpost. Up to 2,000 men were based at the church at one point. Mauku ...
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