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Restored pipe organ in former St John's Invercargill
 
Photo by Dot Muir

Re-purposed for a New Use

Dot Muir —

Since the former St John's church site was sold to Southland Institute of Technology in December 2018, a transformation has been taking place . Dot Muir and parishioners from St John's go for a wander to see what has been going on ahead of an official opening on 28 January 2022...

New Cafe area — Image by: Dot Muir
Looking out from the cafe, door open out to green space (former columbarium area) — Image by: Dot Muir
Former altar area — Image by: Dot Muir
Pipe organ now restored. Beside a music room, Lady Chapel remains the same — Image by: Dot Muir
Carpet and some pews still to be put back — Image by: Dot Muir
New Stained glass window — Image by: Dot Muir
Through to the old hall site: music and classroom spaces — Image by: Dot Muir
Heading down to former hall site — Image by: Dot Muir
Outside view from Esk Street — Image by: Dot Muir
Another music room to the right — Image by: Dot Muir
Roof now flood lit - note the new steel supports — Image by: Dot Muir
New window detail: tree roots in the water through the Southland land, mountains and sun depicting growth. — Image by: Nicola Wong

Previous articles about St John's Church:

Resting Again in Peace (March 2019)

Denouements, closures, darkness, light: St John’s, Invercargill (December 2018)

St John's Invercargill: Saying Goodbye and Looking to the Future (November 2018)

Previous Videos: 

St Johns Invercargill Anglican Parish Called South
Bishop Penny Jamiesons Farewell 27 June 2004 Called South