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Strengthening Rangiātea Church

This is Wellington architect Frederick de Jersey Clere's 1890 plan for strengthening Rangiātea Church at Ōtaki, which was originally built in 1851. It included new foundations that were braced to the walls, new pillar supports and the construction of 12 buttresses to strengthen the walls. Further repairs were carried out in 1910, when rotten timbers were replaced.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Plans-80-0995

by Frederick de Jersey Clere

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Ben Schrader, Historic places – Historical awakenings, 1900s to 1920s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/42124/strengthening-rangiatea-church (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 4 July 2013, updated 19 August 2016.