Wainuiomata Coast Road Church

That looks quite nice. I can't say I remember seeing this when I last went out that way. There's a nice old shed along the road too - when I was out there last the light was wrong, it needs morning light.

Did you continue down to the coast?

Yeah it's a lovely little church, though it's in dire need of a really good paint job. It's tucked away a little. It's still in the residential area, only 400m past the bridge and well before the houses finish.

I know and love that shed. One day I'll man-up and find/ask the farmer if I can set foot on his land and photograph it. The rest of the road is nice, but I always find the coast rather uninspiring for some reason. Maybe I just need to walk around it one sunset.

interesting design of the church with those triangular wall braces. Is that a common way to build there?

It's not exactly common, and hasn't really been done for around 100 years now. But there are quite a number of buildings that have these braces, either simple ones like this or completely filled-in triangles. It only seemed to be done do buildings that were intended to last, and I think depended on the architect too. Churches and town halls seem to be the main buildings with this bracing systems.

Just the kind of photo I like. Keep up the good work.
steve.