Went on a tour of Karangahape Rd buildings last week, many of which I knew from the outside but hadn't been inside before. Started at the Baptist Tabernacle at the top of Queen St. When it was built it was the largest building in Auckland until the Town Hall was built. Then went on to St Kevin's Arcade, the Mercury Theatre, George Courts, Samoa House, the old Baptist Congregational Church , now Hopetoun Alpha, an events centre and finally the Pitt St Methodist Church.
Earlier in the week we had been out to Panmure on a walking tour which started at the old block house, one of two remaining ones, then took in the Panmure Catholic cemetery where many of the early and later clergy and religious are buried. There is a newer church on the site of the first church which goes back to 1848.
Walked on further to look at the Anglican Selwyn church which was lovely inside, then on to look at the Tamaki river and the bridges over it, from up high and the Panmure lagoon further on.
