Spire

Production date
Circa 1904
 Description
A church spire with a long metal bar with with a large wooden bulb mounted near the middle. A smaller metal bulb is mounted near the spike. The lower portion of the spire is rounded and partially threaded while the top portion is squared and tapers to a point.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1904
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth
Classification
Ceremonial Artifact/Societal Artefacts
Building Fragment/Structures
Credit line
This church spire is from the second Primitive Methodist Church, designed by Frank Messenger. The church, on Queen Street in New Plymouth, was built in 1904 and was sold after the unification of Methodist groups in 1913. It was demolished in 1918 after operating for several years as the People's Picture Palace movie theatre. It was replaced the new movie theatre building. This theatre, which was renamed The Regent in 1930 eventually became the home of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in 1970.
Accession number
A71.262
Collection type
Social History
Material
Iron
Metal
Wood

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