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history on the rubbish dump / jasonbrown1965
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| 説明 | Another casualty of the cyclone season is one of the country's tupuna, the Titikaveka CICC.Last week, workers removed wooden frames been removed from the historic coral and limestone building.Most of the frames have been carefully stacked but others are partly broken and already tossed into a jumbo bin."There were some in there still with the glass in them," says one worker."So I took it home, cleaned it."He agrees there are concerns about the frames."A lot of people have stopped and asked the workers but they say we are only following orders."No telling how long the frames will be there."You better be quick," says one of the supervisors."There are no guarantees. A lot of people have been asking for those."He says the frames have to come out for one simple reason: "they're rotten."Historical value is recognised by the church authorities, he says."That's why we don't paint the front of the church, so that people can still see the workings," says the supervisor.Are they the original frames?"I don't know."A fresh coat of paint is being applied as per the original scheme to the top of the churche's front wall."In renovations before," recalls the worker, "we wanted to lower the ceiling because it is too high for us to work on. But the elders told us, leave it the way our ancestors built it."Are they the original frames?"Yes."Was it the original glass in the frames?"Yes."Titikaveka CICC is the latest church to under-go modern renovation.Around the country, many churches are now framed with aluminium, the wooden originals burnt or tossed out.On a few occasions, some residents have bought the frames to save them from destruction.Renovators say the frames would be worth thousands if not tens of thousands on the antique market.Restoring the frames would no doubt cost as much.At the moment however, yet another invaluable piece of national history looks like being dumped on the rubbish heap.Members of the Historic Places Trust have yet to make any public statements about the renovations.If and when they do, it will probably be too late. |
| 撮影日 | 2002-02-01 15:06:42 |
| 撮影者 | jasonbrown1965 , Auckland, Aotearoa |
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| カメラ | PENTAX Optio 330GS , PENTAX Corporation |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/400) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.8 |