Church of Saints Peter and Paul

This is a window in a delightful wee church in Puhoi (just north of Auckland). Puhoi was settled by the Bohemians in the 1860s. The settlers came to NZ to farm - a tough life in the Puhoi area, as it was a bush clad wet, cold valley with nowhere to live until they had cleared the land and built their first basic homes. The church is very well kept and the windows all depict family names from the first settlers.

[Carl Thomas]

Lovely stained glass

[Ethel]

This is a lovely capture of most interesting details of history. I enjoyed reading the historical background.

[julia]

Beautiful window... great shot..

[Rachel]

Very beautiful window, and an interesting history to go with it.

[Karen]

Beautiful window, love how they have honoured the familys of the first settlers.

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful stain glass window.

[Lyn Berriman]

We have many settler churches in our areas too - I would love to go around and photograph them all. Awesome capture! Long may it remain intact.

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful stained glass window.and capture.

[Fisher Family]

A super clear and detailed shot of this stained glass!

Ian

[Paula W]

How interesting and what a beautiful window.

[Kathie]

Beautiful window. Nice the first settler families are still there.

[Sue Wilde]

Beautifully captured

[Margo]

Very beautiful

[Sheralee S]

Beautiful window and interesting story.

[Maggiemae]

What a gorgeous window for a small church! There are some similar down here and a lot are dedicated to family!

[Marnie]

What a lovely window, you've caught the colours very well indeed.