Parishoners are being told steeple will soon be removed and fundraising will begin for replacement
Not as bad as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but the steeple at St. Patrick’s Church in Nelson has a definite cant. Entrances o the church are baracaded and parishoners have been attending services in Chatham Head for the past 4 weeks. Parishoners are bign told a company has been contacted to remove the steeple, and that fundraising will take place to facilitate a replacement.
Here are some pictures of the steeple. It’s ot easy to see the lean from the photos, but the stress of the crooked spire is evident in the seperated corners, and the buckled flashing on the seams.