St Francis, from the eastern side of the churchyard The Church of St Francis of Assisi sits on a terrace, high above the Tauweru River . It was built in 1875, on land donated in 1878 to the Church of England by David Carman , a former owner of parts of Bowlands. It has a Category II heritage listing, register number 1285 . It sits on Pt Sec 108 Whareama Block (RT WN330/43), Wellington Land District
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