A sympathetic makeover converts and old church into a home

Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

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The Urlich family live in a piece of history 135 years in the making.

They have spent the past decade converting what was St John’s Presbyterian Church in Cromwell into a home.

Respect for the former users of the building and those who worked so hard to construct and maintain it underlines the sympathetic makeover. Continue reading

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