Posts Tagged ‘Erskine Chapel’

Erskine College $30m housing project gets thumbs up from Island Bay residents

Friday, August 26th, 2016

The $30m development of Erskine College has drawn a mainly positive response from about 100 people at an Island Bay Residents’ Association meeting. Island Residents association president Vicki Greco said people were generally happy with the design and the chapel restoration while concerns around stress on schools and infrastructure were seen as surmountable. Continue reading

Last chance to save derelict Erskine chapel

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
Nicola Young and the attempt to save Erskine Chapel

The latest proposal to save Island Bay’s Erskine College chapel is probably the chapel’s last hope. A plan for the Erskine chapel’s restoration involves a $30 million 94-townhouse complex of terraced houses and apartments, $7m restoration of the chapel and Reverend Mother’s garden, and new home for the Aubert Childcare Centre (formerly based at the Home Read more