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    The belfry houses a bell from a Greek Orthodox church in Seatoun that the owners found listed on Trade Me. They recently acquired the church’s original bell and will reinstate that when they finish restoring the roof. Photos: Linda Robertson. : House of worship
    The belfry houses a bell from a Greek Orthodox church in Seatoun that the owners found listed on Trade Me. They recently acquired the church’s original bell and will reinstate that when they finish restoring the roof. Photos: Linda Robertson. : House of worship
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    The main bathroom has a claw-foot tub and a Victorian Humber lavatory. : House of worship
    The main bathroom has a claw-foot tub and a Victorian Humber lavatory. : House of worship
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    A hymn board is a reminder of the building’s original use. : House of worship
    A hymn board is a reminder of the building’s original use. : House of worship
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    The table in the formal dining room once belonged to Leigh Overton’s aunt. : House of worship
    The table in the formal dining room once belonged to Leigh Overton’s aunt. : House of worship
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    The kitchen cupboards and windows have Gothic arches and were made from incomplete church pews. : House of worship
    The kitchen cupboards and windows have Gothic arches and were made from incomplete church pews. : House of worship
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    The interior of Mornington Presbyterian Church as it looked when the present owners took over. : House of worship
    The interior of Mornington Presbyterian Church as it looked when the present owners took over. : House of worship
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    The house has six bedrooms and two bathrooms. : House of worship
    The house has six bedrooms and two bathrooms. : House of worship
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    One of four rose windows made of mouth-blown signal glass (so named because the bright pure colours were used for railway and marine communications). One had blown out and been bricked in so Dunedin stained-glass artist Kevin Casey made a reproduction. : House of worship
    One of four rose windows made of mouth-blown signal glass (so named because the bright pure colours were used for railway and marine communications). One had blown out and been bricked in so Dunedin stained-glass artist Kevin Casey made a reproduction. : House of worship
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    The long dining table once sat in the Dunedin City Council boardroom. : House of worship
    The long dining table once sat in the Dunedin City Council boardroom. : House of worship
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    A Dunedin family tells Kim Dungey about life in a converted Victorian church. When the owners of this former Dunedin church moved in, the...

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