Hospital chapel
Sir, —Thank you for publishing my letter regarding the Nurses’ Memorial Chapel. I am writing this letter from notes given me by Miss M. Shepherd, of Churchill Courts. Where have the Friends of the Nurses’ Memorial Chapel been these past years? Five years ago it was decided that the chapel was not a historic building. Why the present change of mind to upgrade it from a C to B rating? Miss Shepherd, like myself, trained in the 1923-27 period. She has been associated with the
Christchurch School of Nursing for many years raising funds to maintain and care for the chapel. More than $40,000 has been given to the Area Health Board to restore the inner parts when the chapel is centrally sited in the new hospital complex. A suggestion has been made that the chapel, retained as at present, could become an attraction for tourists, etc. Miss Shepherd feels strongly that this would be the last thing those whose memory the chapel was built would wish; likewise those in who inspired the idea.—Yours, etc?, E. J. CARTER. July 25,1989.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19890728.2.56.3
Bibliographic details
Press, 28 July 1989, Page 12
Word Count
182Hospital chapel Press, 28 July 1989, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in