PROPOSED CHURCH in KOWLOON
KOWLOON
Architects: Chau & Lee
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Architects' perspective drawing of the now church.
The Chinese Christian and Mis- allow the hall to provide overflow narrower and has a slightly lower sionary Alliance began to hold its space for such occasions as Easter ceiling than the nave. It thus forms first meetings in Kowloon Tong in and Christmas, when a larger than the focal point of interest in the in- 1940, and since that time has moved normal congregation could be ex- terior design, as it is the centre of its chapel in Cumberland Road to pected. The hall has a false sloping worship. High on the back wall the premises of the Kowloon Tong ceiling, which is partly glazed and of the chancel is a large aluminium School, where the services have been
partly plastered. held since 1944.
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Opening directly off the entrance After the liberation, plans were hall are an office, a cloakroom, and a prepared to erect a church building
staircase leading up in Kowloon Tong, where most of the which seats 157 people; an extension a gallery congregation of the church have their homes. The first step in realis- to this staircase gives access to the ing their ambition was made at the bell chamber. beginning of February when mem- bers of the group gathered at the site of the new church to take part in the ground breaking service.
The site of the building, which is located at the corner of Waterloo and Lancashire Roads, is about 152' 0" by 75' 6" with its long axis lying east and west.
In the nave there is seating accom- two modation for 360 people in blocks of seats with one centre alsle and two side aisles. The whole con-
gregation will have a clear and un- interrupted view of the chancel and altar, with no internal columns to
obstruct
their view. The side columns of the nave are set in slight- The main entrance to the church ly to allow for continuous glazing at will be from Waterloo Road, with the lower level of both side walls. subsidiary entrances from Lancashire practically to floor level. In each Road. Entrance is up a flight of bay, one window section extends up granite steps through a hall cor- to the roof level. responding to the narthex directly
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to the nave. from which it is The chancel, at the east end of separated by teak sliding doors, the nave, is raised about three feet which can be opened if necessary to above the general floor level, and is
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cross.
FLINT
ROAD
N.K.I. L.
2637
TUNG
ROAD
OH
N.K.I.L.
2665
N.K.I.L
2570
"DERAY
CHESTER
ROAD
NKIL. 3750
LANCASHIRE
CAMBRIDGE
NKIL
2338
ROAD
N.K.I
2802
ROAD
WATERLOO
WVTION
N.K.I.L
1709
N.KI.L.
732
ROAD
ESSEA CRESCENT
N.KIL. 792
Bleck plan.