Places of interest: In Masterton, a church hall and schoolroom have found new life in the service of art

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IF WALLS HAVE MEMORIES, the tWO old buildings that make up Janet Green's studio and living space have a rich past to look back on. The Masterton ceramic artist works in a transplanted Wairarapa schoolroom that once sheltered generations of children drowsing over their maths problems in the afternoon sunshine. The former Salvation Army church hall that now stands next to it must have hosted many a troupe of boy scouts, saluting the Queen and learning how to adjust their woggles. Today it provides Janet's living area, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a tiny mezzanine room.