A sign outside St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square advertising new venues for church services. Behind it the front wall of the church can be seen with the plywood and tarpaulins that have been used to weather proof the gaps where masonry has fallen away.
A sign outside St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square advertising new venues for church services. Behind it the front wall of the church can be seen with the plywood and tarpaulins that have been used to weather proof the gaps where masonry has fallen away.
The Durham Street Methodist Church. The top of the roof has broken away and is now boarded up. Bracing has been placed in the front of the building to hold it together and limit further damage from aftershocks. Scaffolding has been erected on the right side.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A cross scratched in the glass of a window in St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Kaiapoi".
A photograph of Knox Church reflected in the window of a nearby building.
A photograph of Knox Church reflected in the window of a nearby building.
A photograph of the badly damaged ChristChurch Cathedral, taken from a demolition site in Cathedral Square.
The Lyttelton Union Parish Chapel on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. Behind it are the Port Hills.
The bell tower of St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the tower has collapsed, and many of the bricks have crumbled along the side into the roof of the church. A skip has been lifted up by a crane next to the tower with a man inside.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'ChristChurch Cathedral' displayed on a billboard on the corner of Station Road and Maurice Road in Auckland.
The damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork in the gables of the building has crumbled onto the footpath below, exposing the wooden structure beneath and the inside of the church.
Road cones on Stanmore Road in front of the cordoned-off Richmond Methodist Church.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The roof has been weather proofed with plywood and there are cracks in the buildings masonry. The remains of fallen bricks can be seen on the footpath. A safety fence has been erected around the building.
St John's Presbyterian Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The ground around the church is strewn with masonry that has fallen from the church's walls and collapsed tower. The building's front door has been red-stickered and a sign that reads "No entry" is stuck to it.
A photograph of liquefaction along the footpath in front of St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The church was severely damaged during the 4 September earthquake. Tape has been placed around the building to warn people off.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
A photograph of a hole in the footpath outside St Paul's Church where liquefaction has forced its way up.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where the tower has crumbled revealing the inner structure.