St John's Presbyterian Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The ground around the church has been strewn with masonry from the church's walls and collapsed tower. The spire of the collapsed tower has fallen in front of the church, which has been enclosed by a safety fence.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The steeple was removed after the September earthquake. The future of church is unclear, but the church hall has been demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The steeple was removed after the September earthquake. The future of church is unclear, but the church hall has been demolished".
The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers to retrieve the church's valuable and historic organ.
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 damaged Knox Church on Bealey Avenue. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden beams. The photographer comments, "You can now see how the old churches were constructed".
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St Joseph's Catholic Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The front wall of the church has collapsed, and the gates have been wrapped in red tape reading, 'Danger keep out'.
St Joseph's Catholic Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The front wall of the church has collapsed, and the gates have been wrapped in red tape reading, 'Danger keep out'.
Damage to Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. Bricks and stonework have fallen from the gables of the church, exposing the wooden framework beneath.
Parts of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which have been wrapped in brown paper and stacked on the church floor to be transported.
The pulpit of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The scaffolding around it has been constructed to allow workers to remove the church's historic and valuable organ.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The gable end of the brick building has collapsed.
The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers from the South Island Organ Company to retrieve the church's valuable historic organ.
Cracks in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A large metal block inside Durham Street Methodist Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Holy Trinity Anglican Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Anglican Church on Winchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Anglican Church on Winchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Anglican Church on Winchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street Methodist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. The middle section of the church has collapsed and the roof is now resting on a pile of bricks and other rubble. The front and back walls of the church are still standing.