A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Mary's Church in Merivale.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Mary's Church in Merivale.
The St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church and School, with some cracking on the footpath in front of the church.
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.
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.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The gable end of the brick building has collapsed.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The apex of one of the building's gables has collapsed.
Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact. A small film crew is filming in front of the Church.
Cracks in the ceiling and wall inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house in Linwood. The front wall of the church has collapsed inwards, exposing the interior of the church, now full of bricks.
Damage to a church, with a plaque reading "Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth".
An information board outside the Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton.
A sign outside St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square advertising new venues for church services.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The only church still standing in Lyttelton. The church is located on Winchester Street".
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
A crane sitting beside the fence cordoning off the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the foreground stones from the Christ Church Cathedral have been laid out on pallets.
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Deep cracks can be seen in the plaster on the wall.
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 spire of the ChristChurch cathedral, reflected in the windows of the Millennium hotel.
A photograph of the damaged Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
Cracks in the interior wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Sections of plaster have chipped off to reveal the stone and brickwork underneath.
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.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St John's Church on Hereford Street. A section of the church has collapsed, breaking through the fence and onto the footpath in front.
A splintered doorway in the remains of the Durham Street Methodist Church. A pile of broken masonry is sitting in front.
A couple standing in front of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.
The Oxford Terrace Baptist Church showing severe cracks in its facade. Metal beams have been used to prop up the building and its base is enclosed by a safety fence.
A vehicle that was smashed by fallen masonry from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the background, the broken building can be seen.