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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Bartholomew's Anglican Church in Kaiapoi is the oldest surviving church in Canterbury. It was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and completed in 1855".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 166

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of St Bartholomew's Anglican Church in Kaiapoi, the oldest surviving church in Canterbury. It was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and completed in 1855".

Christchurch Club

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Latimer Square. Designed by Benjamin Mountfort, built 1860-62. Italian Villa style. The holly hedge is at least 1450 years old.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 167

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A cross scratched in the glass of a window in St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Kaiapoi".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 165

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The organ in St Bartholomew's Anglican Church in Kaiapoi, the oldest surviving church in Canterbury. The organ has survived the earthquakes well".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 164

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The stained glass window above the altar in St Bartholomew's Anglican Church in Kaiapoi. This is the oldest surviving church in Canterbury".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 168

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "'1860' and 'WW' ,the initials of the first vicar, scratched in the glass of a window in St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Kaiapoi".

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings

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Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 Feburary 2011. This small cluster of historic buildings in central Christchurch are treasured by the city, both for their historical importance and their beauty. Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (1858 to 1865) were designed by Benjamin Mountfort, C...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to the Lodge of Unanimity No 3, at t…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Lodge of Unanimity No 3 at the intersection of St Davids Street and Sumner Road. Original BuildingAdditions The Lodge of Unanimity was established in Lyttelton in 1851. This building was designed in 1878 by Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort, who was a member of th...

Church of the Good Shepherd

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The Church of the Good Shepherd (Philips Street) is a fine example of High Victorian Gothic architecture and was designed by Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort in 1884. It has suffered some major damage during 6.3 quake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. From Psalm 23 (King James Version) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. ...

Restoring the Townsend Telescope

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The Townsend Observatory is located in the Arts Centre of Christchurch, in what used to be Canterbury College (now University of Canterbury). The Townsend telescope itself is a historic 6-inch Cooke refractor built in 1864 for early Christchurch colonist, Mr James Townsend, and gifted by him to Christchurch College in 1891. At the same time, the Canterbury Astronomical Society handed over its funds to the College to help erect an observatory. The College used this, and money it had set aside for a medical school, to build a biological laboratory with an attached observatory tower, which was completed in 1896. The Biology Building and Observatory Tower was the last major design by architect Benjamin Mountfort. Mr Walter Kitson was appointed custodian of the telescope and regular public open nights commenced. and continued until 2010, with the telescope being operated by students of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury. The Observatory Tower was badly damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake and collapsed in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The telescope was badly damaged by the collapse, but, amazingly, the optics were found entirely intact. The Department of Physics and Astronomy plans to restore the Townsend Telescope so that it can be returned to a replica Observatory Tower in its central city home, enabling the people of Christchurch, and visitors, to enjoy views of the night sky through this beautiful and historic telescope once again.