Detail of the cracking in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
Damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church (formerly the St Albans Wesleyan Church) in Merivale.
Damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church (formerly the St Albans Wesleyan Church) in Merivale.
Damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church (formerly the St Albans Wesleyan Church) in Merivale.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the bell tower has collapsed into the roof of the church, some falling onto the ground below where it still lies.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the bell tower has collapsed into the roof of the church, some falling onto the ground below where it still lies.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St John the Baptist Church on Hereford Street near Latimer Square. The top of the tower has crumbled, the masonry spilling onto the lawn in front.
Damage to the roof of the church hall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, cordoned off with security fencing.
The roof of St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. Masonry has tumbled into the building, tearing a hole in the roof and exposing the inside of the church.
A photograph of the cracks in the masonry of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
St Paul's church in Dallington, with many of the tiles removed from the roof, and pallets stacked in front. The photographer comments, "St Pauls Catholic Church, partially demolished".
St Paul's church in Dallington, with many of the tiles removed from the roof, and pallets stacked in front. The photographer comments, "St Pauls Catholic Church, partially demolished".
Strengthening work being undertaken by two workers suspended over the gable of the Wesleyan Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The back of St John the Baptist Church on Hereford Street near Latimer Square. The tower has crumbled revealing the inner structure. The fallen bricks have been stacked on pallets, some still lying in the grass.
The tip of the gable on the Durham Street Methodist Church. The stone work has cracked and is leaning forward. Bracing can be seen at the back, holding the stonework in place.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata with a broken bell tower. Unfortunately the top fell through the church roof. A high fence topped with barbed wire has since been erected to keep the souvenir hunters away.
Stones fallen from the gable wall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Workers on scaffolding work on the damaged St Joseph's Catholic Church in Lyttelton.
St Mary & St Athanaslos Church on Edgeware Road. The gable at the front of the church has crumbled (as well as in the building behind). The bricks can still be seen along the ground.
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.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square with the tower and spire still intact.
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.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, where stones have fallen from the gable wall.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
A photograph of a cardboard sign outside St Paul's Church in Dallington. The sign reads, "St Paul's Parish Mass, Sunday 10am, Marian College Hall, North Parade". In the background police tape is draped around the building.
The Gospel Way Outreach Church in the process of being demolished on Charles Street. Down the side wall, a noticeable slump in the brick wall can be seen. This is probably why the building needed to be demolished.