St John the Baptist Church, Christchurch
Appearance
St John the Baptist Church | |
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Ruins of St John the Baptist Church, following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake | |
43°31′56.1″S 172°38′34.3″E / 43.532250°S 172.642861°E | |
Address | Latimer Square, Christchurch |
Country | New Zealand |
Previous denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Status | Church (former) |
Founded | 24 June 1864 |
Dedication | John the Baptist |
Consecrated | 27 December 1865 |
Events | 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Demolished |
Architect(s) | |
Architectural type | Church (former) |
Closed | February 2011 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone |
St John the Baptist Church is a former Anglican church that was located in Latimer Square, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Founded on 24 June 1864, the church was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and Maxwell Bury and consecrated on 27 December 1865.[1]
The stone church was severely damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake[2] and subsequently demolished. On its section the Transitional Cathedral was constructed, made out of cardboard by the architect Shigeru Ban.
The congregation is today known as Latimer Church and meets in St Albans.
References
[edit]- ^ "Church of St. John the Baptist, Latimer Square, Christchurch". Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Photograph Collection. Christchurch City Council. n.d. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Lost heritage Christchurch City D–H". New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
External links
[edit] Media related to St John the Baptist Church, Christchurch at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Canterbury Region
- Religious buildings and structures in Christchurch
- 20th-century Anglican church buildings in New Zealand
- Buildings and structures demolished as a result of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
- Buildings and structures demolished in 2011
- Christchurch Central City
- Listed churches in New Zealand
- 1860s churches in New Zealand
- Stone churches in New Zealand
- Former Anglican church buildings in New Zealand
- Oceanian church stubs
- New Zealand building and structure stubs