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St Andrew's Church, Christchurch

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In 1854 a committee was set up to establish a Presbyterian church for Christchurch. The committee was granted a plot of land on the corner of Tuam and Oxford terrace from the Government. The committee also requested a minister be sent from Scotland.
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of the now larger church. A further addition was made between 1892 and 1893 when the nave was widened to allow for more seating. The church moved in 1986 from its original site opposite the
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was added. At this time the original building was divided into two halves with a new nave being built between the two halves. This turned the original building's two halves into the
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The building was modified and enlarged a number of times between 1862 and 1986. The first addition happened around 1862 when a
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was chosen and arrived in Christchurch in 1856. The original church was designed by the architect Henry John Cridland.
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The original site of St Andrew's Church is marked by this 2006 memorial sculpture
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Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Canterbury Region
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as a Category I historic place, with the registration number being 304.
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A History of Presbyterianism and the Presbyterian Church in Canterbury
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to its current home in the grounds of Rangi Ruru School.
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and was first opened for worship on 1 February 1857.
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43°31′08″S 172°37′00″E / 43.5190201°S 172.6165535°E / -43.5190201; 172.6165535
Christchurch Central City
Denomination
Architect(s)
Gothic Revival style
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Rangi Ruru
Christchurch
Heritage New Zealand
Gothic Revival style

Charles Fraser
nave
transepts
Christchurch Hospital
New Zealand Historic Places Trust
A History of Presbyterianism and the Presbyterian Church in Canterbury
"St Andrew's Presbyterian Church"
"Search the List | St Andrew's Church (Presbyterian) | Heritage New Zealand"
Categories
Gothic Revival church buildings in New Zealand
Churches in Christchurch
Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Canterbury Region
Churches completed in 1857
2011 Christchurch earthquake
Listed churches in New Zealand
1850s churches in New Zealand
Presbyterian churches in New Zealand

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