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ChristChurch Cathedral undergoing restoration in February 2021. On 22 August 2018, an agreement was signed that established a company, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Limited, to reinstate the cathedral. [109] Physical works include a combination of repair, restoration and seismic strengthening.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is the planned successor of Christchurch's former Catholic cathedral (of the same name) which was damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes and later demolished in 2020. This makes the cathedral the future mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch (Dioecesis Christopolitana). [1]
This list contains details of the restorations and alterations of churches in England, Scotland and Wales. He also worked on churches in Ireland, including restoration and rebuilding at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin between 1871 and 1878, [1] and the restoration of Kildare Cathedral from 1875. [4]
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, sometimes referred to as the Christchurch Basilica [1] or the Catholic Cathedral, was a Catholic cathedral on Barbadoes Street in central Christchurch, New Zealand. It was the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch and seat of the Bishop of Christchurch. It was not a basilica, despite ...
The Great Christchurch Building Trust (GCBT), co-chaired by former MPs Jim Anderton and Philip Burdon, took the Anglican Church to the High Court, to determine whether the decision to demolish ChristChurch Cathedral breached an Act of Parliament that protects church buildings, and whether an insurance payout for ChristChurch Cathedral can be ...
From 1995 to 2005, Elliott led the initiatives to restore and renew the building of Christ Church Cathedral. This program of exterior and interior renovation, including the installation of a new tracker action pipe organ, cost $12 million. The restoration of the cathedral won awards from the City of Vancouver and the national heritage foundation.
At the west end of the cathedral is a fully integrated stone bridge, leading to the former synod hall, which was built on the site of St Michael's, a prebendal church of Christ Church which was demolished by Street during his restoration of the cathedral. This hall, which incorporates the old St Michael's tower, was formerly used for hosting ...
St Michael & All Angels served as the pro-cathedral until the completion of ChristChurch Cathedral in 1881. [2] The architect of the current church was William Fitzjohn Crisp. He had come out from England in 1864 as the pupil of Robert Speechly who had been appointed by George Gilbert Scott to supervise the building of Christ Church Cathedral. [3]