St James' Anglican Church ruins

About 2025

St James' Anglican Church ruins

About 2025

St James' Anglican Church ruins in Riccarton on a rainy day.

Contributors note: "St James Church on Riccarton Road was pulled down after more than a decade standing derelict. A box of bibles lay beside me in the rain while I took this image. A metaphor for desolation and sacrilege. 2025"

Creator: Spike Sight

Contributor: Spike Sight

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-SpSi-0002

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Contact us about this

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you. Your comment has been saved and queued for moderation.

Report this entry

Please enter your details and we'll contact you for more information.

Thank you for your report

More from the same area

1st Canterbury Regimental Band in Sydney

1960s

The 1st Canterbury Regimental Band during a visit to Sydney.

1st Canterbury Regimental Band rehersal

1960s

The 1st Canterbury Regimental Band rehearsing on the grounds of ...

1st Canterbury Regimental Band at Tekapo

1950s

The 1st Canterbury Regimental Band at Tekapo. In the front ...

Defyd Williams

c1980

Defyd Williams, the musical director of the Canterbury ...

Bowker Fountain postcard

1930s

A colourised postcard of the Bowker Fountain at Night in ...

1

The Cadillac Fleetwood

1994

"Got the Cadillac at Blackadder Motors. Wouldn't start for a ...

Ascot Millinery girls 1951

May 1951

"Ascot Millinery girls in 1951. From left - Margaret Scott who ...

Trots at Addington

28 November 1959

Taken at Addington Raceway and pictured, from left Betty ...

Betty Beecroft in Cathedral Square

1950s

Betty Beecroft nee Watkins posing outside ChristChurch Cathedral ...

Meeting Santa Claus

c.1940

Ronnie Watkins and Betty Watkins sitting with Santa Claus.

1
1

Trade Service Ltd

1950s

Trevor Beecroft next to his truck outside the Trade Service Ltd ...

Posing by the car

1950s

Trevor Beecroft kneeling in front of his car.

Car in wider Canterbury

1950s

A man, a friend of the Beecroft family, next to his car with a ...

Cars near woodland

1950s

Trevor Beecroft (left) with an unidentified man with cars near ...

Taking a break

1950s

Trevor Beecroft taking a break with a drink and smoking next to ...

Seated by the Avon River

c.1953

Betty Watkins sitting on the bank of the Avon River with two ...

Car on a dirt road

1950s

Trevor Beecroft posing next to his car on a dirt road with hills ...

Car in a paddock

1950s

An unidentified man, a friend of Trevor Beecroft, next to his ...

Crossing the Bridge of Remembrance

1940s

Ngaere Watkins pushing a pram across the Bridge of Remembrance ...

Walking in the central city

1940s

Ngaere Watkins and Arthur Watkins walking in central ...

Day out at Addington

1950s

A group of people, including one child at Addington Raceway.

Sitting on a motorcycle

1950s

Trevor Beecroft with his girlfriend sitting on a motorcycle in a ...

Two men walking

1950s

Two men, one carrying a suitcase and the other smoking, walking ...

Search/Browse the collection