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The Belfry today. Jonn Nicholson
175 years ago, the bell for Christchurch first rang out across the plains. The bell arrived in Lyttelton with the first Canterbury Association settlers in December 1850 (reports suggest it came on the Charlotte Jane), and along with an organ and some wood carving...
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All was not plain sailing for the church in the new settlement. Between 1851 and 1872 there was persistent conflict over buildings, finance, and leadership as the Anglican church in Christchurch evolved from makeshift beginnings into a more structured parish system.
The rudimentary V-hut on church...
