Church Square in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch

Church Square – surrounds St Mary’s Church. Not a lot of information on the library website. There is a well used cycleway that goes through Church Square. There is a mixture of new and old houses in the square and most are in a good condition. The square is close to the Salvation Army Hostel and many of the ‘clients’ like to hang around in the church grounds. It is a lovely wooden church and the historic bell-tower is one of my favourite buildings and it is dedicated to the memory of Richard John Seddon. The lych gate is a memorial to local WWI casualties. The drop in centre Manuka Cottage since the earthquakes uses the church as their premises. The church started out as a small room in 1867 but was gradually enlarged until you get the current building. If you want more information about the church you can google St Mary the Virgin in Addington. I do have a geocache hidden here.