Christ Church Cathedral in Christchurch was designed by George Gilbert Scott, who never visited the city. Benjamin Mountfort adapted the design and oversaw construction from 1873, with Cyril Mountfort supervising after 1898. The Anglican Church was the client. The lead gives construction from 1864 to 1904, with the cornerstone laid on December 16, 1864 and the nave consecrated on November 1, 1881. The infobox gives no dates.
The style is Gothic Revival, with a stone exterior and an internal timber frame. The nave is 100 feet (30 m) long, and the spire stood 207 feet (63 m) above the square before the February 2011 earthquake destroyed it and the upper tower.
The cathedral was deconsecrated in November 2011 and is closed and mothballed. The diocese voted to reinstate it in 2017, and a staged reopening aims for 2030. The article gives no regular hours.
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