On Lyttelton’s Winchester Street stand three early stone churches, all of them important buildings in the development of church architecture in Canterbury. Trinity (Anglican) dates from 1859, St John’s Presbyterian from 1864 and St Joseph’s (Roman Catholic) from 1866.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church, designed by Architect Samuel Farr, originally was used for a dual purpose as the Lyttelton High School during the week and for worship at weekends.

The churche were badly damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.