The Nurses' Memorial Chapel at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand, is registered as a Category I heritage building. The chapel is significant as New Zealand's first hospital chapel, and as the country's only World War I memorial solely dedicated to women, and is worldwide the only hospital chapel dedicated to nurses who died in World War I.
The Nurses Memorial Chapel following the February 2011 earthquake
The foundation stone shows the name of the Duchess of York, but her husband stood in for her as she was ill that day
Christchurch Hospital is the largest tertiary hospital in the South Island of New Zealand. The public hospital is in the centre of Christchurch city, on the edge of Hagley Park, and serves the wider Canterbury region. The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) operates the hospital with funding from the government.
Aerial view of Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch Hospital pictured in 1872.