# Town Belt

Monument · Belt Street, Town Belt, Waimate

https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-99

## The record
- This is the bell tower of the first Presbyterian church in Waimate. The church, of wood in Gothic form, was opened for public worship by Rev. A.B. Todd of Oamaru in August 1874. The original church was replaced by a stone building in 1935. As a result
- Layer type: Monument
- Point: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-44.73026728264243&lon=171.04056158463888)

## The nearest of its kind

The next records filed under the same kind — measured point to point.
- [Clock Tower](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-93) · 647 m
- [Waimate Hospital](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-98) · 654 m
- [Margaret B Cruickshank Md](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-95) · 669 m

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Belt Street Park](https://www.chch.live/park/869-belt-street-park) — inside it
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.73026728264243&lon=171.04056158463888

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Town Belt?**

Monument.

**Where is Town Belt?**

Belt Street, Town Belt, Waimate.

**Where does this record come from?**

Environment Canterbury’s open facility layers — this entry’s source is Waimate District Council.

Data: https://api.chch.live/facility?id=monument-99 · source: Waimate District Council · layer refreshed 18 September 2026