Founders Heritage Park St. Peter’s Church overlooked the Nelson Haven tidal flats along Atawhai Drive before it was moved to Founders Heritage Park in 1983. It was consecrated St. Peter’s-by-the-Strand in 1874 due to its location by Nelson’s shoreline. In 1982, a new church was built for Atawhai parish, and St. Peter’s-by-the-Strand was fondly renamed Old St. Peter’s. The church retired its service to Nelson’s Anglican community when it was moved to the Park. It is now adorned with Roman Catholic and Methodist objects, including stained glass windows that cast jewel-toned light on a nun’s stall from the Nelson Convent. The replica clock tower at the front of the building once counted-down the minutes for the boys at Nelson College, until the 1929 Murchison Earthquake demolished the original structure. St. Peter’s Church continues to be a beautiful setting for weddings and other services.