Christopher Clifford is originally from Salisbury, England, while wife Lisa moved to Dunedin from the United States. : Hallelujah house

The owners enjoy the sense of space provided by the high ceilings. This view is from the mezzanine floor. : Hallelujah house

A weeping ash is one of several established trees on the seaside property. : Hallelujah house

The kitchen is in what was the sacristy. : Hallelujah house

The brass railing from the church's shrine now sits in front of the windows on the mezzanine level. : Hallelujah house

The former confessional has been converted to a pantry. : Hallelujah house

Appropriately for a church near the sea, the holy water font is a shell. : Hallelujah house

The church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, opened in 1936, had buttresses at intervals around its brick walls and, inside, a shrine surrounded by a brass railing. The New Zealand Tablet said visitors were attracted by the church's ''simple beauty''. : Hallelujah house

A weeping ash is one of several established trees on the seaside property. : Hallelujah house