▁following ▁day ▁shows ▁two ▁fire men ▁h osing ▁down ▁sm ould ering ▁rub ble ▁in ▁the ▁nave . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁period ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁The ▁Times ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁in ▁a ▁re organisation ▁of ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁par ishes ▁in ▁London , ▁authorities ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁re build ▁Christ ▁Church . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁designated ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁Christ ▁Church ▁parish ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁St ▁Sep ul ch re - without - New gate . ▁ ▁The ▁ste e ple , ▁still ▁standing ▁after ▁the ▁w art ime ▁damage , ▁was ▁dis ass emble d ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁put ▁back ▁together ▁using ▁modern ▁construction ▁methods . ▁The ▁surv iving ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁wall ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁east ▁wall ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁w iden ing ▁of ▁King ▁Edward ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ne o - Ge org ian ▁brick ▁offices ▁were ▁constructed ▁against ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins , ▁in ▁im itation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁vest ry ▁house ▁that ▁had ▁stood ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁former ▁nave ▁area ▁became ▁a ▁public ▁garden