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QuakeStory 37

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A story submitted by Adam to the QuakeStories website.

QuakeStory 30

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A story submitted by Allie to the QuakeStories website.

QuakeStory 64

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A story submitted by Rachel to the QuakeStories website.

QuakeStory 78

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A story submitted by Keryn to the QuakeStories website.

SCIRT Investigations presentation

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A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Christchurch City Council and CPG New Zealand, providing an overview of the investigation work completed.

The Car Makes its Presence Felt, Cashel Street c. 1920

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Cashel Street has been taken over by the new phenomenon – motor cars. This photograph documents the quickly changing dynamics of a street which once enjoyed a more sedentary pace of life. Ch…

From Thames to a New Life in Christchurch

Articles, Lost Christchurch

In early October 1889, my 2 x great aunt, Clara Wright leaves her family home in Thames and travels on the steamer, ‘Tarawera’ to start a new life with her estranged father in Christchu…

Market Square: swamp, river and raupo in the central city

Articles, Lost Christchurch

It was hard to avoid sinking up to your knees in wet weather in Market Square in 1862. This panoramic photograph shows Christchurch’s Market Place (later renamed Victoria Square) the damp ge…

Torlesse Building, the first stone structure in Cathedral Square

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The first stone structure built in Cathedral Square was the small Gothic stone Torlesse building. Situated in the south-west corner of the square, the two storey, three gable dormer windowed buildi…

New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Street 1932

Articles, Lost Christchurch

An open field along the west side of Manchester street, bounded by a row of well-grown English Poplars and known as the Circus Paddock, was regularly used for touring circuses which came to town.

Opening of the Boating Season, Avon River

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The wide stretches of the Avon River provided a suitable stretch of water for rowing to become a major sport and past time for Christchurch residents. The Canterbury Rowing Club was formed in 1861 …

The Edwardian Seaside of Sumner c. 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Sumner Beach was the last stop on the Sumner line. In this intriguing photograph, we can see the goings on of a typical summer’s weekend, one hundred and six years ago. Hundreds of city dwe…

William H. Harris, Wholesale Tinsmith, 101 Colombo Street, 1898

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The neat and narrow, plastered brick building of William Henry Harris, Tinsmith of Christchurch stood at 101 Colombo Street in a matching line with a set of others. Standing opposite Mason Struther…

From Hotel to Hospital – St. Helen’s Maternity, Durham Street, Sydenham, 1…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

In 1907, a former public house on the corner of Durham and Battersea Street, Sydenham, was opened as the first women’s maternity hospital in Christchurch. Founded by the Right Honorable Richa…

Mrs Merritt’s Boarding House

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Drunkeness was a serious problem in Christchurch by the late 1870s. It didn’t help that for a city of its size, there were 47 hotels and breweries as opposed to just 10 dentists and chemist …

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 282-283: Co-Location of S…

A PDF copy of pages 282-283 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Co-Location of Secondary Schools in Christchurch Post 22 February 2011 Earthquake'. Photo: Phil Arvidson. With permission: St Bede's, Marian College and the Ministry of Education.

The Space Between Words - Exhibition Panel 14: Gerard Smythe

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A pdf copy of panel 14 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Gerard Smythe about his experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Smythe sitting outside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Space Between Words - Exhibition Panel 1: Meredith Dyer

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A pdf copy of panel 1 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Meredith Dyer about her experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Dyer sitting on a path in the Botanical Gardens.

The Space Between Words - Exhibition Panel 6: Paul Jenkins

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A pdf copy of panel 6 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Paul Jenkins about his experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Jenkins sitting in a room of his house.

The Space Between Words - Exhibition Panel 3: Rose Laing

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A pdf copy of panel 3 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Rose Laing about her experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Laing in her earthquake-damaged and overgrown garden.