Quid non pro patria: Bridge of Remembrance, 1924

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“The most historic bridge in Christchurch” The iconic stone arch which spans over Cashel Street bridge – linking Cambridge with Oxford Terrace is “a visible symbol” wh…

Ruth Gardner's Blog 03/04/2012: Bridge Club Bangs

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 April 2012 entitled, "Bridge Club Bangs".

Horseshoe Lake 1

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A digital photograph in a PDF format with caption. Image showing the view of the Avondale bridge during the 2012 Earthquake Memorial, looking East.

Horseshoe Lake 2

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A digital photograph in a PDF format with caption. Image showing one of the spectators on the Avondale bridge, a few minutes before the 2012 Earthquake Memorial, looking North-East.

Dallington 11

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned, "I miss living here, right by the river. I'd been there for quite a long time, 12 years or so. I realize now I took it for granted a bit. I used to get a bit bored with having a big old house that was cold, difficult to clean, and perhaps hard to keep warm. But now, when I go back there, I miss living in a big house by the river with an open fire and a big lounge and everything. I had the park there on the other side of the river. And there was a little bridge down there where you could walk over to it. There was actually a circuit you could do, up to the New Brighton Bridge and back. Yeah, it was beautiful".