Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Damage to the Edgeware Law building on Colombo Street. A brick wall has collapsed into the carpark exposing a bathroom.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the shops has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen to the footpath, taking the awnings with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the shops has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen to the footpath, taking the awnings with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Locals watch the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Locals watch the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Blade Runners Hair Design on Hills Road in Edgeware. The veranda collapsed during the 4 September earthquake, bringing down the parapet as well.
Building construction in Edgeware. This will eventually house a SuperValue supermarket, on the fence is a large sign that says 'Kia Kaha Chch'.
Detail of the front right corner of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. Many of the bricks have broken and fallen away.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Quillan Dextar (5) rides past the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Quillan Dextar (5) rides past the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Diggers on the former site of St Paul's School, now demolished. A sign reads "St Paul's School, open at our temporary site, 102 Champion St, Edgeware".
A damaged dairy on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street. Part of the brick facade has fallen, collapsing the awnings. Bricks litter the road.
A view across Edgeware Road to the cleared site of St Mary and St Athanasius Church. The site has been cordoned off with road cones and emergency tape.
Detail of the side wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The bricks at the top of the wall have crumbled, revealing the second layer of bricks inside.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Ambrose Heal Furniture on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The brick walls have cracked and crumbled, exposing the inside of the building.
People walk past a damaged building on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street. Parts of the brick facade have collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.
St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The wall of the gable has crumbled onto the pavement below, bending the front gate. Road cones and tape indicate that it is not safe to enter.
Detail of the side of the front wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road, right side. Cracks can be seen running diagonally between the bricks. The top of the wall has crumbled onto the pavement below.
A stone gable wall of one of the buildings of the Beulah Christian Fellowship has partly collapsed, damaging the roof below. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. I think this must be part of the Beulah Christian Fellowship. Taken from Edgeware Rd".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Ambrose Heal Furniture on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The brick walls have cracked and crumbled, exposing the inside of the building. Police tape has been placed around the property as a cordon.
Detail of the side of the front wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The edge of the wall has separated from the bricks and is threatening to topple. Cracks can be seen running diagonally through the brick wall, the rest of the wall missing above.
The fish and chip shop on Hills Road in Edgeware. The building is red stickered meaning it is unsafe to enter. Without the glass in the window, the inside of the store is easy to see. Panelling on the walls and roof have come down and much of the furniture has been removed.
A digger being loaded onto the back of a truck. The photographer comments, "After clearing away the remains of a building in Christchurch, New Zealand destroyed by the February 22 earthquake the digger can now be transported to its next destination for destruction".