This winter-eve is warm,
Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring,
The tender purple spray on copse and briers!
And that sweet city with her dreaming spires,
She needs not June for beauty's heightening,
Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!—
From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
A photograph of the spire of 109 Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of the spire of 109 Cambridge Terrace.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christ Church Cathedral with its spire missing".
A photograph of a spire of the Cranmer Centre with the finial on top.
A photograph of a spire of the Cranmer Centre with the finial on top.
A photograph of the finial on top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
More damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church following the 22 February earthquake. The church already had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.
More damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church following the 22 February earthquake. The church already had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
The road, driveway and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction on Papanui Road. In the background is the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church, which has had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.