Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed part of the old City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Looking into Cathedral Square from the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard. On the left is the damaged former Municipal Chambers, a historic Queen Anne building on the intersection of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace. On the right is the Clarendon Tower.
Damage to Cambridge Terrace, where the footpath has slumped towards the river. In the background is a pile of bricks and building rubble.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Neither of these buildings will be there for much longer".
Detail of damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping on the parapet is protecting the building from further damage.
The Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace, with wire fencing around the building. Weeds have grown in the garden and along the balustrade.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGC rescue on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Multi-story building collapsed in Cambridge Terrace, 36 trapped".
An aerial photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old City Library being demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old City Library being demolished".
A photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance from Cambridge Terrace. Wire fences block pedestrian access and bear a sign stating, "Extreme danger, keep out".
A photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance from Cambridge Terrace. Wire fences block pedestrian access and bear a sign stating, "Extreme danger, keep out".
Tour bus on Cambridge Terrace.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-042
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".