A photograph of the house number spray-painted on the footpath in front of 424 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Major Hornbrook Drive. The chimney has collapsed and many of the tiles have been lifted on the roof. Tarpaulins have been laid over the holes in the roof as waterproofing, but the closest has shredded. Gaps can be seen between the bricks in the wall and the wall to the left has crumbled.
Two people examine damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. The near wall is leaning at an alarming angle. I didn't like walking past it".
A photograph of the house number spray-painted on the footpath outside Robin Duff's property at 386 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".
A photograph of the house number spray-painted on the footpath in front of 388 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".
A photograph of a house on Glenarm Terrace in Dallington. The chimney fell off the roof during the September earthquake and the bricks are still lying on the ground. A tarpaulin has been placed over the top of the hole to prevent water damage inside the house. Ironically, it has been weighed down with bricks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Marsha Witehira had the bricks from the wall of her house fall onto her bed where she was sleeping. Both sides of her house have collapsed".
RWTU3388135 (ex Triton TTNU3388135) about to be placed on the ground outside my "Red Zone" house. This is the second container, the first is away in storage with 95% of the house hold stuff. This one is for the hobby (no, not photography gear) and garage stuff.
A member of the Territorial Forces Unit clearing silt from a house in east Christchurch.
A empty site in Bexley where a house once stood is surrounded by security fencing.
Houses on Kilmore Street. A ladder can be seen leaning against the wall of one.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The design of a quake house for bracelets by Petersen's Jewellers".
A photograph of a detail of the house at 6 Saint Davids Street in Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The design of a quake house for bracelets by Petersen's Jewellers".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The design of a quake house for bracelets by Petersen's Jewellers".
A photograph of a piece of a beam from the house at 116 Centaurus Road.
Damage to a residential house. A relatively intact wall is being supported with wooden bracing.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gloucester Street".
An empty section where a house once stood at 4 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton.
The letter box of a house on Avonside Drive. Someone has written EQC on it.
The remaining stump of the collapsed chimney of a house on Maling Street in Avonside.
Rocks from the fallen cliff have rolled inside the carport of this house in Redcliffs.
The empty site of what was formerly a two-storey house on Canterbury Street, Lyttelton.
A photograph of a large crack in the garden of a house on Avonside Drive.
A garage in a residential property in Woolston which is leaning away from the house.
A photograph of a detail of the house at 6 Saint Davids Street in Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Elizabeth Shipston had her St Albans house cleaned out by burglars".
A photograph of a collapsed house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gloucester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Overgrown property in a residential area. The house has big cracks down the exterior wall.
