The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen from Cashel Street. The left side of the hotel has a noticable slump.
Damage to buildings on Manchester Street, with the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Holiday Inn in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city with the cathedral at the bottom right and the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Westpac Building and Holiday Inn clustered in the bottom right".
A photograph looking south out a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Notable landmarks include: New Regent Street and the Rendezvous Hotel on the left side of the photograph; the Novotel in the centre; the Lyttelton Times building to the right; and the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background.
Crowds outside Ballantynes at the opening of the Re:Start mall. The Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Cashel Mall to the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Westpac Building".
A photograph of excavators clearing rubble on High Street. In the background is the partially-deconstructed Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of a detail of 230 High Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a detail of 230 High Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a detail of 230 High Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background.
Security checkpoint at the cordon on Manchester Street. In the background the Grand Chancellor is on a noticeable lean.
The top of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
A card at Christ Church Cathedral reads, "Sad goodbye to the grand old lady of Christchurch. Wonderful memories, never forgotten."
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The huge crane in action outside the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "197-203 Hereford Street viewed from Latimer Square - Demolition site of Avonmore House".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Two giant nibblers demolishing the last of the Hotel Grand Chancellor car park, Cashel Street".
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen from Cashel Street, near Clarkson Avenue. The left side of the hotel has a noticable slump.
A panoramic photograph looking south out of a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Notable landmarks include: New Regent Street and the Rendezvous Hotel on the left side of the photograph; the Novotel in the centre; the Lyttelton Times building and the Forsyth Barr building to the right; and the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the distance.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city near Cashel and High Streets. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The dense collection of buildings surrounding the Hotel Grand Chancellor with the two cranes being used for the demolition. What little of the street is visible running horizontally across the photograph is Hereford Street".
A photograph of the partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor with the Holiday Inn to the left as well as two large cranes.
People look through the cordon fencing on the Bridge of Remembrance. The Grand Chancellor can be seen through the arch of the bridge.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street to Worcester Street (Heritage Hotel) with the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background".
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the tops of other buildings. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the tops of other buildings. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
People look through the cordon fencing on the Bridge of Remembrance. The Grand Chancellor can be seen through the arch of the bridge.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers up high - working conditions most of us wouldn't want!".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Worcester Street, the lean on the left still visible".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The side view of the All Seasons Hotel which used to be obscured by the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
