A car damaged by fallen bricks.
A car damaged by fallen bricks.
Earthquake damage to a brick fence.
A demon mask hangs from a brick chimney in New Brighton. Some of the bricks at the base of the chimney appear to have moved. The photographer comments, "Since the September earthquake brick chimneys have been tumbling down. I do not know if this was put up to ward off shaking of the chimney during earthquakes, but it seems to be working. This chimney has now been taken down at the end of March 2012 and replaced with a simple metal flue".
A photograph looking north across Tuam Street to Poplar Lane. Bricks from earthquake-damaged buildings litter the lane. A car parked on the left side of the lane has been crushed by falling bricks. To the left of the photograph a pile of rubble from Plume is sitting on the road. Behind this are two mannequins, still hanging in the store.
Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction.
A collapsed brick fence on Idris Road.
A collapsed brick fence on Idris Road.
Workers reinforcing a brick building in Lyttelton.
A damaged brick house on Avonside Drive.
Spray painted markings on a brick wall.
A collapsed brick fence on Colombo Street.
Damaged brick chimney on a residential property.
Fallen brick fence outside a residential property.
Damaged brick fence outside a residential property.
Damaged brick chimney on a residential property.
Damaged brick fence outside a residential property.
Damaged brick fence outside a residential property.
Damaged brick fence outside a residential property.
Damaged brick fence outside a residential property.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90 Riccarton Road, next to the One Stop Asian Supermarket. The brick wall of the building has crumbled, exposing the inside rooms.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Cartridge World on Linwood Avenue. The bricks on the west side of the building have crumbled onto the pavement below, exposing the inner wall.
A photograph of the Canterbury Times and Star Building on Gloucester Street. Bricks and rubble can be seen on the footpath and USAR codes have been spray painted on the doors.
Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The side of the building has collapsed. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The top storey of the building has collapsed, and the bricks and wood have fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks have crumbled from the gable, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van.
Damage to the Lyttelton Port. A concrete slab has separated from the pavement. A crack has opened up and bricks at the edge are falling in.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street towards The Crossing. USAR codes have been spray painted on the glass doors of buildings to the left and bricks along the footpath have been upturned.