A photograph of a peice of masonry which has been removed from the roof of St John the Baptist Church and placed on the ground outside.
A photograph of a peice of masonry which has been removed from the roof of St John the Baptist Church and placed on the ground outside.
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 felt heart sewn to the wire fencing in front of the Ground Culinary Centre in Lyttelton. The heart provides a bit of beauty and hope to an otherwise depressing scene, with the word "Love" embroided in the centre.
The stitching of felt hearts on the anniversary of the first earthquake on the site of the demolished Ground Culinary Centre, which is now the Lyttelton Petanque Club grounds, a gathering spot for many community events and activities.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The cleared site of Ground, corner on London and Canterbury Streets, Lyttelton. A rest area and garden sales have developed here".
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 the east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Part of the roof sits on the ground in the section next door.
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.
Damage to the St John the Baptist church hall in Latimer Square, seen behind the cordon fence. On the ground next to some building rubble is a sign that says 'Danger!!! Wall unstable. Stay clear'.
The ground floor of the BNZ Building, seen from High Street. The glass has been removed and the insides gutted. The Cathedral can be viewed through the other side.
The top of one of the towers from the Arts Centre has been placed on the ground to prevent further damage. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Arts Centre".
Damage to the St John the Baptist church hall in Latimer Square, seen behind the cordon fence. On the ground next to some building rubble is a sign that says 'Danger!!! Wall unstable. Stay clear'.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers deconstructing the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Panels are being detached and the crane is lowering them to the ground".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the end of the day, these workers on the Hotel Grand Chancellor take a ride back to the ground".
A view that was impossible six years ago. There was a group of buildings including another high-rise in the vacant area in the middle ground.
Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside, making it susceptible to flooding.
Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside , making it susceptible to flooding.
An abandoned residential property at 37 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and the yard has become overgrown. The garage door has been vandalised with graffiti.
Damage to the bell tower of St Luke's Church on Manchester Street. The stones have crumbled and are lying on the ground where they fell. Damage can also be seen on the roof.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Scarborough cliffs showing the massive rock fall on 13 June. The red roof house (right) above the rock tongue poking into the sea, lost 25m of ground during the fall".
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside which has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Remnants of liquefaction silt can be seen around the edges of the crack.
Two damaged driveways on Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction can be seen in the gap between the two driveways, and behind them the ground has sunk. Weeds have grown through cracks in the concrete.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ground floor, IRD building. This book market is almost undisturbed while next door, the CTV building collapsed. Taken through the Cashel Street window".
Two damaged driveways on Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction can be seen in the gap between the two driveways, and behind them the ground has sunk. Weeds have grown through cracks in the concrete.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Moira Fraser standing beside this pole to show the normal height for the marker with two round luminous spots which is at ground level in the previous photo".
The partially constructed Pallet Pavilion on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. Concrete slabs have been laid on the ground and a stack of painted pallets can be seen in the background.
A photograph of holes in the ground on Colombo Street, left by the foundations of a demolished building. A remaining wall of the building previously housing Sergio's Menswear is still standing on the left.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Broken ground caused by the earthquake in a residential area near Kaipoi".