The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Churchill Tavern.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ
This used to be a perfectly straight and flat road!
After the demolition - ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
Photographs of the former Nurse Maude building, 192 Madras Street, taken November 2010.
Note that the Southern Blues Bar, 196 Madras Street, has since been demolished.
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Christchurch's Graffiti House...
This Cranford Street house was damaged in the earthquakes and is due for demolished this week but has been given a Graffiti Makeover by local Street Artists.
Demolition underway on the old Government Life building on a walk around the city September 7, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
What was one of the busier intersection pre earthquakes!
Where once were buildings! From the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace.
The same view as the previous photo. Building demolished after the earthquake of 2011!
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Still awaiting a repair, but with so many bridges closed or partially closed we are lucky this one had what maybe minor damage.
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
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8 Velsheda Street, Bexley, Christchurch, across the road from my house was demolished a week or so ago, just one of many demolitions of Red Zone properties at the moment. This house was about ten years old and suffered land damage during the 4th September 2010 and 22nd February 2011 earthquakes.
The same fate awaits my house later in the year o...
Eighty years and then the damage was done. Result of the earthquake on 22/02/11.
Two relatively new town houses in the Bexley "Red Zone". Awaiting demolition due to severe land problems. Have been vandalised.
Yes, it was a joke. The tours, that is, not the yard filled with earthquake-caused sand volcanos. They were very real. You can see one covering the driveway in this photo.
The signs read as follows.
"Tours run 1/2 hourly.
$5.25 admission.
Eftpos unavailable."
"If you think this is bad... you should see the back!"
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
Fallen headstone due to September 4th earthquake:
Mary Ann DONALDSON
Died 20 April 1908
aged 68 years
Occupation: domestic of Division Street
Born: England
[information from cemetery online database and listed as in same plot as below]
In loving remembrance of
James DONALDSON
who departd this life
June 10th 1904 aged 77 years
"Thou shalt come t...
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
The South Brighton bridge abutment (city side). Bridge looks fine, just both approaches have moved A LOT!
CD racks and bookshelf in lounge. Amazing that the glass vase on the glass topped coffee table didn't move!
My house (bought in March 2004) till the government procured it in October 2012, is finally being demolished. It will be an empty section in a couple of days, once they rip up the concrete base.
Note the rainbow on right.
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake.
File reference:
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos from Aotea Square during the two minutes' silence held around New Zealand on March 1, 2011 at 12.51pm
File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-Earthquake-Silence-Auckland-staff
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos from Aotea Square during the two minutes' silence held around New Zealand on March 1, 2011 at 12.51pm
File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-Earthquake-Silence-Auckland-staff-2
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
Photograph taken 12 May 2012
File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_006.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
