This block of shops on Victoria Street was so badly damaged that it had to be demolished following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Christchurch CBD buildings after the 4 September earthquake".
A scorched building on Worcester Street. An electrical fire started in this building after the 4 September earthquake.
On the way to Darfield to locate the faultline where the tectonic plates slipped, causing the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Red stickered door means that this pub on Madras Street is no-go due to structural damage suffered in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This shop at the Colombo Street / Tuam Street corner lost its side wall in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This shop at the Colombo Street / Tuam Street corner lost its side wall in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage to shops along Riccarton Road following the September 4th 2010 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage to shops along Riccarton Road following the September 4th 2010 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage to shops along Riccarton Road following the September 4th 2010 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage to shops along Riccarton Road following the September 4th 2010 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage to shops along Riccarton Road following the September 4th 2010 earthquake".
One carved wooden corner bracket from Hadleigh House. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
The facade of this shop on Manchester Street was reduced to a heap of rubble during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A damaged concrete tilt-slab building. The slabs have separated and tilted, and are supported by steel bracing. The photographer comments, "This house in Christchurch was made by bolting 4 slabs of concrete together. A fantastic idea in a country prone to earthquakes".
Graphs showing changes in voting patterns in the local body elections as a result of the 4 September earthquake.
The Coastal Living design store on London Street in Lyttelton, still open and buzzing after the 4 September earthquake.
One carved wooden lintel that decorated a doorway at Hadleigh House. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
One carved wooden lintel that decorated a doorway in Hadleigh House. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
Twelve carved elements from a fireplace carving at Hadleigh House. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
One carved wooden lintel that decorated a doorway in Hadleigh House. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
Repairs being carried out on this restaurant (converted from a church) at the Hereford Street / Manchester Street intersection;aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This beautiful building on Madras Street is red stickered and may be condemned if the structural damage it suffered in the magnitude 7,1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010 cannot be repaired.
This beautiful building on Madras Street is red stickered and may be condemned if the structural damage it suffered in the magnitude 7,1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010 cannot be repaired.
This beautiful building on Madras Street is red stickered and may be condemned if the structural damage it suffered in the magnitude 7,1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010 cannot be repaired.
Collapsed silos at David Bell Daffodil Farm in Leeston; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Durham Street overbridge, towards Railway Station. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
