A damaged brick building, the side wall of which has collapsed.
Bricks on Struthers Lane, fallen from a building on Lichfield Street.
A man removing bricks from a building on Oxford Street, Lyttelton.
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010.
Victoria Street. So sad to see history die - both buildings and business.
Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
A close up of missing bricks from a building on Cashel Street.
Two people survey fallen bricks from a building in the city centre.
A cluster of bricks remain lodged between a pipe and wooden framework.
A man clearing broken bricks from a building on Oxford Street, Lyttelton.
Fallen bricks lie on the roof of a bar on The Strip.
A photograph showing exposed an exposed brick wall on the Crossing building.
A photograph showing large piles of bricks from collapsed and demolished buildings.
A photograph of fallen bricks and a collapsed fence on Kilmore Street.
Damage to a house. Sections of the brick exterior walls have crumbled.
Damage to residential properties. In the background is a damaged brick property.
Bricks are piled onto wooden pallets along Montreal Street outside Cranmer Court.
A trailer of bricks in front of a house with damaged walls.
A brick wall with flaked paint. The adjourning building has been demolished.
Scaffolding around Satchmo Hairdressing, where sections of the brick wall have crumbled.
Damage to the British Hotel on Oxford Street. The top of the building has crumbled bringing the roof down with it. Bricks lay along the footpath where they landed. Wire fencing has used to create a cordon around the building.
Damage to a building on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. The facade of the top storey has crumbled, the bricks falling into the street. Rubble from damaged buildings can be seen along the street in the distance.
A photograph of earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Tuam Street and Madras Street. The top corner of the façade has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath below. The building has been cordoned off by wire fencing and the road is closed.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks in the gable have crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van below. Police tape has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Coachman Inn on Gloucester Street. Parts of the roof have fallen away and there are many cracks in the building. Bricks and rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Detail of the side of the front wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The edge of the wall has separated from the bricks and is threatening to topple. Cracks can be seen running diagonally through the brick wall, the rest of the wall missing above.
A photograph of a car on Manchester Street which has been crushed by falling rubble. Bricks and other rubble from the earthquake-damaged shops above are scattered across the road in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the side of the car.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Bealey Avenue. The outer wall of the house has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath in front. In the background, the bathroom has been exposed, and a window is lying in the bath tub.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The front and side of the house has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the garden, exposing the rooms inside. Emergency tape has been draped across the front of the property as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The upper section of the walls have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the lower section of the wall.