A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Memorial, Avonhead Cemetery. 26 Feb 2012.".
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 30 June 2011 showing signs warning of the danger posed by unstable headstones in Lyttelton Roman Catholic and Dissenters (Public) Cemeteries in Reserve Terrace. Several toppled headstones and collapsed grave surrounds are visible in the photograph. Looking east from the main gate. The Lyttelton c...
rubble from earthquake at Papanui Corner
A sign on the fence at St John's Church in Hororata reads "Warning. Beware of fallen debris and unstable structures in cemetery".
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...
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...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avon Loop. Holiday Inn hotel at centre left. Oxford Terrace to the left of the Avon and Cambridge Terrace to the right of the Avon. Barbadoes Street Cemetery top and right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avon Loop. Holiday Inn hotel at top left. Oxford Terrace to the left of the Avon and Cambridge Terrace to the right of the Avon. Barbadoes Street Cemetery at top right".
A digitally manipulated image of a fallen headstone. The photographer comments, "Since the September 2010 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand a lot of the headstones have fallen, but sadly a lot have not been resurrected to their former places".
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street. In the background of the photo the damage to headstones in the Roman Catholic and Dissenters sections of the cemetery on Reserve Terrace can be seen. Architect In Christchurch's Central Business District many of the...
Broken head-stones as a result of the magnitude 6.3 quake in Christchurch - 22 February 2011. HDR process to add the "feeling" I felt at seeing this sort of damage.