A fallen shop dummy lies in a window of Peaches and Cream. Spray-painted on the window is the word, 'Haz'.
A team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to one of the windows and a window above has already been broken by the team.
A photograph of 'We Won't Need Legs to Stand', an installation by Sam Eng. The installation was displayed in the window of the COCA gallery when the remainder of the building was yellow-stickered.
A photograph of 'Screensaver', an installation by Ed Lust. The installation was displayed in the carport of the COCA gallery when the remainder of the building was yellow-stickered.
A bollard covered in tattered posters. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch February 2011 earthquake no more adverts were pasted onto this advertising pillar. Over a year later the posters are starting to peel off and reveal older ones. It seems that the constant addition of new posters was keeping everything in equilibrium, but with no new posters everything is literally falling apart".
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake.
File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110505
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A photograph of severe cracking along the windows of the SBS bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street.
A photograph of severe cracking above a window of the SBS bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street.
A photograph of severe cracking along the windows of the SBS bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street.
A photograph of severe cracking around a window of the SBS bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street.
A photograph taken through a window of The Burrito Company restaurant on Armagh Street. The window is broken and glass has spilled into the restaurant. The floor of the restaurant has risen in the centre. Small stones from an unknown source have scattered across the floor on the left.
The damaged Mona Vale Gatehouse. The tiles have come loose on the peaked roof and broken windows have been boarded up.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the awning and windows of Smith's Bookshop on Manchester Street.
A photograph of a window of Peaches and Cream with the word "No" spray-painted on the glass.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The missing rose window in the Christchurch Cathedral".
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
A photograph of the badly-damaged Press building, viewed from Worcester Street. Windows have been boarded up with plywood and straps are being used for reinforcement.
A photograph of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. Shop windows on the ground level have been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. Many windows are broken and scaffolding has been erected up the side.
A photograph of a window of the Cranmer Centre. The masonry around the windows has been removed and placed on pallets below.
A close-up photograph of a broken window of the John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Salvaged windows from the historic Warners Hotel, Cathedral Square".
A photograph of a window of Piko Wholefoods on Barbadoes Street. A red sticker has been taped to the window, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Boarded up windows on the former Christchurch City Council building in Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "This guy always meets his sales target".
A photograph of the Art Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. Windows on the second storey of the building have broken.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted in a window of the former Sydenham Post Office. Cracks can be seen in the masonry around the window.
A photograph of the entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The window to the left has been boarded up with plywood, and tape has been placed in front to keep the area clear. A green sticker can be seen in the window to the right, indicating that the hotel is safe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Woodham Road. The bottom storey of the house has crumbled, bringing the top storey to the ground. A large pile of bricks and two bay windows now lie beneath the top storey. A red sticker on one of the bay windows indicates that the house is unsafe to enter.
