Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1110
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1107
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1109
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1106
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Monday 16 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-16-IMG_1688
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Tuesday 27 March 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-03-27-IMG_0690
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
20131231_8509_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building with remains of PWC just behind the green fence (across river)
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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Haha! This is the day before Mainzeal (see sign on fence at left) announced they had gone into receivership owing millions to the banks and sub-contractors like Smiths whose equipment is here.
185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.
20131231_8504_EOS M-22 Looking up Cashel Street
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.
For 36 years I worked in a now gone building where that red car is parked (on the left). and would have wa...
20131231_8513_EOS M-22 The chocolate double decker
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.
This bus is used as a chocolate restaurant, and is parked next to the Pallet Pavilion on the site of th...
The statue of Captain Cook looks over an empty Victoria Square with autumn leaves lying around. This used to be a very tidy and busy area, but is now nearly all fenced off. Pedestrian access to this section was established about five or six months ago.
Today was the first time I have been to the earthquake memorial since it was completed and opened on 22nd February 2017, six years after the devastating quake that killed the 185 that are named on this wall.
I knew two of the people on the list.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "(L-R) Andrew Kelso and father Roger Kelso owners of Westends Jewellers which was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake have been taken in by Bell Antiques and are trading from their Gloucester Street store".
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
Built 1858-1865. This is just one end of what was once a very large building. Most of the rest has fallen.
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
The Iconic Bar, near the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street.
813 Colombo Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Peterborough Street.
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
PGC - Pyne Gould Corporation building; photo taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
Manchester Street looking south towards the Port Hills, near the corner of Gloucester Street.
YHA Christchurch City Central, 273 Manchester Street, between Armagh Street and Gloucester Street.
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
View of The Press building, taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
