Shipping containers protect the road from rockfall in Sumner. On the cliffs above, damaged houses teeter on the edge of the cliff. One of the containers has been decorated with an artwork, and another has been spray-painted, "Sumner rocks".
A house on Kinsey Terrace, collapsed and hanging over the side of the cliffs in Sumner.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
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From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
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From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
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From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
Photograph taken 12 May 2012
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From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Cracked and shattered rocks in the cliff-face at Sumner. The photographer comments "Rocks broken on June 13".
A cliff above Redcliffs showing signs of recent collapse. A fence from one of the houses above is now jutting over the edge.
A crushed trailer on a property in Redcliffs. A large rock from cliff above fell onto the trailer during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 54 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock falls above Main Road, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Big rock brought down by rock fall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 44 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 44 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 54 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall damaged this house".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Big rock brought down by rock fall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kinsey Terrace, Sumner".
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
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From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A house close to the edge of a cliff in Clifton. Much of the house's brick work has fallen away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sumner with its long snake of containers".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner containers".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner containers".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner containers".