The deconstruction of the former Lyttelton Fire station/Stanaway house on the corner of London and Oxford Streets.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
A sign attached to a fence on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The sign reads, "What is a farewell? The opening of space, the stopping of time, the recognition of nothingness, the beginning of eternity, sore".
A crushed car on Norwich Quay.
The Ground Culinary Centre in Lyttelton with a collapsed facade above. The bricks have fallen onto the street below where they still lie.
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
The deconstruction of the former Lyttelton Fire station/Stanaway house on the corner of London and Oxford Streets.
Members of the Lyttelton community who were given felt hearts. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
The TimeBank book swap in front of the library. As the library has been closed since the earthquake, members of the community put together a book swap service which was later continued in the information centre.
A chair covered in flowers outside the Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers Building on the Corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road.
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart outside the library. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Trinity Church, Lyttelton, March 2011".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Canterbury Street, Lyttelton, after Feb, EQ".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Harbour Light Theatre, London Street, Lyttelton, March 2011".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Church in Lyttelton after 22-2-11 EQ".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "London Street Fish and Chips shop, March 2011".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The end of the Volcano Restaurant, Lyttelton, after Feb EQ".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The beginning of the end for the Lyttelton museum, September 2011.".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Anglican Church ‘Trinity’, Winchester Street, Lyttelton, collapsed finally after June 23rd EQ".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Demolition of old Fire Station/Library in Lyttelton, corner London Street/Oxford Street".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The gate of the Convent of Mercy, Lyttelton, cnr. Canterbury Str./Exeter Str., Sept. 2011".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The wrapped upstairs remnants of the Harbour Master’s Cafe, Lyttelton, cnr. Norwich Quay/Oxford Street, Sept. 2011.".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Free hugs at Lyttelton arts and crafts market, handed out by American student volunteers a few weeks after the February earthquake.".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Tarn stitching a heart- first day of heart stitching in Lyttelton in response to the February earthquake, 1st of March 2011.".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "A memorial blanket in creation, depicting some of the buildings lost in the earthquake in Lyttelton. Dozens of people are helping with the sewing – this is a follow on from the heart stitching which happened spontaneously in Lyttelton on London street after the February earthquake.".
