A crane with a wrecking ball demolishing St Elmo Courts on Hereford Street. Behind it is the Christchurch City Council Building.
Structural damage to St Elmo Courts with diagonal cracks between the windows of the building. These cracks show that there has been rocking of the masonry piers which means there is no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a young man working at a desk has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Although Cranmer Courts are in ruins pictures have been inserted into the windows to make them look occupied".
A photograph looking north down Montreal Street towards the partially-demolished St Elmo Courts building. Two cranes are parked to the left.
Detail of the artwork 'Tony De In The Door (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being a building opposite the Cranmer Courts.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of wooden beams reinforcing a facade of the Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage".
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Close up of damage to the City Court Motel building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The cupola off the Cranmer Courts, retrieved from the rubble".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Getting scaffolding into the building the hard way, District Court, Chester Street West".
The demolition site of St Elmo Courts at 47 Hereford Street. The City Council Building is now visible behind.
A close-up photograph of damage to the side of the Amuri Courts car park building on the corner of Armagh Street and Durham Street.
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on Manchester Street. Broken glass and wood can be seen lying on the footpath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Magistrates Court, 85 Armagh Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building. Street sign dwarfed by the large mound of soil alongside the building".
Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, photographs of people riding bicycles have been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Cranmer Courts was very badly damaged in the quakes that unexpectedly hit Christchurch. Originally big photographs were put into the holes where the doors and windows were, but now these massive pictures have been put across the boarded up ends of the buildings to keep them alive in the minds of the people of Christchurch. The project was thought up by Mike Hewson".
