Cracking in the bricks of the old Civic Chamber's tower. The facade is temporarily being held in place with web strapping.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs diagonally through a brick wall. The photographer comments, "More cracked brickwork".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Barbadoes Street/Tuam street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to R&R Sport on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Most of the side wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Plywood and plastic sheeting has been used to weather proof the building. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. A cherry picker is parked on the footpath in between the building and the fence.
Cracking in the plaster of the internal structure of St Elmo Courts. A chunk of plaster has broken away to reveal the bricks underneath.
Detail of the front right corner of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. Many of the bricks have broken and fallen away.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
A fallen chimney in the garden of a property in Christchurch. The lawns have been mown around the chimney, but the bricks have not been picked up.
A photograph of a woman walking past an earthquake-damaged building. Bricks from the building litter the footpath, which is cordoned off with chain-link fencing.
A photograph of a woman walking past an earthquake-damaged building. Bricks from the building litter the footpath, which is cordoned off with chain-link fencing.
A demolished shop on Riccarton Road, now a pile of bricks and other rubble. Wire fencing has been placed along the entire footpath, keeping people away.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a brick wall has slumped, leaving a large gap between the wall and a window frame. The photographer comments, "Sunroom window frame".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has partially collapsed. The photographer comments, "The chimney above our bedroom crumbled - glad it didn't come down in one piece".
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. The bricks have pulled apart from each other but the chimney is still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
A house on Dilworth Street in Riccarton. The chimney has crumbled, leaving bricks scattered on top of the roof. Plastic sheeting and blankets have been laid over the roof as weather proofing.
A photograph of damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. A sign in the window reads, "For rent".
Misplaced bricks on a wall outside a damaged house. The house behind appeared largely undamaged to the photographer, however the owner said "This is nothing, inside the house is a disaster".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of the brick wall is visibly out of alignment, leaving large gaps at the corner of the house. The photographer comments, "Dining room exterior wall".
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
Henry Africa's Restaurant on Stanmore Road. The brick wall of the top storey has crumbled into the street, revealing the second layer on the inside. Fencing has been placed around the building to warn people off.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house. The rest are still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house, the rest still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
USAR personnel in front of Henry Africa's on Stanmore Road. Bricks have fallen from the upper storey onto the road below, and the building is cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "Damage to Henry Africa's restaurant in Stanmore Rd".
St Mary & St Athanaslos Church on Edgeware Road. The gable at the front of the church has crumbled (as well as in the building behind). The bricks can still be seen along the ground.
A police officer and two soldiers inspects a property on Avonside Drive. The awning above the door has collapsed, taking some of the brick wall with it. It still lies on the front steps of the house.
The Gospel Way Outreach Church in the process of being demolished on Charles Street. Down the side wall, a noticeable slump in the brick wall can be seen. This is probably why the building needed to be demolished.
The back of St John the Baptist Church on Hereford Street near Latimer Square. The tower has crumbled revealing the inner structure. The fallen bricks have been stacked on pallets, some still lying in the grass.
A misaligned brick wall in front of a property with silt still piled up around it. During the earthquake, liquefaction drove silt to the surface where it erupted out of the ground like a volcano and formed a pile like the one seen here.