Damage to a brick house on Sherbourne Street, where much of the front and side walls have fallen away.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen removing bricks on top of the John Burns and Co. building in Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen removing bricks on top of the John Burns and Co. building in Lichfield Street".
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
A cordoned-off section of Victoria Street, where buildings have been damaged and the footpath covered with fallen bricks.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Peterborough Street and Victoria Street demolitions".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Peterborough Street and Victoria Street demolitions".
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
Fallen stonework and bricks at the base of a wall. A spray-painted sign reads "Danger!!! Wall unstable, stay clear".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers removing a brick chimney and tiles from an old building on the Sullivan Avenue Polytech".
A digger clearing away the rubble of Revival Upholstery and Furniture Care, a single storey brick shop on Barbadoes Street.
A building on Manchester Street near High Street. The front wall has partially crumbled around the windows, bricks fallen out.
Damage to the Edgeware Law building on Colombo Street. A brick wall has collapsed into the carpark exposing a bathroom.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged chimney on a house in Christchurch. The bricks have crumbled to reveal the flue.
Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.
The roof of St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. Masonry has tumbled into the building, tearing a hole in the roof and exposing the inside of the church.
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, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
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, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A photograph of a demolished building on Peterborough Street and Victoria Street. On the inner wall, a painting shows a woman with blonde hair sitting down. She has a scroll open in front of her, but she is looking away from it.
7.1 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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 fallen chimney on Derby Street has left a pile of bricks on the roof of the house and damaged the fence.
View down an alley between two buildings, where the brick wall on the left building has partially toppled, blocking the alley with rubble.