Christchurch CBD
New Zealand
31 August 2011
Our City building extensively propped up.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-040
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Demolition (Deconstruction) of the partially pancaked multi story car park above the old Smith City building. Taken from the Moorhouse-Colombo Street flyover.
A colour photograph of 158-160 Manchester Street, taken during the demolition of the Manchester Courts.
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake.
File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110498
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake.
File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110476
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A colour photograph of the interior of the former City Council Offices, showing the extensive damage.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Extensive damage can be seen on the north-west and south-west corners of the building.
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street, the facades of which have fallen into the street. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD".
A small tower on top of a roof in the Arts Centre. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Arts Centre".
Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is cracked, and a gap is visible between the foundation and the house. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Broken foundations, River Rd".
The clock tower at the Arts Centre supported by steel and wooden bracing to prevent further damage. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Arts Centre".
People look through the cordon fencing on the Bridge of Remembrance. The Grand Chancellor can be seen through the arch of the bridge. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Grand Chancellor Hotel through the Bridge of Remembrance".
A crane sits beside the badly damaged Cranmer Courts building. The corner tower has collapsed. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Cranmer Courts, Montreal St".
A crane sits beside the badly damaged Cranmer Courts building. The corner tower has collapsed. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Cranmer Courts, Montreal St".
Damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A section of wall has collapsed, exposing the rooms within. Some of the stones have fallen onto a vehicle parked nearby. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes St".
People look through the cordon fencing on the Bridge of Remembrance. The Grand Chancellor can be seen through the arch of the bridge.
Damage to the Smiths City car park building.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - foundations and floor parted".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Large gaps are visible between the floor and the foundation, and between the foundation and the patio. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - patio is heading west - or the sunroom is heading east".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "Brick walls still clinging on".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "Brick walls still clinging on".
Large cracks in the footpath in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. River Rd subsidence".
Large cracks in Avonside Drive, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Swanns Rd bridge, Avonside".
Road cones mark off a large crack in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. River Rd subsidence".
Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch. Leadlight windows are warped and broken, and bricks have fallen from the wall.
Damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structures have collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean. A statue of the Virgin Mary can be seen in a window. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes St".
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building on Barbadoes Street. The gable ends of the building have collapsed, and bricks have fallen to the footpath below. The building is surrounded by security fencing. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Nunnery, Barbadoes St".
Damage to Englefield Lodge on Fitzgerald Avenue. A pile of bricks lies in front of the house, windows are boarded up, and wooden bracing is propping up the walls. A spray-painted message on a wall reads "We will try to save this house." The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house, in Fitzgerald Ave".
A small tower on top of a roof in the Arts Centre. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Arts Centre".
