An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 19 February 2014 entitled, "Spires Sculpture".
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square with the tower and spire still intact.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral cross and spire, on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral cross and spire, on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of the spire of 109 Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of the spire of 109 Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of a spire on the ChristChurch Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christ Church Cathedral with its spire missing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. Damage can be seen to the spires on the church tower. The spire-tops were removed for safety and to be repaired".
A photograph of the spire of ChristChurch Cathedral sitting on the ground in Cathedral Square. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The dry summer grass shows the passing of the seasons while the top of the spire of the ChristChurch Cathedral stays still".
A photograph of St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The spire of the church, which partially collapsed in the 4 September earthquake, has been boarded up in order to protect the building from rain. This photograph was modelled off an image taken by BeckerFraserPhotos in October 2010.
A photograph of a spire of the Cranmer Centre with the finial on top.
A photograph of a spire of the Cranmer Centre with the finial on top.
The spire of the ChristChurch cathedral, reflected in the windows of the Millennium hotel.
A photograph of the Christchurch Arts Centre taken from Rolleston Avenue. A spire has been removed from one of the towers and braced on the footpath in front of the building. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to cordon off one side of the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The spires on the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
A photograph of the finial on top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a spire removed from the ChristChurch cathedral and protected with heavy steel bracing.
The west-side of the Arts Centre along Rolleston Avenue near the entrance to the Botanic Gardens. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. To the left, a crane is parked next to the building. The spire has been removed and braced on the footpath to limit damage.
Damage to Holy Trinity Church in Lyttelton. Stonework around the windows has crumbled, and the spire has been removed.
The north-west end of the Arts Centre on the corner of Rolleston Avenue and Worcester Boulevard. The tip of the gable is missing as well as the spire which has been removed and braced on the footpath to limit damage. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance, a crane is working on the building.
A photograph of a building on Oxford Terrace. In the foreground is a spire removed from Our City O-Tautahi.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. (L to R on ground): Archdeacon Andrew Starky; Vicar Indrea Alexander and Concillor Ray Bennett watch as Craig Perkins and Kevin Deam are hoisted by crane to remove damaged spires from the church tower. (L to R): Builder Kevin Deam and St. Mary's parishioner Craig Perkins inspect a damaged spire on the church tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.