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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks at the base of the chimney have broken away and fallen to the ground. The rest are still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.

Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 028

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A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street with a tarpaulin draped over the roof. In the distance, a pile of bricks have been laid on the road in front of the Cranmer Centre.

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Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.

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Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through brickwork under a window, and one side of the wall has visibly slumped, leaving a gap between the bricks and the window frame. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".

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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.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 04

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Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 06

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Internal damage to a house in Richmond. Wallboard has broken away in the upper corner of a room, exposing the brickwork. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom. A lot of the plaster has subsequently fallen off the bricks".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 09

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Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 12

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of the brick wall has slumped to one side, leaving visible gaps between the wall and the roof, and between the wall and a windowframe. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".

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Detail of the side of the front wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road, right side. Cracks can be seen running diagonally between the bricks. The top of the wall has crumbled onto the pavement below.

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Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Raven and Williams Streets in Kaiapoi. The top story of the building has collapsed into the bottom, as well as the awning into the street. A broken brick wall is visible above.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 13

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of the brick wall has slumped to one side, leaving a visible gap between the wall and a windowframe. Broken wooden framing can be seen in the gap. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 24

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from a wall, exposing the wooden framing beneath. The photographer comments, "The foundation and a section of the wall of the dining room have shifted and cracked. The dining room floor is very springy".

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. On of the gables has crumbled, the masonry falling to the footpath. A tarpaulin has been used to cover the hole.

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:24:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:25:08

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:29:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Ray Whelan WEMO Photograph 06

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. The brick walls of the gables have crumbled at the top, and wooden bracing has been placed against them to limit further damage.

Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 020

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. Mod's Hair can be seen to the right. The top of the facade of Asko Design has crumbled and fallen into the street, taking the awning with it. The side wall has also collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Wire fencing and tape have been used to cordon the buildings off.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. Mod's Hair can be seen to the right. The top of the facade of Asko Design has crumbled and fallen into the street, taking the awning with it. The side wall has also collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Wire fencing and tape have been used to cordon the buildings off.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Ambrose Heal Furniture on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The brick walls have cracked and crumbled, exposing the inside of the building. Police tape has been placed around the property as a cordon.

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A house in Christchurch with a red sticker on the window indicating that it is unsafe to enter. "No entry" and a large cross have also been spray painted on the front fence to warn people off. On the right side of the house, a tarpaulin can be seen covering a collapsed brick wall.

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The bell tower of St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the tower has collapsed, and many of the bricks have crumbled along the side into the roof of the church. A skip has been lifted up by a crane next to the tower with a man inside.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 25

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from a wall, and there is a visible gap between the foundation and the surrounding ground. The photographer comments, "The foundation and a section of the wall of the dining room have shifted and cracked. The dining room floor is very springy".

Christchurch Press Image: Simonetta Cottrell 2010:09:04 09:22:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September earthquake, but the Cotterill family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding. Master bedroom where a large brick chimney fell through the roof crushing the bed where William and Simonetta Cottrell had been sleeping moments before".