Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Detail to the front entrance of the cathedral.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
Flowers that have been woven into the fence around the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Barbadoes Street/Tuam street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor (viewed from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament)".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Detail of the sculpture on top of the cathedral.
Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The cross on the roof has been removed.
Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The cross on the roof has been removed.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Close-up of some equipment that are being used on site.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner of the building has collapsed.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the south side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the south side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A large crack and fallen stonework are visible under the dome.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the north side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street. The Cathedral was opened in 1905, the architect was Frank Petrie, and was designed in the Italian renaissance style as a basilica. It is not certain yet whether it will be reconstructed after the 2011 earthquakes.".
A pdf copy of panel 14 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Gerard Smythe about his experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Smythe sitting outside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrement".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrement, memorals on the fence".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrement".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrement".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the north-west corner of the building has partially collapsed.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Flowers have been put on the fence in front of the cathedral.
Damage to Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A member of the public looks through the fences with diggers at work.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The corner towers on the west side of the building have partially collapsed.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The corner towers on the west side of the building have partially collapsed.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Detail of a photograph of the cathedral taken prior to the earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor taken from Barbadoes Street by the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".