A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. Plastic fencing has been placed along the street as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Shops on Colombo Street between Kilmore Street and Peterborough Street".
The Octagon Live Restaurant on Worcester Street (formerly Trinity Congregational Church) with a steel supporting structure to stabilise the tower.
A photograph of the cracks in the masonry of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Shops on Colombo Street between Kilmore Street and Peterborough Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Shops on Colombo Street between Kilmore Street and Peterborough Street".
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Damage can be seen to the parapet of the northern tower.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Damage can be seen to the parapet of the northern tower.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Shops on Colombo Street between Kilmore Street and Peterborough Street".
A photograph of 173 Manchester Street.
A photograph of 173 Manchester Street.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There are large cracks between the windows.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There are large cracks between the windows.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Churchills Pub on the corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets. The top of the façade has crumbled into the street below, bringing the awnings down with it. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of 132 Manchester Street.
View down Cashel Street towards Madras Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. Plastic fencing has been placed along the street as a cordon.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There is wire fencing around the bottom of the building.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. A broken chimney lies on the footpath in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The photograph was taken from behind a cordon fence.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street. A Southern Demolition excavator is being used to clear the rubble away. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building, the Copthorne Hotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.
A photograph of a detail of 198 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of a detail of 173 Manchester Street.
A photograph of a detail of 173 Manchester Street.
A photograph of the house at 6 Eversleigh Street.
A photograph of the Treehouse Bar and Manchester Courts taken from the intersection of Manchester and Cashel Streets. Wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
The roof of the right tower on the Durham Street Methodist Church. Part of the stonework on the left has broken and fallen off the building.