A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.
Damage to retail buildings on High Street. Shops shown include Burgers & Beers, as well as boutique clothing stores Embassy and Plush. All are cordoned off for safety. A collapsed ceiling is visible through the windows above Burgers & Beers.
A colour photograph taken from above Cathedral Square, with two old buildings of Christchurch, the Post Office and the Regent Theatre, in the centre and the hills beyond, taken after the September earthquakes but prior to February 22.
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. While the building looks mostly fine from the outside, it is unsafe to enter. "Danger, no entry" has been spray-painted on the front window.
A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
St Elmo Courts, a NZHPT heritage building on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. The building was severely damaged during the 4 September earthquake, with diagonal cracking between the windows. Scaffolding has been placed around the bottom of the building.
The final remains of the historic Courthouse in Williams Street, Kaiapoi. A digger on the property is clearing the rubble away.
The site of the Historical Court House in Kaiapoi, completely clear now. Wire fencing still bars off the entrance to the site, keeping people away.
A photograph submitted by GrantĀ Fife to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "September Quake. Cranmer Court apartments 05/09/2010. The building is quickly supported while damaged chimneys areĀ removed.".