Wooden bracing on the side of the Seido Karate Shibu building on Barbadoes Street.
Bracing holds up the wall of the Toffs Recycled Clothing building on Gloucester Street.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need for reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, and a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need of reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
One end of the Arts Centre photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The gable of the building has crumbled and fallen to the ground, collapsing an awning. A large crack can be seen in the corner tower. Blue ties can be seen at the top of the tower, used to brace the structure after the 4 September 2010. This has probably limited the damage caused by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view across London Street in Lyttelton to the Empire Hotel and the Lyttelton Bakery. The buildings have been cordoned off by a safety fence. Sections of the side wall of the Empire Hotel have crumbled and its facade has been braced with steel beams.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, and a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need of reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
St Johns Church on Hereford Street with damage to the tip of the archway and a red sticker on the door indicating that the building is unsafe to enter. The side of the church has been braced to stabilise the west wall and limit further damage from aftershocks.
Cracking in the bricks of the old Civic Chamber's tower. The facade is temporarily being held in place with web strapping.
Metal bracing that has been applied to the side of a building on Gloucester Street.
Damage to a residential house. A relatively intact wall is being supported with wooden bracing.
A photograph of the Victoria Street clock tower, with bracing and wrappings protecting its base.
A photograph of the Victoria Street clock tower, with bracing and wrappings protecting its base.
A photograph showing bracing around 181 High Street, formerly the McKenzie and Willis store.
A photograph showing bracing around 181 High Street, formerly the McKenzie and Willis store.
Steel bracing erected against the wall of a damaged building to prevent any further damage.
Our City O-Tautahi surrounded by bracing and scaffolding, seen from across the Avon river.
A photograph of St John the Baptist Church with steel bracing holding up one side.
A photograph of the damaged Cranmer Courts buildings. The damaged gables are supported by bracing.
A photograph of the Citizen's Memorial outside the ChristChurch Cathedral on Cathedral Square. The angel in the memorial has bracing around her neck and waist to keep her upright. Behind the memorial, damage to the roof of the Cathedral can be seen. Wire fencing has been placed around the entire building.
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.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bracing on the Great Hall of the Arts Centre".
A photograph of the front of 191 Armagh Street, with wooden bracing holding the wall together.
A photograph of the damaged Canterbury Provincial Council buildings supported by steel bracing and shipping containers.
The badly-cracked facade of the Empire Hotel in Lyttelton is supported by large steel bracing.
The tower of the Ferry Road Law Centre building in Woolston with steel bracing on its corners.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bracing on a retaining wall on Coleridge Terrace in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bracing on a retaining wall on Coleridge Terrace in Lyttelton".
A photograph of a spire removed from the ChristChurch cathedral and protected with heavy steel bracing.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral showing the damage to the west wall and steel bracing.