Damage to the Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Club. Large sections of the brick walls have collapsed, and two large beams lie across the rubble. Cordon fencing surrounds this and nearby buildings. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Old brewery, later a gym - Fitzgerald Ave".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "207-211 Manchester Street demolished. The man on the roof (centre, slightly right) is throwing bricks off the collapsed roof of the old church hall".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This photograph shows nearly all of the CBD. The two streets which are prominent in this photograph are Manchester Street on the left and Colombo Street on the right of the photograph. This photograph is from the north, looking towards the southern part of the city. Cathedral Square is about half way up, towards the right. It shows the extent of demolition that has happened already close to the river and near the Manchester/Gloucester Street intersection where there is a lot of bare land surrounding Radio Network House".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pieces of iron fretwork from the entrance of the Warners Hotel which have been carefully laid on the ground outside. This shows the careful salvaging which has taken place in order for pieces to be re-used later".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pieces of iron fretwork from the entrance of the Warners Hotel which have been carefully laid on the ground outside. This shows the careful salvaging which has taken place in order for pieces to be re-used later".
Broken stained glass in a window of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The photographer comments, "I only managed to get one picture of the badly earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral and I did not want to get the buttresses holding it up like some Medieval siege engine, so I thought this one was perfect. Looking through the window notice that the adjacent wall has gone and the blue windows belong to an office block across the road".
The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal covered in sheeting and suspended in the backstage area. In the foreground, a small digger sits on the bed of a truck, and a crane is visible to the left. The photographer comments, "This is the 'dome' of the Isaac Theatre Royal's heritage stage. The front section of the theatre has stayed and so has the back, but the middle has been completely demolished. The best way to hide a secret is in plain sight. Could this really be an ancient UFO stored secretly in the old theatre for decades and now exposed by the earthquake? Is the waiting crane and transporter ready to whip it away to another secret location in the dead of night?".
The entrance to the West Avon building on Montreal Street. The photographer comments, "This very wonderful Art Deco heritage building in Christchurch had residents living in it until another visit from the building engineers re-re-checking for earthquake damage. Now it is fenced off and on the list for possible demolition".
A laminated sign for the 2011 Festival of Flowers attached to a wooden planter. The plants in the planter are dry and dead. The photographer comments, "The theme for the 2011 Festival of Flowers was 'burst! of water'. The Christchurch February earthquake came and water and sand called liquefaction burst out of the ground all around the area. Ironically the plants for the festival were left unattended in the cordoned off red zone and they would have loved a little burst of water".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets of Radio Network House with the final piece of demolition of 143-151 Worcester Street in front of it. The fate of Radio Network House is being discussed with its owner".
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament after the dome was removed. Large cracks are visible in the walls and in the dome's supporting structure, and the facade is supported by haybales and shipping containers. The photographer comments, "The main dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament became unsafe after the February Christchurch earthquake - workmen have slowly been dismantling it. Now we are just left with the cracked and twisted walls that supported the beautiful dome".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of SOL Square from the top of the Alice in Videoland building on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City Council admin building (centre), Cathedral Square (lower left), Arts Centre (centre right) and public hospital (upper right)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The street signs and way-marking board place this scene at the intersection of Manchester, High and Lichfield Streets, even if you struggle to find other landmarks that place it there".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman and Canterbury Times (Christchurch Star?) buildings with Heritage Hotel on the left and Novotel in the centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman and Canterbury Times (Christchurch Star?) buildings with Heritage Hotel on the left and Novotel in the centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from Cashel Mall looking over the Whitcoulls site and the demolition of Wendy's in Hereford Street to the back of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Tramway Lane and Tattersalls Lane with the Hotel Grand Chancellor at the end (note the concrete truck delivering concrete being pumped into the ground floor of the hotel)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking north along Cambridge Terrace and Durham Street from St Michael and All Angels Church. New Cashel Mall is at centre right".
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A group of people on top of the Millennium Hotel with the Pacific tower to the left of the photo".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".
Damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structures have collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean. A statue of the Virgin Mary can be seen in a window. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes St".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman and Canterbury Times (Christchurch Star?) buildings with Heritage Hotel on the left and Novotel in the centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Warners Hotel, taken from Gloucester Street with a view through to the Heritage Hotel and Millennium Hotel. The Hotel Grand Chancellor is behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It's not easy to spot, but look at the floor level in this picture. By the bar, it's about half a metre higher than in the foreground. Pressure under the floor pushed the whole floor up".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Brannigans building is in the centre of the photograph with Gloucester Street running through the middle of the photograph. The photograph shows the rear of the building".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Streets".
An elaborate graffiti tag sprayed on a wall beside a demolition site on Tuam Street. A collection of abandoned objects lie on the site. The photographer comments, "Graffiti spotted in the Christchurch earthquake red zone. What I liked was the odd mixture of bits and bobs around it".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street beginning at the Copthorne on the left and ending just past the Christchurch Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The basement of the Louis Vuitton Building on the corner of Colombo Street and Cathedral Square, exposed now the building has been demolished. The Christ Church Cathedral can be seen in the background".