Deb Robertson's Blog 30/03/2011: A word in time saves nine...

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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 30 March 2011 entitled, "A word in time saves nine...".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1706

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A photograph of a marquee in the car park of the Moorhouse Avenue PAK'nSAVE. In the distance, the Holiday Inn can be seen with a crane behind it.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1707

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A photograph of a crane working on the demolition of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph was taken from the car park of PAK'nSAVE on Moorhouse Avenue.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 131

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A saved piece of the old City Library during demolition".

BeckerFraserPhotos November 2011 photograph 170

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Excelsior Backpackers, 120 Manchester Street, with the saved facade supported by shipping containers".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2249

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A photograph of the damaged Englefield Lodge. A sign painted on the house reads, "We will try to save this house".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2250

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A photograph of the damaged Englefield Lodge. A sign painted on the house reads, "We will try to save this house".

Photograph number UC 11-0091-20

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Lydia Baxendell, Art Collections curator at the University of Canterbury loads a painting into a van, saved from the Registry Building.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 581

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of efforts to save the old retaining wall on Sumner Road in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 580

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of efforts to save the old retaining wall on Sumner Road in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 582

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of efforts to save the old retaining wall on Sumner Road in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 578

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of efforts to save the old retaining wall on Sumner Road in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 579

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of efforts to save the old retaining wall on Sumner Road in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 643

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Town Hall. Described as 'Council deciding on the future of this building, hoping to save it'".

BeckerFraserPhotos November 2011 photograph 162

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Excelcior Backpackers, 120 Manchester Street, with the saved facade supported by shipping containers (viewed from High Street)".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 634

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 360

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A sign on the gate of a building on St Asaph Street. The sign reads, "Let us in now to save building and business. Do not demolish".

Mark Lincoln Photograph 148

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Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen from the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue. The photographer comments, "Looking like a scene from a Terminator movie, this photo shows rubble from collapsed buildings on Moorhouse Avenue, next to Henry's and Pak'n'Save".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 16

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A spray-painted message on a wall of Englefield Lodge reads "We will try to save this house." Wooden bracing supports the wall. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house in Fitzgerald Ave".

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2011:01:13 19:40:12)

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A photograph of street art at the Addington Saleyards. The text of the art work reads, "Maybe I need sumbody that can save me from the parts of myself that keep makin me crazy!".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 15

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Damage to Englefield Lodge on Fitzgerald Avenue. A pile of bricks lies in front of the house, windows are boarded up, and wooden bracing is propping up the walls. A spray-painted message on a wall reads "We will try to save this house." The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house, in Fitzgerald Ave".

The Ozone has Landed

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A digger demolishing the Ozone Dressing Sheds building. The photographer comments, "This is the end of the Ozone Dressing Sheds built in 1914. The two storey Ozone Cafe, which was a hotel, will be given it's coup de grace on Friday. They were gutted in a spectacular fire in 1922, but were unable to be saved after the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011".