Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 292

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A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral cross and spire, on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 293

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A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral cross and spire, on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0381

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A photograph of a spire on the ChristChurch Cathedral.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0659

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A photograph of the spire of ChristChurch Cathedral sitting on the ground in Cathedral Square. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The dry summer grass shows the passing of the seasons while the top of the spire of the ChristChurch Cathedral stays still".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0376

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A photograph of a spire removed from the ChristChurch cathedral and protected with heavy steel bracing.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2489

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A photograph of a building on Oxford Terrace. In the foreground is a spire removed from Our City O-Tautahi.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0715

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A photograph of the spire of St James church. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Riccarton St James Anglican Church, 69 Riccarton Road".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 200

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The southern side of the Christ Church Cathedral with boarded up windows and damage to the roof above both of the transepts. Damaged masonry has been piled on the ground in front and one of the spires has been removed and braced with steel in the foreground.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 203

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The northern side of the Christ Church Cathedral with the cafe and store in the foreground. Shipping containers have been placed around the eastern side of the Cathedral to protect the road from falling debris. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon. To the right, the damaged and party deconstructed tower can be seen with the missing spire which fell during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Stone By Precious Stone

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A protest sign painted on a fence shows an image of the cathedral spire and the words "Save + restore, stone by precious stone!" The photographer comments, "The Christchurch Cathedral got very badly damaged in the earthquake. It was being demolished down to a safe level before a major protest managed to stop it going too far. There is still an ongoing debate on what to do with the Cathedral. In the meantime a cardboard cathedral made out of a steel framework and massive toilet roll tubes is being constructed close by. This is to the right of the protest about the closure of Christchurch schools".