This was a Two Storey House

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People stand in front of a damaged house in New Brighton. The upper storey at the front of the house has collapsed onto the floor below. The photographer comments, "This house at 158 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch was owned by the man leaning on the fence. He lived next door and his daughter lived here. During the earthquake the 2nd storey stayed mainly whole, but the 1st collapsed. Luckily the daughter was in the top storey. She was rescued from the building by neighbours, by climbing out of the window and down a ladder. Another piece of luck is that most of the belongings were stored in boxes in the garage at the front. Though the garage also collapsed the boxes appear intact. The owner had tried to sell it previously without success".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 646

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A two-storey house where the ground level walls have been boarded up.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 014

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Bricks fallen from the parapet of a two-storey building in the central city.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 656

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Minor damage to tiles over the window of a two-storey house. A crane can be seen in the background.

Romeo, Get Off That Balcony!

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A two-storey house in Avonside Drive with a warped upper balcony. The photographer comments, "This house is on Avonside Drive opposite the Avon River. The land in this area spread laterally and had bad liquefaction of the soil. This caused some houses to sink into the ground, but as the balcony supports did not sink as much the balcony came to rest at a crazy angle".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 642

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Detail of wooden bracing supporting a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets, seen through the cordon fence.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 640

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Wooden bracing supports a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 644

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Wooden bracing supports a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 641

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Detail of wooden bracing supporting a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".

Nowhere to Live

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Rubble in front of a two-storey house on Peterborough Street, the brick side wall of which has fallen away, exposing the rooms inside. Further rubble from a neighbouring house lies in the foreground.

This is an Earthquake Not a Wide Angle Shot

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A badly damaged house in Burwood. Parts of the house have moved in different directions, leaving walls and doors misaligned. The photographer comments, "Although this looks like an extreme wide angle shot it is actually a house tilted in every direction at the same time. The earthquake caused the ground to vibrate and compress so much that the sandy soil liquefied and caused the ground to collapse under this modern home".

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".