Showing Ruben Blades (top-right section of image) on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011 and the building being demolished along with many others. This image also shows the remains of the very heavy snow fall we had on Monday 25 July 2011. The centre of the city is still cordoned o...
This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. See below. The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole survivor of a group of heritage buildings in Christchurch that once comprised the St Mary’s Convent complex for the Sisters of Mercy in North Colombo St...
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Victoria Street. So sad to see history die - both buildings and business. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1408 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Wednesday 11 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13-IMG_1346 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Wednesday 11 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13-IMG_1345 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1411 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1427 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.