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To be demolished very soon
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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...
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...
Very sad - was a nice looking building. This is near the top of the building and there is signs of the top being displaced horizontally.
Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.
Taken 10th Jan well through the controversial demolition of Manchester Courts
Maybe you can see the 8m high dirt bunt at the foot of the Manchester Courts building to reduce collateral damage.
This is how the building looked when it was built - fine indeed! democam.iopen.co.nz/ An engineer who owns a similar building in Dunedin, and is willing to put money into this building's restoration, is sure it could be stabilised, just like the Railway Clock Tower. And the t...
Shop at the base of Manchester Courts
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