Churchills Tavern

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Corner of Colombo St and Battersea St. A lot more of the fascade has collapsed.

Churchill's Tavern

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Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham.

Escaping horse

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Churchill Tavern in Sydenham has extensive damage.

Christchurch Earthquake - Churchills Tavern

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add "feeling".

Colombo Street, Sydenham - Churchills Tavern

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Still standing in Jan 2011 - but the buildings future is unknown - It is probably destined to be demolished.

Christchurch earthquake

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The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down. Churchill tavern. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.

Christchurch earthquake

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The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down. Churchill Tavern. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.

20131212_6234_1D3-24 Another New Brighton building comes down (Day 346/365)

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20131212_6234_1D3-24 Another New Brighton building comes down (Day 346/365) The old Esplanade Tavern is being demolished due to damage suffered in the earthquakes of 2011. Another one of New Brighton's iconic buildings to go. #4457

Sydenham Churchills Tavern - the black canopy under all those bricks is wh…

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Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.

20120529_5558_1D3-400 Waters Edge Demolition [Explored]

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Demolition of the relatively new seven-storey Waters Edge Apartments in Ferrymead continues. CERES Environmental NZ are doing the job for CERA (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority). Some will be pleased to see this block go as there was lot of resentment to it being built on the site of the old Ferrymead Tavern, Selected for Explore, #347...