Search
found 109115 results
Images for [empty query]; more images...
Cycle Store
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Christchurch Earthquake 4th Sept 2010
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Christchurch Earthquake 4th Sept 2010
Manchester Courts Main Column Cracks
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.
Manchester St buildings
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
Shabby Chic, Cranford St
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Shabby Chic no more
In Salisbury St
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Up to $100,000 worth of antiques lost in this building which is to come down
Starting the clean up
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
There are council workers everywhere
Medway St bridge
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
At the end of the street where my daughter and family live.
Pretty Things
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
Christchurch Earthquake - Manchester Courts, Last Days
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
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...
Eating into the cheese shop
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
Christchurch Earthquake - Crumbs!
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
DSC_8816 St Johns Church Hororata post earthquake 04.09.10
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
Westpac Building Damage 1
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
These cracks would worry me but apparently the building is generally Ok.
In the Hairdressers salon behind the Cheese Shop
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Now demolished
Reflected Stopped Clock
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
This corner building ( Askos)has been demolished and the ones attached soon to ne
Cheesemongers Before
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
Christchurch Earthquake - Lost It!
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
None
Christchurch Earthquake - Two to Go
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Cakes & Confectionery on High Street
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Sandwiched between the White Hart Hotel and the Universal Boot Depot at 223 and 225 High Street, was the business founded by Mr James Freeman, pastry cook and caterer. After browsing through Messrs…
Hay’s – the friendly store where everything is different
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The first part of the twentieth century was the heyday for the department store in New Zealand. The iconic department store, Hays, was a ‘household name’ in Christchurch from its incept…
Before and after the “Sign of the Kiwi”
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. And cheerily hent the stile, A merry heart goes all the way, Your sad tires in a mile.” — “A Winter’s Tale,” Sheakespeare. Such is t…
Mark Twain ‘At Home’ in Christchurch in 1895
Articles, Lost Christchurch
One of the most famous literary figures of the nineteenth century to visit Christchurch, was author, raconteur, journalist and social critic, Mark Twain. Tired and elderly, yet a force to be recko…
Rosa Harris’ Corner Shop, Beckenham 1919
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It is the start of the second week of June 1919 and New Zealand’s Prime Minister, William Massey and the Minister of Finance, Sir Joseph Ward, are in Paris awaiting the signing of the Peace Treaty …
Julius von Haast and his Milkcan Seismometer
Articles, Lost Christchurch
German born colonist, Sir Julius von Haast, was an explorer specialising in geology. Amongst his many achievements was the founding of the Canterbury Museum. Born Johann Franz von Haast in 1822, in…
In Defense of the Christchurch Girl
Articles, Lost Christchurch
According to the Press, feeble out of doors, useless in domestic duties, the Christchurch girl’s most deplorable feature is her absolute lack of brains and mental culture…
Edwardian and Elegant Working Class Sydenham c.1912
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Marking Time in Sydenham In 1912, the impressive Sydenham Post Office stood as a sentinel on the busy corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets. It was a huge post office which served a large communit…
Von Sierakowski & Co, Corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets 1906
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Oscar von Sierakowski’s factory and shop was built on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets in 1906. It boasted that it was the largest wire work factory in the colonies, producing decorati…
Dalgety’s Building, Cathedral Square 1928
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The streets are quiet – a parked car sits outside Dalgety’s, a lone tram rumbles towards the tram sheds and a tired delivery horse stands with his head bowed, eating chaff from his feed…
A Victorian ‘Gent’ of Christchurch
Articles, Lost Christchurch
By Helen Solomons Mortimer Cashman Corliss was a true Victorian patriarch, gentleman and government servant who lived in Christchurch for most of his adult life, contributing to the city’s de…