Latimer Square
Designed by Edward Saunders, 1878. Neo-classical style.
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Corner Birchfield and Cheam Streets, Avonside.
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deduced from the fact the breaks appeared new and others damaged around it.
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Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction.
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. The bridge approach to the left subsided. Temporary repairs have been carried out but you can still see evidence of the amount of subsidence by the traffic island in the middle of the road.
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the arts centre - under repair following the earthquake.
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Okains Bay Banks Peninsula New Zealand
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The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at about 4:35 am. Thankfully, the day was warm and still (unlike the cold driving rain and hail of yesterday afternoon).
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