Earthquake shopping

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sorry not a good photo but this is a quick trip to the supermarket 3 days after the earthquake in Christchurch

Cycle Store

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Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake

Christchurch Earthquake 4th Sept 2010

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Christchurch Earthquake 4th Sept 2010

Manchester Courts Main Column Cracks

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Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.

Manchester St buildings

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Shabby Chic, Cranford St

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Shabby Chic no more

In Salisbury St

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Up to $100,000 worth of antiques lost in this building which is to come down

Starting the clean up

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There are council workers everywhere

Medway St bridge

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At the end of the street where my daughter and family live.

Pretty Things

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Christchurch Earthquake - Manchester Courts, Last Days

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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...

Eating into the cheese shop

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Christchurch Earthquake - Crumbs!

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DSC_8816 St Johns Church Hororata post earthquake 04.09.10

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Westpac Building Damage 1

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These cracks would worry me but apparently the building is generally Ok.

In the Hairdressers salon behind the Cheese Shop

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Now demolished

Reflected Stopped Clock

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This corner building ( Askos)has been demolished and the ones attached soon to ne

Cheesemongers Before

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Christchurch Earthquake - Lost It!

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Christchurch Earthquake - Two to Go

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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…