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OTBC - view from across carpark

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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.

Part of the ballustrade salvaged from OTBC

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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.

OTBC front porch - showing displacement of Oamaru stone

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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.

St Pauls Church - tower has subsided about 25cm

The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...

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richmond cracks

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another chimney

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Manchester St

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view to some of the damage in the distance and the building that might be demolished - brick seven storey building - i've always liked this one : ( .

warped Medway St footbridge

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over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".

Oxford Terrace Baptist

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this one looks pretty bad sadly.

Lone Star pre Demolition

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Lone Star pre Demolition

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Lone Star pre Demolition

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neighbours survey the sand volcanos

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Lots of people were out and about in the streets checking on everyone after the earthquake. When it was clear that everyone was OK, the sand volcanos became the feature of interest.