Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 162

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 164

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 161

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 167

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 163

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 160

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 168

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 171

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 169

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone Journey 5

Data, UC QuakeStudies

A zipped json file recording the Red Zone journey of Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone Journey 2

Data, UC QuakeStudies

A zipped json file recording the Red Zone journey of Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Kimber's Red Zone photograph 1

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Kimber, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "Wide shot of some road works".

Henry Allison's Red Zone video - Part 2

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

Part 2 of a video contributed by Henry Allison, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Henry Allison talks about the architecture that was lost in the central city".

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 1

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Memories of area".

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 4

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Dog walking".

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 3

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Kingsford street".

Richard's Red Zone photograph 1

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "We miss the foot bridge, it made crossing the river much easier."

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 2

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Kingsford street".

Richard's Red Zone photograph 7

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "Beautiful native bush area."

Richard's Red Zone photograph 8

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "Beautiful native bush area. "

Henry Allison's Red Zone video - Part 1

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

Part 1 of a video contributed by Henry Allison, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Henry Allison talks about his experiences at the brewery on St Asaph Street during the earthquakes, and about the architecture that was lost in the central city".

The Sum of a Life

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Today on the blog we’re taking a look at a pair of neighbours, Joseph Rowley and David Scott. The pair lived next to each other on the south side of St Asaph Street- with Rowley owning Lot 7 DP 51 … Continue reading →

Video of Garth's earthquake story

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of Garth's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope.

A few interesting finds

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

If you recall our 2020 end of year blog, I made a new year’s resolution to ensure that we were updating both our social media accounts and the blog regularly. If you follow our blog and our other accounts, you’ll … Continue reading →

Elixirs, Ointments and Tonics: Medicine in Nineteenth Century Christchurch

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

As part of the New Zealand Archaeology Week, Clara recently gave a talk entitled, Elixirs, Ointments and Tonics: Medicine in Nineteenth Century Christchurch. This talk was part of the event, Beneath Our Feet: Archaeological Stories of Place. The talks from … Continue reading →

Three years on…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

People often ask what we’re learning as a result of all this post-earthquake archaeology. Quite a lot, as this blog reveals. But, to date, the blog has focused on the individual sites and/or stories – there’s not been much of … Continue reading →

Brewery to bonded store (or a tale involving beer, misfortune and the casu…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

From Staffordshire pottery to American made glass-ware, we’ve come across artefacts from all over the world on archaeological sites here in Christchurch. This prevalence of internationally made artefacts, and what it means for the city’s history, is something that’s come … Continue reading ...

Public faces and private spaces: domestic pride and hygiene in the 19th ce…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Today’s post continues the theme of the last one (a little), in terms of exploring the relationship between products and industries in the past and their connection with our lives today. It’s easy to scoff at some of the things … Continue reading →

The archaeology of an archaeologist’s desk

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

This week’s post is a bit different. It’s not directly about Christchurch archaeology, but it is about an archaeologist working in Christchurch. We’ve taken a bunch of photographs of one of the desks in our office and we want you … Continue reading →

The Waverley Wine Vaults

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Few would suspect that the now empty lot on the corner of Worcester, Gloucester and Manchester streets was once home to the famous Waverley Wine Vaults. Previously known as the Australasian Wine Vaults, the business was established in the late … Continue reading →