Severe damage to the corner of Cranmer Courts. The tower in the corner has crumbled, the bricks and roof falling into the street.
A construction site on Wakefield Avenue in Sumner that has been red-stickered due to rock fall danger from the cliff behind it.
A construction site on Wakefield Avenue in Sumner that has been red-stickered due to rock fall danger from the cliff behind it.
The Sumner cliffs photographed from the South Brighton spit. Shipping containers can be seen along Main Road to protect passing cars from rock fall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester/Manchester Street intersection (south-west corner) - containers are used to protect workers from debris falling in aftershocks".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "16 March, 2011. Redcliffs School with the rock fall behind which is the reason the school is closed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Main entrance to the Central Library with a second autumn fall of leaves piling up in Gloucester Street".
Looking across the mouth of the estuary to the Sumner cliffs. Shipping containers can be seen along Main Road, protecting passing cars from rock fall.
Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.
Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.
A power pole on a lean is anchored by a large concrete block. The photographer comments, "Do these concrete weights really prevent poles from falling over?
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Road signs near the container barrier at Peacocks Gallop indicating that there is a danger of rock fall in the area".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 129 and 131 Manchester Street. Bricks around the windows have crumbled, falling onto the street below and damaging the awnings.
A photograph of shipping containers placed in front of the north side of Christ Church Cathedral. The shipping containers are there to protect the street from falling rubble.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside the Sumner electrical sub-station which was severely damaged by rock fall from the cliffs above during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside the Sumner electrical sub-station which was severely damaged by rock fall from the cliffs above during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls onto the driveway. The photographer comments, "More movement caused the brick cladding to fall off the building".
Shipping containers on Main Road in Redcliffs that have been placed there to prevent rocks falling on passing cars. The road is buckled and lanes are marked with road cones.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings along Manchester Street near Struthers Lane. The front of the buildings have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath in front, damaging the awnings.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the bell tower has collapsed into the roof of the church, some falling onto the ground below where it still lies.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the bell tower has collapsed into the roof of the church, some falling onto the ground below where it still lies.
A view down Wakefield Avenue, showing the Sumner Borough Council building surrounded by road cones. Shipping containers have also been placed around the building to protect road users from falling debris.
A view down Wakefield Avenue, showing the Sumner Borough Council building surrounded by road cones. Shipping containers have also been placed around the building to protect road users from falling debris.
A view down Wakefield Avenue, showing the Sumner Borough Council building surrounded by road cones. Shipping containers have also been placed around the building to protect road users from falling debris.
The former Canterbury Public Library building on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The building has been encircled by a safety fence to protect pedestrians and motorists from falling masonry.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Kim's Restaurant on Colombo Street. The gable on the left side of the building has crumbled, the bricks falling into The Painted Room next door.
A photograph submitted by Tim Kerr to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "I had assured Lois that we would be safe from falling chimneys about 3 weeks before the September Quake..".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of the Brannigans building. The container is being placed against the end of the building being demolished to protect the building below from falling debris".
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and parts of the wall have collapsed, exposing the interior. Shipping containers below the building protect the street from falling masonry.
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and parts of the wall have collapsed, exposing the interior. Shipping containers below the building protect the street from falling masonry.