Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Provincial Hotel Building getting loose material removed after becoming unstable due to the September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Provincial Hotel Building getting loose material removed after becoming unstable due to the September earthquake".
The Provincial Chambers Buildings with scaffolding erected up the side. Road cones and fencing have been placed around the buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Provincial Hotel Building getting loose material removed after becoming unstable due to the September earthquake".
A photograph of workers suspended in a basket from a crane. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The kind of working conditions that don't appeal to everyone. The workers at the Provincial Council Chambers seem relaxed as they are lowered to the ground".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street. Large sections of the masonry have collapsed, spilling onto the road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding erected up the side of the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has collapsed. In the distance, a crane is parked on the street.
A photograph of a sign, reading, "Extreme care, protected trees." The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
Armagh Street, near the corner of Durham Street North, looking east-ish towards the Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings.
Armagh Street, near the corner of Durham Street North, looking east-ish towards the Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings.
An entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
An entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
A view down Durham Street. In the background, part of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings and the District Court can be seen.
The entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
The entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with Gloucester Street running through the centre of the photograph, and Clarendon Towers in the middle.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street North. Large sections of the Chamber have collapsed and the masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath in front. To the left scaffolding constructed up the side of the building has also collapsed and twisted out of shape. Wire fences have been placed along the side of the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Provincial Hotel on the corner of Barbadoes and Cashel Streets. The second storey walls have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the ground below. Scaffolding erected in front of the building is now on a lean. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
The Prime Minister John Key says the day will be a provincial holiday in Canterbury, but the Cabinet ruled out declaring a national holiday.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD, New Regent Street (lower left), Cathedral Square (left centre) and Provincial Council Chambers (right centre)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Work being carried out on the old Provincial Pub on the corner of Cashel and Barbadoes Streets after the earthquake".
Damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
A photograph of buildings on Armagh Street, taken from behind a cordon. From the front, there is the Provincial Chambers building, then Craig's Investment Partners House, the Victoria Apartments, and the Forsyth Barr building.
A video of Dr Ann McEwan, architectural historian and heritage consultant, talking about the architectural details and significance of heritage buildings in Christchurch. The video includes discussion of the Provincial Chambers buildings, the MedLab building, and Eliza's Manor.
A photograph of buildings on Armagh Street, taken from behind a cordon. From the front, there is the Provincial Chambers building, then Craig's Investment Partners House, the Victoria Apartments, and the Forsyth Barr building.
An aerial photograph of the Farmers car park on Gloucester Street with Victoria Park to the north and the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers to the west.
This photographically produced postcard of Christchurch’s Provincial Government buildings, appearing twisted and warped, was a semi-humorous card sent out at Christmas after the Murchison ear…