Tour bus

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Tour bus on Cambridge Terrace. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-042 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

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Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Hereford Street".

Fairfax Video, January 2012 (8)

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A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone in January 2011. The video includes footage of the Edmond's Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace, the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Manchester Street, the Mexican Cafe on Lichfield Street, the McKenzie & Willis Building, the Bus Exchange, the Octagon Live restaurant, the ChristChurch Cathedral, and many other buildings.

Fairfax Video, June 2012 (5)

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A video of a tour of the historic Canterbury Club building on Cambridge Terrace. The club will reopen on 9 June 2012, after an intensive rebuild and restoration process which has fixed the damage from the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video also includes an interview with Dr Brent Stanley, the Canterbury Club President. Stanley talks about the strengthening work that was done in 2009, as well as the history of the club.

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A close up view of spring blossom on the river bank of Cambridge Terrace. A crane can be seen between the buildings in the distance.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking from the Edmonds Band Rotunda across the River Avon to the intersection of Manchester Street and Oxford Terrace".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library, Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The spires on the former Public Library on Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old city library under demolition, viewed from Hereford Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 14:04:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Multi-story building collapsed in Cambridge Terrace where 36 are still trapped".

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A view from Cambridge Terrace of the damaged Our City O-Tautahi building, formerly the Municipal Chambers. Scaffolding has been placed along the side of the building.

Cambridge Terrace, Worcester Street and the Avon River 1910

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Here we look upon one of Christchurch’s beautiful public gardens which spans Durham Street and the River Avon. This photograph shows how carefully the city authorities went about landscaping …

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:03:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Back of the PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

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A photograph showing Colombo Street, looking south towards Cathedral Square from the intersection with Cambridge Terrace. The partly demolished Mutual Funds Life building is visible above the trees.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the former Public Library on Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the former Public Library on Hereford Street".

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Some public working on the outside of the CBD cordon at the corner of Gloucester and Cambridge Terrace. Building demolition can be seen in the background towards the right.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Retour Restaurant in Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace. This was added to the CERA demo list on 5 March 2012".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Retour Restaurant in Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace. This was added to the CERA demo list on 5 March 2012".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library and extensive liquefaction, Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Michaels School, 249 Durham Street".

Human Bones Under the Public Library

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A large collection of human bones were uncovered on the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Hereford Street during the 1850s. They belonged to the early Waitaha inhabitants (1000 – 1500 AD) who h…

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City Council admin building (centre), Cathedral Square (lower left), Arts Centre (centre right) and public hospital (upper right)".

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NZ Army medics arriving outside the PGC Building in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the PGC building, where 18 people died".

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A view from Cambridge Terrace of the damaged Our City O-Tautahi building, formerly the Municipal Chambers. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been placed along the front of the building.

Cambridge Terrace: a tale of boats, banks and fluvial fun

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When you think about the Avon River running through Christchurch, you might imagine punting boats and kayaks in Hagley Park. Such attractions in our garden city are far from new and, recently, a few of us here at Underground Overground … Continue reading →

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The Harley Building, on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Cambridge Terrace. On the windows are some spray painted codes left by USAR after it had been checked following the February earthquake.