Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0893 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0894 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House on Hereford Street. The DIA Building to the left is already soft stripped and ready for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Lichfield and High Street, viewed from Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Isaac House (aka National Bank) on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets".
A photograph of red-sticker placards on the garage door of a house on Avoca Valley Road. The stickers indicate that the building is no longer safe to enter.
A photograph of red-sticker placards on the garage door of a house on Avoca Valley Road. The stickers indicate that the building is no longer safe to enter.
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley. The windows of the house have been boarded up and one of the boards has been spray-painted with graffiti.
A photograph of the back of Gough House on Hereford Street with a pile of rubble in front. To the left, the back of Shand's Emporium can be seen.
A photograph of red-sticker placards on the garage door of a house on Avoca Valley Road. The stickers indicate that the building is no longer safe to enter.
A house in Richmond being demolished. The back of the house has been demolished, and the back garden can be seen through the front windows. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. The back of the house has been demolished, and the back garden can be seen through the front windows. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Damage to houses in Bexley.
Damaged houses above Shag Rock.
A digitally manipulated photograph of broken windows on Shadbolt House. The photographer comments, "This was close to the start of the demolition of the earthquake damaged Shadbolt House building in the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand. In the bright sun the glass reflected the blue sky, but the broken windows only reflected the blackness of the interior of the empty broken building".
A photograph captioned, "We get the young fellas to come in and do the upkeep on the government houses that have been sold. They cut down all the long grass and just tidy up all the fire risk sections. This one's easier cos the house is gone. If you keep it tidy it looks tidy from the road. There's people living here, and there's nothing worse than looking over your house and seeing grass this high".
A digitally manipulated image of an excavator demolishing a house. The photographer comments, "My neighbour I thought was going to be one of the first to be rebuilt in the area after being damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake, but the builders have knocked it down and not returned yet".
Damaged house in an overgrown site.
A house on Cambridge Terrace with "No demo" spray-painted on the entranceway. A sign on the front says, "Attention, power has been removed". A bicycle with a rusted chain is leaning against the house.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
A video of the demolition of the Radio Network House on Worcester Street. The building was demolished by Controlled Demolition Inc using a controlled implosion.
A photograph of a red-stickered house on Avoca Valley Road. Weeds have began to grow in the driveway. The stickers indicate that the building is no longer safe to enter.
A photograph of a fenced-off property at the end of Mitcham Place, Bexley. The house has been covered in temporary cladding and there are signs on the fence outlining hazards and dangers.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This house is clearly unoccupied. 8 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
An overgrown garden surrounds a damaged house.
An overgrown garden surrounds a damaged house.
A wooden house in Wainoni has visibly bowed inwards towards its centre. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. In a line parallel to the road the road, but around 20m away a ground movement occurred which caused some houses to rise up or sink down".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lichfield Street".
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley.
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley.