The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
The newly renovated Library Undercroft.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
A view across Cambridge Terrace to the former Canterbury Public Library. Masonry from the building's corners and end gable has fallen onto the footpath and the base of the building has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
The city centre and Tuahiwi Marae, the home of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, are now linked by names. The Anglican cathedral and Tuahiwi’s church, both called St Stephens, sit on land called Whitireia. Whitireia was the house of Paekia, the ancestor who landed on the North Island on the back of a whale at Tūranga, which is now the name of Christchurch’s city library.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
A view across Cambridge Terrace to the former Canterbury Public Library. Masonry from the building's corners and end gable has fallen onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of the National Library building, corner of Salisbury and Manchester Streets".
Photos taken at Gap Filler fair on April 9 following the February 22 earthquake. www.gapfiller.org.nz/ File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Addington-Gapfiller-003.jpg From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Demolition crane near the Bridge of Remembrance. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-043 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos taken at Gap Filler fair on April 9 following the February 22 earthquake. www.gapfiller.org.nz/ File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Addington-Gapfiller-005.jpg From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries