An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 October 2011 entitled, "Doing Dishes the English way".
A photograph of some of the parts of the Townsend Telescope. Many of the parts were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Cordon fencing around the damaged Ground Culinary Centre and cafe. Bricks have crumbled from the walls and remain piled up on the footpath.
Damage to the footpath on Hereford Street. Yellow zigzags have been spray painted on the round to warn people of the irregular surface.
Damage to the Cranmer Courts building. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and wooden bracing has been placed across some of the windows.
Objects lie on the floor of a shop where they have fallen. Reflected in the windows is the damaged brickwork of buildings opposite.
A photograph of a damaged driveway leading to units at 193 New Brighton Road. The driveway has buckled and is overgrown with weeds.
A photograph of emergency management personnel exiting the car park of the earthquake-damaged Press House on Gloucester Street.
Members of the New Zealand Police lifting a dog in a harness through the window of a damaged building.
A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
Damage to St Joseph's Church in Lyttelton. The front wall of the church has almost completely collapsed, revealing the wooden framework underneath.
A crane outside the badly-damaged Cranmer Centre on Montreal Street. The brickwork in the gables has collapsed into the lawns below.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. Sections of the house's walls have collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the garden.
Damage to the road on Bracken Street in Avonside. Asphalt has been poured over cracks in the road to smooth them out.
Damaged shops on the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Colour photograph dominated by a damaged Apex Car Rentals, with fallen bricks from exterior of the building on the footpath.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Emergency services set up in Latimer Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Colombo Street north of the Town Hall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. On top of the collapsed Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Police search an area around the Sumner RSA".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Police search an area around the Sumner RSA".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The Countdown supermarket on Colombo Street in Beckenham".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Police search an area around the Sumner RSA".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Emergency services set up in Latimer Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. The Stonehurst Backpackers accommodation after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Multi-story building collapsed in Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Doug Cowan points to a new hole on Charles Street, which suffered liquefaction damage after Tuesday's earthquake."
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Police search an area around the Sumner RSA".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Police search an area around the Sumner RSA".