File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Lyttelton-Library-P1110822 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries Photos of Lyttelton Library on Friday 8 April, the day it re-opened after the February 22 earthquake.
File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Lyttelton-Library-P1110825 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries Photos of Lyttelton Library on Friday 8 April, the day it re-opened after the February 22 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House, 90 Hereford Street. The gravel spread in front of this building is a signal it will shortly be demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cotter & Co. Building on High Street which has survived the earthquakes even though all the buildings around it have been demolished.
A photograph of a damaged garage on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick side wall has crumbled onto the pavement below, and the roof has collapsed with it.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is four feet deep.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is over five feet deep.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is four feet deep.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is four feet deep.
A photograph of a laminated image tied to the fencing around Cathedral Square. The image depicts the ChristChurch Cathedral as it looked before the Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of a laminated image tied to the fencing around Cathedral Square. The image depicts the Citizen's Memorial as it looked before the Canterbury earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Now that the grass has been mown in Victoria Square, this view is almost the way we remember it".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Red-zoned property in 2 Waireka Lane, off Seabreeze Close, Bexley, where the floor shows how much it has moved".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor, demolished to a level that it no longer dominates the skyline".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged cafe in Christchurch. The top of the brick wall has crumbled onto the pavement below, taking the veranda with it.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged cafe in Christchurch. The top of the brick wall has crumbled onto the pavement below, taking the veranda with it.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Clarendon Tower on the corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace with a crane next to it".
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.
A sagging, damaged bridge across the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi. Fences have been erected around the bridge to stop people using it. The bridge connects Raven Quay and Charles Street.
A sagging, damaged bridge across the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi. Fences have been erected around the bridge to stop people using it. The bridge connects Raven Quay and Charles Street.
The cracked garden path of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. A section of the fence has completely broken away from the post it was attached to.
Colour close up photograph of windows and balconies on the Crowne Plaza; it can be seen that they are no longer perfectly aligned.
Caption reads: "People brought food to the area and we were grateful. It was a disaster but we were coping. Our house was broken but that didn’t mean we had to be."
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "While Victoria Square looks a little unkempt, it is still a place of beauty".
The remains of a Mexican-style house at the foot of the cliff in Redcliffs. The house was destroyed when the cliff collapsed on it during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Brickwork around a circular window inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The brickwork has been bared because the plaster covering it has chipped away.
The Press Building in Cathedral Square missing the wrought iron at the top of the tower. It was removed after the 4 September earthquake for safety reasons.
Bob Charles', a Gap Golf course on a the site of a demolished building. It has been built by Gap Filler out of bricks and green felt.