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BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 118

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A view looking up at the central dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 391

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 1137

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A photograph of the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament being deconstructed.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 441

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Cranes above the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 407

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Millennium Hotel, Cathedral Square".

Iconic Ice-cream Charlie, Cathedral Square

Articles, Lost Christchurch

‘Ice Cream Charlie’ operated a well-known ice cream cart in Cathedral Square for much of the first half of the twentieth century. He was reknowned for his friendly nature and delicious …

Telephone Girls, The Telegraph and Post Office, Cathedral Square

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Written by Helen Solomons In 1879, my great grandfather, Mortimer Cashman Corliss, was promoted to head telegraphist in Christchurch’s newly built Post and Telegraph Office in Cathedral Squar…

Aerial footage of the Christchurch central city, taken in April 2011, several months after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video shows damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Manchester Street, the Press building, the Octagon Live restaurant, St Elmo Courts, Cashel Mall, the Regent Theatre, the Arts Centre, Woolsack Lane, and the Farmers Building car park. It also shows USAR members meeting in Cathedral Square.

The Wrinkles are Showing

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Damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the stonework, and one side is supported by shipping containers and hay bales. The photographer comments, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament has a lot of cracking on the exterior and one column appears to be leaning to the right. To my non-expert eye it does look like the front could easily give way. Notice the broken supporting beam".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:44:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Peter Beck, Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, beside the damaged Cathedral".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0335

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street beginning at the Copthorne on the left and ending just past the Christchurch Cathedral".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2039

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The basement of the Louis Vuitton Building on the corner of Colombo Street and Cathedral Square, exposed now the building has been demolished. The Christ Church Cathedral can be seen in the background".