This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Victoria Street. So sad to see history die - both buildings and business. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in Christchurch central".
A infographic giving the status of large buildings in the central city.
It was hard to avoid sinking up to your knees in wet weather in Market Square in 1862. This panoramic photograph shows Christchurch’s Market Place (later renamed Victoria Square) the damp ge…
A map showing details of the Central City Plan.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
Damaged Christchurch building (old Para Rubber building - see earlier photo from just after quake), partially demolished, after Sept 4th 2010 Christchurch earthquake. Has been sitting on 666 views for a while!
Appendix Two to the submission of the then New Zealand Historical Places Trust to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission. The appendix is titled, "Damage to Significant Buildings in Central Christchurch (as at 13 October 2011)".
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
Word clouds comparing the draft Central City Plan to Share an Idea contributions.
An infographic showing retail floor size limits in the draft Central City Plan.
Damage from the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake on 4th Sept 2010
Damage from the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake on 4th Sept 2010
Damage from the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake on 4th Sept 2010
A graphic giving the status of significant buildings in central Christchurch.
A map showing the locations of red-stickered buildings in central Christchurch.
Shows a couple (representing the suburbs) under a large blue umbrella (representing the Christchurch Blueprint) in a rain storm. Refers to the blueprint for central Christchurch developed by the Christchurch Central Development Unit, which was unveiled on 30 July 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to building in central Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".
A photograph of a meeting being held in the Central Library Peterborough.
Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building and the Front Runner store. On a walk around Christchurch May 9, 2013 New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department s...
One Month after the Christchurch Earthquake. This is in Kaiapoi at the north end of Christchurch. A view down the walkway next to the river Twitter | Facebook |