Known by the locals as the "Owner's House" of the large Farnley Brick and Tile Works which was situated nearby. Established by the Austin brothers in 1863 the brickworks were named after the town of Farnley in Yorkshire England, from where the family had come. I remember the brickworks as a child and I think they were demolished in the 1970's. V...
A pile of bricks, mortar, concrete and rusty metal constituting the remains of the Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street.
Gap Filler Creative Director, Coralie Winn, hanging bunting at the site of the "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Local busking act, I Gave These Guys Five Bucks, perform at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Gap Filler Creative Director, Coralie Winn, hanging bunting at the site of the "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
A pile of bricks, mortar, concrete and rusty metal constituting the remains of Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street. A white sign has been erected outside the church reading, "Our church is still meeting. Please join us on Sunday. We gather in the youth hall, access is from #7 Percival St. (Turn left on Tennyson then left again on Percival)".
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler have enclosed one side of the site with a fence made of old metal bed heads. The fence has been decorated with fairy lights. Other decorations to the project sight includes the brightly coloured bunting above the audience, which is attached to the wall of Beckenham's Mitre 10.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The Countdown supermarket on Colombo Street in Beckenham".
Gap Filler Creative Director, Coralie Winn, converses with an audience member at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
The Southern Espresso Rescue coffee van, which sold coffees to the audience at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. A message from the Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. A message from the Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street".
A variety of bicycles are chained to the wire fence that encloses the site of Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Gap Filler Creative Director, Coralie Winn, at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Behind her, the band Runaround Sue is performing.
Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.
Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.
The site of Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. An amplifier and a public address system was set up for performing musicians to use.
Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.
Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.
Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.
Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.
Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.
Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".
Gap Filler Creative Director, Coralie Winn, at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. The red Southern Espresso Rescue van can be seen in the background, selling coffee to the audience.
Members of the audience at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler has decorated the site with bunting, fairy lights and a fence made from old metal bed heads.
Members of the audience at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler has decorated the site with bunting, fairy lights and a fence made from old metal bed heads.
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler have enclosed one side of the site with a fence made of old metal bed heads.
Members of the audience at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler has decorated the site with bunting, fairy lights and a fence made from old metal bed heads.