A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining a crack in St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal Street and Hereford Street.
A photograph of rubble and glass on the footpath outside Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The photograph is taken through the wire of a cordon fence.
A view of Manchester Street, looking south, from the corner of Manchester Street and Hereford Street. On the left is the former site of the Manchester Courts building, and on the right the former site of Cash Converters.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Manchester Courts, 158-160 Manchester Street".
A view across Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
A view across Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
A historic sketch of the Manchester Courts, seen from the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, [1905].
A photograph of emergency tape cordoning off Hereford Street near the end of the Christchurch City Council building. Tape has also been draped around St Elmo Courts as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition in progress of St Elmo Court, corner Hereford and Montreal Streets".
A crane with a wrecking ball demolishing St Elmo Courts on Hereford Street. Behind it is the Christchurch City Council Building.
An excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted in the window of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. There are large cracks in the wall next to the window and scaffolding to the left.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of St Elmo Court".
A colour photograph of the Manchester Courts following the 4 September 2011 earthquake, taken from Manchester Street.
A view from the corner of Manchester Street and Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
A view from the corner of Manchester Street and Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
A view from the corner of Manchester Street and Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. There are large cracks in the building's façade. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the windows. Police tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.
Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. While the building looks mostly fine from the outside, it is unsafe to enter. "Danger, no entry" has been spray-painted on the front window.
St Elmo Courts, a NZHPT heritage building on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. The building was severely damaged during the 4 September earthquake, with diagonal cracking between the windows. Scaffolding has been placed around the bottom of the building.
A video about the demolition of the Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The video includes an interview with Richard Peebles, the co-owner of the building.
The building which formerly housed the food court between Hereford and High Streets, now almost fully restored in preparation for Avonmore Tertiary Institute moving in.
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 photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. Cracks can be seen between the windows of the building and wire fencing has been placed around the bottom as a cordon. Two workers in hard hats in visibility vests are examining the building from street level.
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 photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "St. Elmo courts was situated on the corner of Hereford St. and Montreal St. Since demolished after the 2010-2011 earthquakes.".
Photograph of a drawing captioned by Fairfax, "The New Zealand Express company's new building now being erected at the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets. W. H. Bowen, builder. Messrs S and A. Luttrell, architects. Manchester Courts, MLC building from The Weekly Press, November, 8, 1905".
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The New Zealand Express Co. Ltd. building (Manchester Courts) built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Sts. In its time it was Christchurch’s tallest office building. This painting is from the Raymond Morris Collection of earthquake demolished buildings.".
Copy of a file photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The New Zealand Express Company's new building, corner of Hereford Street and Manchester Street. Electric lighting, pumping, elevators, May & Otway's fire alarms, bells and telephones, supplied by Messrs Turnbull & Jones Ltd. Manchester courts MLC building from The Weekly Press 'New Zealand Exhibition Year Special Industrial & Commercial Number' December 1906".