A historic sketch of the Manchester Courts, seen from the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, [1905].
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
Very sad - was a nice looking building. This is near the top of the building and there is signs of the top being displaced horizontally.
Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 February 2011 entitled, "Mourning Manchester Courts".
Taken 10th Jan well through the controversial demolition of Manchester Courts
Maybe you can see the 8m high dirt bunt at the foot of the Manchester Courts building to reduce collateral damage.
This is how the building looked when it was built - fine indeed! democam.iopen.co.nz/ An engineer who owns a similar building in Dunedin, and is willing to put money into this building's restoration, is sure it could be stabilised, just like the Railway Clock Tower. And the t...
A colour photograph showing detail of the damage to the exterior masonry of Manchester Courts, following the 4 September 2011 earthquake.
An excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south along Manchester Street with the nearly cleared site of Manchester Courts in the foreground".
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.
Cordon fence around the Manchester Courts building.
Shop at the base of Manchester Courts
A video of people protesting outside the Christchurch City Council offices on Worcester Street. The are protesting the demolition of the Manchester Courts building.
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.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Site of Manchester Courts in the foreground on left. Then Tree house, Sullivans, Boogie Nights and Shooters Bars".
A view across Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Manchester Courts slowly coming down in the demolition process".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage".
A view across Hereford Street to an excavator demolishing the historic Manchester Courts.
A black and white historic photograph looking along Manchester Street, showing the building of the NZ Express Company, customs, shipping and forwarding agents (ca. 1910-1929).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".