A photograph of scaffolding and bracing around the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street. A shipping container can be seen on the road in front of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PricewaterhouseCoopers building on Armagh Street under demolition. The Isaac Theatre Royal is in the foreground (being restored)".
Shipping containers support the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
The facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal, protected by shipping containers, awaits restoration.
A photograph of the new Press Building on Gloucester Street under construction. To the right, the former Theatre Royal can be seen with wooden beams placed under the awning for support.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of shipping containers stacked in front of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across to the Isaac Theatre Royal from the corner of Cathedral Square. The edge of Warners Hotel on the left".
Two workers in a cherry picker working on the Theatre Royal Building on Gloucester Street.
Two workers in a cherry picker working on the Theatre Royal Building on Gloucester Street.
All that remains of the Theatre Royal plus the interior dome under plastic wrap at the back
Black-and-white photograph of the Regent Theatre (then known as the Royal Exchange Building) under construction. Photograph taken c1905.
The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal covered in sheeting and suspended in the backstage area. In the foreground, a small digger sits on the bed of a truck, and a crane is visible to the left. The photographer comments, "This is the 'dome' of the Isaac Theatre Royal's heritage stage. The front section of the theatre has stayed and so has the back, but the middle has been completely demolished. The best way to hide a secret is in plain sight. Could this really be an ancient UFO stored secretly in the old theatre for decades and now exposed by the earthquake? Is the waiting crane and transporter ready to whip it away to another secret location in the dead of night?".
A crane is parked outside the former Theatre Royal building on Gloucester Street. Wooden bracing holds up the verandah.
The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal, covered in plastic sheeting and suspended in its stage area, awaits restoration.
A video of an interview with artefact analyst Gwen Jackson, about the artefacts found at the site of the Theatre Royal. Hundreds of artefacts were found under the Isaac Theatre Royal, including bottles and ceramic shards. This was part of a greater project by archaeologists to examine pre-1900 sites in the Christchurch central city before work is conducted on them. Archaeological assessment of pre-1900 buildings is required by the 1993 Historic Places Act before work can be done on the site.
The Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street. The windows have been boarded up and scaffolding has been placed out the front.
A video about the restoration of New Regent Street. The restoration is hoped to be completed in time for the Christmas shopping season. The project is being led by Edward Leeson of Naylor Love, who is also managing the restoration of the Isaac Theatre Royal next door.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Forsyth Barr building seen from Gloucester Street just west of the Isaac Theatre Royal".
A view towards the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street. In the background is the PWC building and the Forsyth Barr building (left).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PWC building can now be seen from Gloucester Street just west of Isaac Theatre Royal".
An aerial photograph looking west over New Regent Street with the Isaac Theatre Royal in the background, damaged and held together with shipping containers.
A photograph of a placard tied to the cordon fence surrounding the Isaac Theatre Royal. The placard reads, "Why is this real not that".
Sunset over the rubble on Gloucester Street during the LuxCity event. The stage area of the Isaac Theatre Royal is visible in the background.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gloucester Street and New Regent Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gloucester Street and New Regent Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD. Looking north between Colombo and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From Worcester Street looking north across The Press site to the Isaac Theatre Royal and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building in the distance".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gloucester Street and New Regent Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gloucester Street and New Regent Street".