Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch. Brickwork has fallen from the gable ends of the building, collapsing the entryway.
Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch. Brickwork has fallen from the gable ends of the building, collapsing the entryway.
Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch. Brickwork has fallen from the gable ends of the building, collapsing the entryway.
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
A close-up view of damage to Cranmer Courts. The brickwork in the gable has crumbled, exposing the rooms underneath.
The Arts Centre photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A large crack can be seen in the tower and part of the brickwork around the clock has collapsed onto the pavement below. Scaffolding was placed up against the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake and the gable was braced with wooden planks. This probably limited the damage to this part of the building. The building has been cordoned off with tape reading, 'Danger keep out'. A sign in front of the door reads, 'Site closed'.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and the parapet has partly collapsed.
A photograph of cracks in the brickwork of a bridge at the corner of Sabys Road and Trices Road in Halswell.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs diagonally through a brick wall. The photographer comments, "More cracked brickwork".
A crane outside the badly-damaged Cranmer Centre on Montreal Street. The brickwork in the gables has collapsed into the lawns below.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
The badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The brickwork below the dome has cracked and crumbled, exposing the inside.
Objects lie on the floor of a shop where they have fallen. Reflected in the windows is the damaged brickwork of buildings opposite.
Broken gutters on the Christ Church Cathedral where the roof has fallen away. Damage to the brickwork can also be seen to the right.
A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed.
Cracks in the interior wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Sections of plaster have chipped off to reveal the stone and brickwork underneath.
Damage to a building in Bedford Row. One wall has collapsed, and there are large cracks in the brickwork of the other visible wall.
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets. There is extensive cracking in the brickwork, and wooden bracing supports the walls.
Cracking in the brickwork of an archway on Manchester Street. This type of cracking was common in the Central City after the 4 September earthquake.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A large crack runs down an exterior wall. The photographer comments, "New cracks were still appearing in the brickwork".
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and part of a wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork has cracked, the corner crumbling onto the street below.
Damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork has cracked, the corner crumbling into the street below.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen".
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A damaged substation on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. The crack runs through the brickwork on the upper right-hand side and some of the bricks are missing.
A close-up view of damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.