A collapsed historic house on Centaurus Road, which was built circa 1880. The building has been red stickered meaning it is unsafe to enter.
A component of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which workers from the South Island Organ Company have been deconstructing for removal.
Information on events, weekly services, music, history and architecture, news and newsletters and current and archived sermons. Includes both pre-earthquake information, and current life of the cathedral.
The foundations of the historic Kaiapoi Railway Station building, which were damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake causing the building to lean towards the river.
The pulpit of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The scaffolding around it has been constructed to allow workers to remove the church's historic and valuable organ.
Parts of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which have been wrapped in brown paper and stacked on the church floor to be transported.
A view down Armagh Street from the corner of Durham and Armagh Streets, showing rubble from the historic Canterbury Provincial Council buildings that have collapsed onto the street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A piece of rock from the Sydenham Historic Church under his arm. The church was demolished on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
An authority granted by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, providing the authority to carry out earthquake repair work that may affect archaeological sites within the Lyttelton area.
The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers from the South Island Organ Company to retrieve the church's valuable historic organ.
The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers from the South Island Organ Company to retrieve the church's valuable historic organ.
An authority granted by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, providing the authority to carry out earthquake repair work that may affect archaeological sites within the Christchurch City area.
Prime Minister John Key drives a tractor to which is attached a crane and a huge demolition ball in the shape of MP Gerry Brownlee's head; the ball smashes against a historic building bringing stone pediments down. Context - Gerry Brownlee, who is Earthquake Recovery Minister, has caused a stir by suggesting that if he had his way some of Christchurch's older buildings would be "down tomorrow". He also said the price of saving some historic buildings badly damaged in the February 22 earthquake was too high. People had died in the quake because of attempts to save historic buildings badly damaged in the September 4 quake. Brownlee said he had no regrets despite the stir his comments caused - but he was annoyed by suggestions the Cathedral and Riccarton House were among buildings he thought should be bowled. He believed those buildings should be saved, and they would be. "I'm not a philistine; I was chairman of the trust that actually saved Riccarton House from the bulldozers in 1990. "I understand conservation architecture very well and I do have an appreciation of heritage buildings." Original cartoon held at A-474-048 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A man sits at his desk with an enormous sheet of blank paper headed 'New Christchurch' before him; peering over his shoulder is a huge figure who appears to be a man from an earlier era of the history of Christchurch. Context - Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 and the start of debate about how city should be rebuilt. The historic man suggests a strong pull to preserve historic Christchurch. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
A view across Norwich Quay in Lyttelton showing the historic Post Office building and Forbes' Store. Masonry has fallen from the walls of both buildings and the awning of Forbes' Store has collapsed.
A view across Lichfield Street to the historic Mayfair building. Masonry has collapsed from the top storey of the building and the resulting gaps have been weather proofed with timber and building paper.
A view across Lichfield Street to the historic Mayfair building. Masonry has collapsed from the top storey of the building and the resulting gaps have been weather proofed with timber and building paper.
Sections of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ that have been put in boxes and labelled by workers from the South Island Organ Company who have been removing the organ.
A view looking south down Wakefield Avenue in Sumner. A crane can be seen lifting a shipping container in front of the historic Sumner Borough Council Building. Emergency personnel have gathered around the container.
A view across Fitzgerald Avenue to the historic Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Centre building. Sections of the building's walls have collapsed and a fence has been erected around the base of the building as a cordon.
Components of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which have been labelled and stacked inside the church. Workers from the South Island Organ Company have been deconstructing the organ so that it can be removed.
A view from the corner of Durham and Armagh Streets to the historic Canterbury Provincial Council buildings. The building's clock tower has collapsed onto Armagh Street, and the street has been closed off with wire fencing and road cones.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Carlton Country Club at 1 Papanui Road in Merivale. This is the former site of the historic Carlton Hotel, built 1906, damaged by the earthquakes and demolished on 9 April 2011".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Carlton Country Club at 1 Papanui Road in Merivale. This is the former site of the historic Carlton Hotel, built 1906, damaged by the earthquakes and demolished on 9 April 2011".
A view across Fitzgerald Avenue to Chester Street East, including the historic Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Centre building. Sections of the building's walls have collapsed and a fence has been erected around the base of the building as a cordon.
Looking into Cathedral Square from the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard. On the left is the damaged former Municipal Chambers, a historic Queen Anne building on the intersection of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace. On the right is the Clarendon Tower.
The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers from the South Island Organ Company to retrieve the church's valuable and historic organ. The windows at the far end have been weather proofed with plywood and strengthened with timber bracing.
The partially demolished facade of the historic Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Raven Quay and Williams Street in Kaiapoi. Black tarpaulins have been draped over the demolished section in an attempt to weather proof it, and the base of the building is enclosed in a safety fence.
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 Feburary 2011. This small cluster of historic buildings in central Christchurch are treasured by the city, both for their historical importance and their beauty. Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (1858 to 1865) were designed by Benjamin Mountfort, C...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing the damage to the former Anglican Vicarage on Ripon Street Lyttelton. Taken from the footpath. Architect The sense of loss felt when confronted with the collapse or demolition of an historic building is compounded when that building is also a home. While the community sees...