The badly damaged Cranmer Courts Building on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets . The front window and archway has crumbled, rubble and debris littering the footpath below.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street - foundation stone from the building known as Kenton Chambers".
The badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers building. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cranmer Court".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cranmer Court".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cranmer Court".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist in Latimer Square - with a clear view of the church and the hall now that the Arrow building is demolished".
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Behind steel bracing, the gable end of the building has partly collapsed. The photographer comments, "The bracing did help hold the church up".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Site of Durham Street Methodist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Durham Street Methodist Church".
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
The sequence of earthquakes that has greatly affected Christchurch and Canterbury since September 2010 has again demonstrated the need for seismic retrofit of heritage unreinforced masonry buildings. Commencing in April 2011, the damage to unreinforced stone masonry buildings in Christchurch was assessed and recorded with the primary objective being to document the seismic performance of these structures, recognising that they constitute an important component of New Zealand’s heritage architecture. A damage statistics database was compiled by combining the results of safety evaluation placarding and post-earthquake inspections, and it was determined that the damage observed was consistent with observations previously made on the seismic performance of stone masonry structures in large earthquakes. Details are also given on typical building characteristics and on failure modes observed. Suggestions on appropriate seismic retrofit and remediation techniques are presented, in relation also to strengthening interventions that are typical for similar unreinforced stone masonry structures in Europe.
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A crane sits beside the damaged Cranmer Courts building. The stone cladding of a gable end of the building has collapsed, exposing the wooden framework beneath. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Cranmer Courts, Montreal St".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Arts Centre viewed from Rolleston Avenue. The street is busy with people gathering for The Big Hug on the anniversary of the September earthquake".
Damage to the Strange's Building on High Street. The stone facade of the upper storey has collapsed onto the awnings below.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remnants of the old Methodist Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remnants of the old Methodist Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The side entrance to the Peterborough Apartments on Montreal Street".
Damage to Catholic Cathedral College. Stones and bricks have fallen from the parapets and gable ends of buildings, and windows are broken.