Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street with a digger parked on the demolition debris from IBIS House (home of Alliance Francaise). Torrens House is to the right".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A house with boarded up windows at 159 Locksley Avenue. All the houses in Locksley Ave have their windows boarded up".
Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is cracked, and a gap is visible between the foundation and the house. The photographer comments, "River Rd, between Stanmore Rd and Fitzgerald Ave".
A house on Avonside Drive.
A house on Avonside Drive.
Broken windows on a house.
A press release from the US House of Representatives Congressional Delegation containing a message from Donald Manzullo, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, about the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. Mr Manzullo was attending the US-NZ Partnership Forum in Christchurch house before the earthquake hit.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged to a house in Christchurch. The far wall has collapsed and many of the concrete blocks have spilled into the garden in front. Emergency tape has been draped in front of the wall as a cordon. A red sticker has also been stuck on the furthest window, indicating that the house is unsafe to enter.
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 19 November 2011 showing Shadbolt House prior to its demolition. Architect Lyttelton's tallest building before its demolition was built in 1961 as the offices of the Lyttelton Harbour Board. At the time it was demolished the building was known as Shadbolt House and was owned by Independent Fisherie...
People stand in front of a damaged house in New Brighton. The upper storey at the front of the house has collapsed onto the floor below. The photographer comments, "This house at 158 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch was owned by the man leaning on the fence. He lived next door and his daughter lived here. During the earthquake the 2nd storey stayed mainly whole, but the 1st collapsed. Luckily the daughter was in the top storey. She was rescued from the building by neighbours, by climbing out of the window and down a ladder. Another piece of luck is that most of the belongings were stored in boxes in the garage at the front. Though the garage also collapsed the boxes appear intact. The owner had tried to sell it previously without success".
Known by the locals as the "Owner's House" of the large Farnley Brick and Tile Works which was situated nearby. Established by the Austin brothers in 1863 the brickworks were named after the town of Farnley in Yorkshire England, from where the family had come. I remember the brickworks as a child and I think they were demolished in the 1970's. V...
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The front section of the house has collapsed, the rest buckled. The wall of the gable has also collapsed as well as part of the lower front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. A message has been spray painted on the front window, reading, "Roof tiles, $3 each". Police tape has been used to cordon off the house. Public notices can be seen on the fence, on the roof of the collapsed section and the section behind.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, " Highlight House on the corner of Manchester and Cashel Streets prepared for demolition".
A photograph of a person in a high-visibility vest and hard hat taking a photo of the Craig's Investment Partners House on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Armagh Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Palmer's Stewarts Gully house is ruined and he has no insurance. Liquefaction has sprung up everywhere and the house needs jacking up and new piles".
A close-up photograph of the rubble from the demolished Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets. The steel inside the concrete has been exposed.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "MSC House at 92 Lichfield Street which has sustained further damage during the 23 December 2011 aftershock".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A digger working on Fleet House, 184-186 Hereford Street, with Calendar Girls (which is staying) behind".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the walls has buckled and pulled away from the house. In the distance another house has a noticeable lean.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. A view through the window reveals that the side wall has crumbled. A pile of bricks can be seen in the car port.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Palmer's Stewarts Gully house is ruined and he has no insurance. Liquefaction has sprung up everywhere and the house needs jacking up and new piles".
A photograph of the Craig's Investment Partners House and the Victoria Apartments on Armagh Street. Several emergency management personnel are walking along the street below.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The bricks on the side wall have crumbled and damaged the fence below. Plywood has been used to board up the front window.
A stall selling mosaics of broken mirrors in the shape of houses, crosses and cathedrals. The photographer comments, "The Quake Art on sale at the AandP Show in Christchurch".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Montreal Street. Part of the front wall has crumbled, the bricks falling to the ground. Tape has been stretched along the driveway as a cordon.
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. There are large cracks in the concrete block walls and several blocks have fallen. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle.
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. There are large cracks in the concrete block walls and several blocks have fallen. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It is hard to tell what is vertical at this house in Tasman Place. Many of the houses in the area have slumped".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An unusual house in Zena Place, Horseshoe Lake. This area is all red zoned, so the land issues are such that all the houses will be demolished".