
The statue of Queen Victoria overlooks a pile of demolition rubble on Colombo Street.
Workers in dust masks and hard hats searching through the rubble of Piko Wholefoods.
Demolition sites and rubble across from Latimer Square, near the corner of Hereford Street.
Demolition sites and rubble across from Latimer Square, near the corner of Hereford Street.
Demolition sites and rubble across from Latimer Square, near the corner of Hereford Street.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Building rubble on the cathedral grounds.
Look through the cordon fence, piles of building rubble, rubbish skips and shipping containers.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
A photograph of the rubble from a block of demolished shops on Cranford Street.
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from a demolition site on Cambridge Terrace.
A graphic describing a proposal to use demolition rubble for land reclamation in Lyttelton.
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from a demolition site on Cambridge Terrace.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Building rubble on the cathedral grounds.
An excavator clearing rubble from the site of the Whitcoulls building in Cashel Mall.
A pile of rubble lies behind the gates at the corner of Cranmer Court.
Diggers being used to clear the rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Now a heap of rubble. It didn't stand up to the bigger aftershocks
A photograph of emergency management personnel examining a block of earthquake-damaged rooms at Stonehurst Accommodation on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the block has collapsed and the remaining rooms are now resting on an incline. The front walls of these rooms have also collapsed and the rubble has spilled in to the courtyard in front. Cordon tape has been draped across the courtyard in front of the rubble. In the foreground there is liquefaction on the ground from a liquefaction volcano.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the intersection with Manchester. On the right is a severely damaged building. Rubble from the top storey has fallen onto the street. In the distance, the Grand Chancellor can be seen, with the slump in the left side noticeable.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Coachman Inn on Gloucester Street. Parts of the roof have fallen away and there are many cracks in the building. Bricks and rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A member of the New Zealand Police with a skateboard extracted from the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street Behind him, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people. Above the workers is the arm of an excavator which has been used to shift rubble.
A photograph of the largest section of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a car on Manchester Street which has been crushed by falling rubble. Bricks and other rubble from the earthquake-damaged shops above are scattered across the road in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the side of the car.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged house. USAR teams have spray-painted a message on the side of the house. The message reads, "Pile cleared by dogs, 4 March". To the left, a pile of rubble is lying next to the house.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The front and side of the house has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the garden, exposing the rooms inside. Emergency tape has been draped across the front of the property as a cordon.
A PDF copy of pages 310-311 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Rotherham Clock Park'. Photos with permission from Greening the Rubble