
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 1 September 2014 entitled, "Tunnelling".
A photograph of damaged cliff-side garages. Written on the door of one of the garages is, "Please ph. [number] before demo". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs and Sumner".
A photograph of a damaged cliff-side garage. Written on the door of the garage is, "Please ph. [number] before demo". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs and Sumner".
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. On the right is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and parts of the wall have collapsed, exposing the interior. Shipping containers below the building protect the street from falling masonry.
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and parts of the wall have collapsed, exposing the interior. Shipping containers below the building protect the street from falling masonry.
A truck pumping out sewers on Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. Road signs and cones are directing traffic around the vehicle.
A truck pumping out sewers on Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. Road signs and cones are directing traffic around the vehicle.
A worker in a hi-vis jacket washes his hands at a tap connected to a water tanker. The photographer comments, "There's no running tap water in the Ferrymead, Redcliffs or Sumner areas".
An image from the Let's Talk About Parenting project of the All Right? campaign. The caption reads, '"Quiet times are a real treat so we're both pretty keen on drawing." - Hollie, Sumner'.
A temporary road sign indicates that the speed limit is 10 km/h along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore, due to the uneven surface of the road.
A photograph of a line of shipping containers protecting Main Road from rockfall. Two of the containers have covers printed with artworks. The remains of a house are suspended above the collapsed cliff.
A sign on Winchester Street in Lyttelton reading, "Lyttelton Union Parish Chapel. Minister: Rev. Andrew Donaldson - Ph 3267890. Sumner, Redcliffs, Lyttelton Union Church. Phone. Local Contact: Rev. Vilma Loader Ph 3288565. In chapel or church. Last Sunday of month see notice on chapel door".
A damaged house teetering on the edge of the cliff in Sumner. Below, shipping containers along the edge of Peacock's Gallop protect the road from further rockfall. The photographer comments, "About four meters of the rock face collapsed on June 13 undermining several houses along the cliff top".
A PDF copy of a poster from the Let's Talk About Parenting project of the All Right? campaign. The caption reads, 'Hollie, Sumner: "Quiet times are a real treat so we're both pretty keen on drawing." Real families aren't picture perfect. They're messy, playful and so much better'.
The laying of new sewers in Bridge Street, South Brighton. Road cones have been placed along the road works. Temporary road signs indicate that the current speed limit is 30 km/h. Diggers, four-wheel drive vehicles and a truck are parked beside piles of gravel and a yellow sewer pump.