A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Octagon Live Restaurant, formerly Trinity Congregational Church, on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Street. This was further damaged in the 23 December 2011 earthquake when a big piece of the rose window fell out".
The Christ Church Cathedral in Cathedral Square. Bracing can be seen in front of the building, but the front wall has still crumbled.
A splintered doorway in the remains of the Durham Street Methodist Church. A pile of broken masonry is sitting in front.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A heart on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The empty site of the demolished Methodist Church hall on Stanmore Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A heart on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church viewed from the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old gnarled tree in the grounds of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The remains of the bell tower of ChristChurch Cathedral".
The Octagon Live Restaurant on Worcester Street (formerly Trinity Congregational Church) with a steel supporting structure to stabilise the tower.
A photograph of fabric banners reading 'Faith', 'Hope', and 'Love', on a fence behind the former site of the St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An angel on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Damage can be seen to the parapet of the northern tower.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Damage can be seen to the parapet of the northern tower.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decoration on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Scattered masonry that has fallen from St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Some of the stones have been stacked on pallets.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9639 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_96624 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9638 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Unreinforced masonry churches in New Zealand, similarly to everywhere else in the word have proven to be highly vulnerable to earthquakes, because of their particular construction features. The Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquake sequence, 2010-2011 caused an invaluable loss of local architectural heritage and of churches, as regrettably, some of them were demolished instead of being repaired. It is critical for New Zealand to advance the data collection, research and understanding pertaining to the seismic performance and protection of church buildings, with the aim to:
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Trinity Congregational Church to be retained and rebuilt".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Octagon Live (formerly Trinity Congregational Church), 124 Worcester Street (corner of Manchester Street)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral with pallets of stone from the demolished tower ready to be stored".
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The tower has collapsed, exposing its structure. The building's roof has been weather proofed with plywood.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The tower has collapsed, exposing its structure. The building's roof has been weather proofed with plywood.
Bracing made of steel beams and concrete blocks that has been applied to the wall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square.