view to some of the damage in the distance and the building that might be demolished - brick seven storey building - i've always liked this one : ( .
A photograph of a crushed car outside Bismarck House at 140 Lichfield Street taken from behind a wire fence. Bricks from the building have crumbled from the top storey, landing on the roof of the car and crushing it.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Street. Parts of the bricks walls have crumbled. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath. Steel fences and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
Bricks being removed from the building next to Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
Extensive damage to the Caxton Press building on Victoria Street. Bricks have toppled from the facade.
Damage to buildings down Victoria Street. Members of the public have walked inside the police tape cordon to have a look at the damaged buildings and bricks across the road.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen out.
Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a church in Christchurch. The gable and top of the side wall have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the pavement below. Police tape has been draped around the building.
The dairy on the corner of Woodham and Gloucester Street. The top wall has collapsed onto the footpath, the hole covered by a tarpaulin. Road cones and fencing have been placed around the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to R&R Sport on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Most of the side wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Plywood and plastic sheeting has been used to weather proof the building. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. A cherry picker is parked on the footpath in between the building and the fence.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A rubbish skip in an alleyway is full of building rubble, with piles of bricks scattered around it.
People walk past a damaged building on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street. Parts of the brick facade have collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.
Damage to the Repertory Theatre building. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the awning below, and bricks and masonry have spilled across the street. The building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
A cordoned-off section of Victoria Street, where buildings have been damaged and the footpath covered with fallen bricks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen removing bricks on top of the John Burns and Co. building in Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen removing bricks on top of the John Burns and Co. building in Lichfield Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the top of the former Municipal Chambers Building on Worcester Street. The top of the gable has crumbled and fallen onto the pavement below.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers removing a brick chimney and tiles from an old building on the Sullivan Avenue Polytech".
A building on Manchester Street near High Street. The front wall has partially crumbled around the windows, bricks fallen out.
Damage to the Edgeware Law building on Colombo Street. A brick wall has collapsed into the carpark exposing a bathroom.
Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.
7.1 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. The top of the facade has crumbled and fallen into the street, taking the awning with it. The side wall has also collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Wire fencing and tape have been used to cordon the buildings off.
Damage to buildings on the corner of Victoria and Bealey Street with a pile of brick on the side. Two front windows have been spray-painted with the words 'No Go' and the time the building was checked.