Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Damage to the Cathedral, and its lawn growing wild. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Cambridge Terrace".
The turret on the roof of the former Public Library building on Hereford Street.
The turret on the roof of the former Public Library building on Hereford Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Public Trust Building at 152 Oxford Terrace".
Fallen potplants and jumbled paving bricks outside Stewart Dawsons in Cashel Mall. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Weeds growing through the paving outside the old Post Office building in Cathedral Square. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library and extensive liquefaction, Hereford Street".
Tour bus on Cambridge Terrace. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-042 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
The facade of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The spires on the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Warped bike stands and liquefaction silt on the corner of High, Colombo and Hereford streets. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
A photograph of children standing on the plinth where the statue of John Robert Godley, Canterbury's founder, once stood. Members of the public are viewing the damaged cathedral from a walkway that was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-003 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Members of the public recording their stories on QuakeStories during a University of Canterbury open day.
Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition06 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition01 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition07 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-016 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-022 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.