Ruth Gardner's Blog 02/07/2012: Walking on Worcester

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 July 2012 entitled, "Walking on Worcester".

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Cracks in the brickwork around one of the windows of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside the Sumner electrical sub-station which was severely damaged by rock fall from the cliffs above during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside the Sumner electrical sub-station which was severely damaged by rock fall from the cliffs above during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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Detail of damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and part of the brick wall is bowing outwards in danger of further collapse.

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

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Damage to Weston House on Park Terrace. The front wall of those house has crumbled into the garden below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the brick wall.

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Damage to a house in Redcliffs. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle, and concrete blocks have fallen from the walls.

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Damage to a residential building near Bealey Avenue. The brick frontage has completely collapsed exposing the interior, and the roof is supported by jacks. A red sticker has been placed on the door.

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

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A photograph of a woman digging in the garden of a property with a damaged side fence. In the background, the house next door has its side wall missing.

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a brick wall has slumped, leaving a large gap between the wall and a window frame. The photographer comments, "Sunroom window frame".

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A view down Tuam Street. Road cones and cordon fencing have been placed around damaged buildings. In the background is a building where the walls have crumbled, exposing the interior of the building.

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The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Shipping containers in front of the building protect Tuam Street in case it falls.

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A digitally manipulated photograph of a 'Danger, Keep Clear' sign.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 32

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Damage to the Country Theme shop on St Asaph Street. The upper storey of the building has collapsed. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. St Asaph St".

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A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen in the background.

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For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Looking into Cathedral Square.

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For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Looking into Cathedral Square.

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For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Looking into Cathedral Square.

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A wall on the former site of Piko Wholefoods. A damaged part of the wall is covered with a graffiti paste-up of an elastoplast, with a speech bubble reading, "You poor thing".

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Army and fire service personnel looking on from beside cordon fencing on Kilmore Street as a digger demolishes the Piko Wholefoods building. Behind the fencing is another badly damaged building.

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Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundation has lifted and there are cracks along the road. Tape and fences bar the public off from access.

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Damage to the Cathedral. The Cathedral Square Police Station is on the right, and in the background are MFL House (left), the Forsyth Barr building (right) and the Camelot Cathedral Square Hotel (centre).

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Detail of the damage to a building on Colombo Street. Some of the windows are missing, and cracks are clearly visible on the wall. The front has been protected by a tarp.

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Detail of the artwork 'Tony De In The Door (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being a building opposite the Cranmer Courts.

NZ Raw blog post 12 March 2011 'Earthquake Damage Photos from the Cordon'

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A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 12 March 2011. Mark says, "Took these photos while wandering around the cordon".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close and Wetlands Grove, Bexley".

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The city cordon on Colombo Street. People are looking into the City red zone from the street cordon. Inside the cordon is a row of damaged buildings the upper storeys have partially collapsed..