Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD. Looking north along Barbadoes Street".
A photograph of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner of the building has collapsed. Shipping containers support the far wall of the building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Security fencing has been placed around the building to restrict access".
A photograph of an excavator sitting outside the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner of the building has collapsed and the dome has been removed. Shipping containers support the far wall of the building.
A photograph of detail of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner has partly crumbled, leaving the inside space exposed. A door can be seen propped up against the interior wall.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Security fencing has been placed around the building to restrict access".
A vehicle that was smashed by fallen masonry from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the background, the broken building can be seen.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our Lady Star of the Sea, Catholic School in Menzies Street, Sumner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking north west from the intersection of Manchester Street and Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking west from the intersection of Manchester Street and Worcester Street, towards Cathedral Square".
Damage to the side of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Above, a crane is lifting material off the roof.
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. A partial view of Christ Church Cathedral.
The cross at the top of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, knocked off kilter by the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist, Latimer Square".
Army personnel beside the damaged Colombo Street Wesleyan Church. Danger tape has been stretched across Colombo Street to create a cordon. The photographer comments, "After the 22nd February earthquake, my wife and I spent one night in a tent outside our home and then left to stay with friends in Timaru for a couple of nights. On the way along Brougham Street, we passed the Sydenham Church on the corner of Colombo Street and Brougham Street. As you can see from the photos, the upper area has been extensively damaged. Most of the damage appears to be on the east facing wall although we didn't get much of a look at the other sides or, of course, the interior".
Damage to the Colombo Street Wesleyan Church. The gable end has partially collapsed, and the window is damaged. The photographer comments, "After the 22nd February earthquake, my wife and I spent one night in a tent outside our home and then left to stay with friends in Timaru for a couple of nights. On the way along Brougham Street, we passed the Sydenham Church on the corner of Colombo Street and Brougham Street. As you can see from the photos, the upper area has been extensively damaged. Most of the damage appears to be on the east facing wall although we didn't get much of a look at the other sides or, of course, the interior".
An aerial view of Hagley Park a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake, with liquefaction visible on the golf course.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The basement of the Louis Vuitton Building on the corner of Colombo Street and Cathedral Square, exposed now the building has been demolished. The Christ Church Cathedral can be seen in the background".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Ceres Environment Ready to Chip in for Christchurch".
As part of the 'Project Masonry' Recovery Project funded by the New Zealand Natural Hazards Research Platform, commencing in March 2011, an international team of researchers was deployed to document and interpret the observed earthquake damage to masonry buildings and to churches as a result of the 22nd February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The study focused on investigating commonly encountered failure patterns and collapse mechanisms. A brief summary of activities undertaken is presented, detailing the observations that were made on the performance of and the deficiencies that contributed to the damage to approximately 650 inspected unreinforced clay brick masonry (URM) buildings, to 90 unreinforced stone masonry buildings, to 342 reinforced concrete masonry (RCM) buildings, to 112 churches in the Canterbury region, and to just under 1100 residential dwellings having external masonry veneer cladding. In addition, details are provided of retrofit techniques that were implemented within relevant Christchurch URM buildings prior to the 22nd February earthquake and brief suggestions are provided regarding appropriate seismic retrofit and remediation techniques for stone masonry buildings. http://www.nzsee.org.nz/publications/nzsee-quarterly-bulletin/
A photograph looking west down Worcester Street from the intersection of Manchester Street. Building rubble lies on the right side of the road, and a shipping container is situated outside the Design and Arts College.
A view down Colombo Street of a team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them the broken tower of the Christ Church Cathedral can be seen.