A photograph of a pile of rubble from the partially-demolished St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A photograph of the earthquake damage above the front doors of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A photograph of the south side of the ChristChurch Cathedral. Scaffolding has been set up against one of the walls.
A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Christ Church Cathedral 1'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church closed due to earthquake damage to the bell tower".
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A photograph of a nut and bolt in a beam from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Christ Church Cathedral 2'.
A photograph of a nut and bolt in a beam from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9641 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9643 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
The Church of the Good Shepherd (Philips Street) is a fine example of High Victorian Gothic architecture and was designed by Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort in 1884. It has suffered some major damage during 6.3 quake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. From Psalm 23 (King James Version) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. ...
Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10 Christchurch New Zealand
Foam hearts with uplifting messages pegged to the fence surrounding Knox Presbyterian Church. The heart on the left reads, "We're all in this together. Christchurch, we love you! Xx". The heart on the right reads, "'We can do no great things; only small things with great love.' Mother Teresa
The southern side of the Christ Church Cathedral with boarded up windows and damage to the roof above both of the transepts. Damaged masonry has been piled on the ground in front and one of the spires has been removed and braced with steel in the foreground.
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the main doors and roof at southern end of church. Nineteenth century stone buildings are particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage as the individual compon...
Damage to the St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Leeston suffered during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. The church tower is seen with the damaged spire tops removed".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. Vicar Indrea Alexander looks up at the damaged church tower spires".
Churches are an important part of New Zealand's historical and architectural heritage. Various earthquakes around the world have highlighted the significant seismic vulnerability of religious buildings, with the extensive damage that occurred to stone and clay-brick unreinforced masonry churches after the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes emphasising the necessity to better understand this structural type. Consequently, a country-wide inventory of unreinforced masonry churches is here identified. After a bibliographic and archival investigation, and a 10 000 km field trip, it is estimated that currently 297 unreinforced masonry churches are present throughout New Zealand, excluding 12 churches demolished in Christchurch because of heavy damage sustained during the Canterbury earthquake sequence. The compiled database includes general information about the buildings, their architectural features and structural characteristics, and any architectural and structural transformations that have occurred in the past. Statistics about the occurrence of each feature are provided and preliminary interpretations of their role on seismic vulnerability are discussed. The list of identified churches is reported in annexes, supporting their identification and providing their address.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old Sydenham Methodist Church corner Colombo and Brougham Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The final act of clearing the Cashmere Anglican Church, loading the digger onto the transporter".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old Sydenham Methodist Church corner Colombo and Brougham Streets".
A tangle of metal pipes and a roof beam on the footpath outside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Bealey Avenue looking through the Knox Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Paul's Church, Cashel Street, demolished and removed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of Trinity Church, 124 Worcester Street (corner of Manchester Street)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our Lady Star of the Sea, Catholic Church in Menzies Street, Sumner".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our Lady Star of the Sea, Catholic Church in Menzies Street, Sumner".