A photograph of a banner advertising Quakesafe Building Solutions. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Victoria Street".
Plywood and ties reinforcing a chimney on the roof of the Arts Centre.
Bricks from a demolished chimney lie on top of thick liquefaction silt in front of a house in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Our friend Chris Hutching's house. The front lawn and carport have 30cm or more of silt piled on top. He also had to remove a shaky chimney".
Bricks from a demolished chimney lie on top of thick liquefaction silt in front of a house in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Our friend Chris Hutching's house. The front lawn and carport have 30cm or more of silt piled on top. He also had to remove a shaky chimney".
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings, taken from Oxford Terrace, across the Avon River. One of the chimneys has fallen onto the roof, knocking off tiles and pieces of masonry.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has visibly twisted and there are gaps between the bricks. The photographer comments, "Damaged chimney. We'll have to get this taken down tidily, but our roofer friends are a bit busy... (It was taken down on the morning of Day 2, just as well)".
Bricks from a deconstructed chimney lie in a stacked pile outside a house in Avonside.
Wooden supports holding up the mud brick chimney of Deans Cottage, which is badly cracked.
Wooden supports holding up the mud brick chimney of Deans Cottage, which is badly cracked.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. The chimney of the house has pulled away from the back wall and collapsed onto the roof below. A wooden structure built up against the house has also pulled away from the wall.
A demolished shop on Riccarton Road, now a pile of bricks and other rubble. Wire fencing has been placed along the entire footpath, keeping people away.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Creyke Road, Ilam. Post earthquake".
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick parapet collapsed onto its roof and a collapsed chimney.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. The top of the closest gable has broken and is now covered in a tarpaulin. In the distance, a chimney has also been removed. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Major Hornbrook Drive. The chimney has collapsed and many of the tiles have been lifted on the roof. Tarpaulins have been laid over the holes in the roof as waterproofing, but the closest has shredded. Gaps can be seen between the bricks in the wall and the wall to the left has crumbled.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Major Hornbrook Drive. The chimney has collapsed and many of the tiles have been lifted on the roof. Tarpaulins have been laid over the holes in the roof as waterproofing, but the closest has shredded. Gaps can be seen between the bricks in the wall and the wall to the left has crumbled.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. Two chimneys have been removed from the building and placed on the footpath in front. Various pieces of fallen masonry can also be seen on the footpath. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Major Hornbrook Drive. The chimney has collapsed and many of the tiles have been lifted on the roof. Tarpaulins have been laid over the holes in the roof as waterproofing, but the closest has shredded. Gaps can be seen between the bricks in the wall and the wall to the left has crumbled.
A blue tarpaulin protects the roof of a house on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The chimney has been removed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Winchester Street".
Bracing on the old Civic Chambers building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. A chimney has fallen from the roof, damaging many of the roof tiles. A tarpaulin has been placed over a hole to protect the interior of the building from weather damage. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gayhurst Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "68 Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake".
The Untouched World shop on Worcester Street. Several chimneys have broken away from the side of the building and collapsed onto the footpath.
A house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. Its chimney has collapsed and the resultant hole has been weather proofed with a blue tarpaulin.
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Our shed after the neighbour’s chimney went through it.".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.