A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A close-up photograph of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof on the north side of Christ Church Cathedral. The small stained-glass window at the top of the gable has been broken.
A footpath on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. A low wall made from local volcanic stone has been demolished to the left.
Damage to the Strange's Building on High Street. The stone facade of the upper storey has collapsed onto the awnings below.
Earthquake damage to the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Stones have fallen from the wall supporting the dome.
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
The sequence of earthquakes that has greatly affected Christchurch and Canterbury since September 2010 has again demonstrated the need for seismic retrofit of heritage unreinforced masonry buildings. Commencing in April 2011, the damage to unreinforced stone masonry buildings in Christchurch was assessed and recorded with the primary objective being to document the seismic performance of these structures, recognising that they constitute an important component of New Zealand’s heritage architecture. A damage statistics database was compiled by combining the results of safety evaluation placarding and post-earthquake inspections, and it was determined that the damage observed was consistent with observations previously made on the seismic performance of stone masonry structures in large earthquakes. Details are also given on typical building characteristics and on failure modes observed. Suggestions on appropriate seismic retrofit and remediation techniques are presented, in relation also to strengthening interventions that are typical for similar unreinforced stone masonry structures in Europe.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
A photograph of a stone cross over the archway in the fence of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions Convent.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the wood and stone work.
Damage to Catholic Cathedral College. Stones and bricks have fallen from the parapets and gable ends of buildings, and windows are broken.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Barnabas Anglican Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Barnabas Church Hall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street North. Large sections of the Chamber have collapsed and the masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath in front. To the left scaffolding constructed up the side of the building has also collapsed and twisted out of shape. Wire fences have been placed along the side of the building as a cordon.
Scattered masonry that has fallen from St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Some of the stones have been stacked on pallets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Peterborough Apartments on Montreal Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Barnabas Church window detail".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tower of St Barnabas Church".
Damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
The red brick, cream stone and plaster building on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Street, proudly displays the architectural features becoming commonplace in the commercial confines of this…
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".