A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The front section of the house has collapsed, the rest buckled. The wall of the gable has also collapsed as well as part of the lower front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. A message has been spray painted on the front window, reading, "Roof tiles, $3 each". Police tape, a road cone and saw horses have been used to cordon off the house.
A photograph of the demolition site of Forbe's Store in Lyttelton. A section of the remaining floor has the words, "Robert Forbes" inlaid in the tiles.
A sign on Montreal street reading, "Rebuild, Brick by Brick". Below, a mosaic of a man building a wall has been made out of brick like tiles.
Damage to the roof tiles of a house. A section of the roof has been covered by plastic sheeting to protect it from rain, and the house is on a lean.
Damage to the roof tiles of a house. A section of the roof has been covered by plastic sheeting to protect it from rain, and the house is on a lean.
A man walks towards a damaged house in Dallington. The chimney has fallen, and roofing tiles have shaken loose. In the foreground, the railings of the damaged Dallington Bridge are visible.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The front section of the house has collapsed, the rest buckled. The wall of the gable has also collapsed as well as part of the lower front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. A message has been spray painted on the front window, reading, "Roof tiles, $3 each". Police tape has been used to cordon off the house. Public notices can be seen on the fence, on the roof of the collapsed section and the section behind.
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
A photograph of a crack running through New Regent Street. The crack is on one side of the tram line. Some of the tiles on the street have fallen into the crack.
Damage to a block of flats on the corner of Gayhurst Road and Locksley Avenue. A chimney has fallen, and tiles have shaken loose from the roof. In front of the property a low brick wall has collapsed.
A damaged footpath along Worcester Boulevard outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. In several places along the footpath, the tiles have lifted, leaving an uneven surface. In the distance are crowds of people leaving the central city.
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.
The kitchen of a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Kitchen bench and tiles are relatively straight, The range hood has a lean because the roof moved, pulling the exhaust vent with it".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damaged pavement in the alley between the Salvation Army Citadel and the Crowne Plaza on Durham Street. The paving tiles have separated in a pattern reminiscent of a zip".
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench and the floor around it has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
A view down Worcester Street towards the Regent Theatre building. Tiles have fallen away from the Regent Theatre's red dome. In the foreground the Clarendon Hotel can be seen, with a large crack where the facade has pulled away from the rest of the building.
The steps from Cambridge Terrace up to the Bridge of Remembrance. The terracotta tiles on the highest step have chipped off. The gaps that can be seen on the concrete wall to the right shows how far the steps have moved from their original position.
Damage to the front gable of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Masonry has fallen from the top of the gable, and the resulting gap has been weather proofed with plywood, tarpaulins and metal tiles. The steel bracing propping the whole front wall can be seen at the bottom of the photograph.
Known by the locals as the "Manager's House" of the large brick and tile works which was situated nearby. Established by the Austin brothers in 1863 the brickworks were named after the town of Farnley in Yorkshire England, from where the family had come. I remember the brickworks as a child and I think they were demolished in the 1970's. Very sa...
Known by the locals as the "Owner's House" of the large Farnley Brick and Tile Works which was situated nearby. Established by the Austin brothers in 1863 the brickworks were named after the town of Farnley in Yorkshire England, from where the family had come. I remember the brickworks as a child and I think they were demolished in the 1970's. V...
20110821_1708_1D3-280 Six months on A house in Bexley damaged in the February earthquake still looks like this six months later.