A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "176 Gloucester Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The top two storeys of the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the rubble spilled into the courtyard in front. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. A tarpaulin has been draped over the top of the tower.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cranmer Centre on the corner of Armagh and Montreal Streets, formerly the Christchurch Girls High School".
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Damage to the Kenton Chambers building. Diagonal cracking between the windows shows that the building has suffered major structural damage.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Behind steel bracing, the gable end of the building has partly collapsed. The photographer comments, "The bracing did help hold the church up".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The photograph was taken using a cellphone camera. The top of the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The rubble from the tower has been cleared and a tarpaulin has been placed over the top of the broken tower. Tyres have been placed on the tarpaulin to hold it down. A temporary roof has also been constructed over the tower to keep out the rain.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The top two storeys of the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the rubble spilled into the courtyard in front. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. A tarpaulin has been draped over the top of the broken tower and the roof behind.
A photograph of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. There are cracks in the masonry of the tower near where the two storeys join. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
A photograph of a detail of damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tower of St Barnabas Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Ferry Road Law Centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, memorals on the fence".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A copy of an article extracted from page 1 of The Star newspaper, published on 25 May 1910. The article is titled, "Eclipse of the Moon".
A copy of an article extracted from page 3 of The Press newspaper, published on 4 February 1897. The article is titled, "The Eclipse of the Sun".
A pile of rubble on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. In the background, the Design and Arts College and the Heritage Hotel can be seen.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham. A sign stuck into the rubble reads, "Property of the Sydenham Heritage Trust".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman towards the Heritage Hotel in Cathedral Square with Hotel Grand Chancellor (left background)".