A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street - the remains of St Johns Church (left), Arrow International empty site. CTV site and the IRD building (right)".
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, corner Oxford Terrace and Madras St. 1881-2011".
A photograph submitted by Francis Vallance to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The organ sticking out from the remains of St Mary’s Merivale Church".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Lukes Church site, Manchester Street, with the 185 crosses signifying the 185 earthquake deaths on 22 February 2011".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
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A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Anglican Church ‘Trinity’, Winchester Street, Lyttelton, collapsed finally after June 23rd EQ".
A photograph of ribbons hanging from a cordon fence on Cashel Street. The ribbons were placed in protest at the proposed demolition of the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral. An inscription in the grounds reads 'Let these stones speak of a love that endures for ever'".
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
A view across Edgeware Road to the cleared site of St Mary and St Athanasius Church. The site has been cordoned off with road cones and emergency tape.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking north along Cambridge Terrace and Durham Street from St Michael and All Angels Church. New Cashel Mall is at centre right".
A photograph of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A photograph of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A photograph of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A photograph of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Holy Trinity Avonside".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Holy Trinity Avonside".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Holy Trinity Avonside".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Lukes demolition site, Kilmore Street".
A photograph of messages attached to the wire fencing around the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church. A paper heart reads, "'The Lord is close to the broken hearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed' Psalm 24:18'. A message from the Japanese Red Cross Psychological Support Team reads, "Thank you, also from us, for your warm support. Our thoughts are with you always".
An aerial photograph of Hereford Street and Cathedral Square. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street running across the foreground of this photograph, with Cathedral Square above. The IBIS Hotel and the ANZ Bank are staying, while the BNZ is currently being soft-stripped. Christ Church Cathedral officially has a status of 'partial demolish'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Luke's Church on Kilmore Street. The south apse wall was further damaged during the 13 June 2011 earthquake, exposing the pipe organ".
A crane sitting beside the fence cordoning off the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the foreground stones from the Christ Church Cathedral have been laid out on pallets.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The north-west and south-west corners have crumbled, landing on a vehicle.