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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library".
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John's Church, Latimer Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Sumner Cob Cottage on Main Road in Sumner.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Scaffolding collapsed at the Provincial Council Chamber, Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Salisbury and Victoria Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Salisbury and Victoria Streets - Greening the Rubble".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the Retour Restaurant in the Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The damaged Retour Restaurant in Cambridge Terrace".
A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Mary's Church in Merivale.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Retour Restaurant in Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The damaged Retour Restaurant in Cambridge Terrace".
A plaque on the side of the Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace. The plaque reads, "This rotunda shelter and circular seat were presented by T.J.Edmonds to celebrate fifty years of residence in Christchurch 26th September 1929".
A photograph of the base of the Townsend Telescope, still attached to a piece of rubble. The rubble is from the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. 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 photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the Retour Restaurant in the Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace".
A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. A stained-glass window remains intact despite the collapsed stonework that surrounds it.
Damage to The Garage bar and grill on Gloucester Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking north-west along Cashel Mall from 95 Cashel Mall".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Sumner Cob Cottage on Main Road in Sumner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Sumner Cob Cottage on Main Road in Sumner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Liquefaction covers the car park by the Sumner Cob Cottage".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The northern aspect of the Cathedral hidden behind the container wall and the cafe".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking towards Cathedral Square from the edge of the red zone".
A view of the Worcester Street bridge from across the Avon River. In the background, the Our City O-Tautahi building is surrounded by scaffolding and bracing, the Rydges building behind.