Thirty-four years ago, Spectrum producer Jack Perkins recorded his award-winning documentary capturing the life, the sounds and the personalities of Cathedral square in Christchurch. In this edition of The Vault, Deborah Nation parallels that experience with the sounds of 2011 as she is escorted through the earthquake Red Zone into the square as it is today.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
The Christchurch Cathedral Square showing the Anglican Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. This image also shows the remains of the very heavy snow fall we had on Monday 25 July 2011. The centre of the city is still cordoned off. This image was taken from a helicopter flight over the...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old Post Office in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cupola of the Press Building, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of 51-53 Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Heritage and Millennium Hotels, Cathedral Square".
A photograph of the Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square with boarded up windows.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Post Office, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral in the lower centre of this picture".
A path between the new Cashel Mall shopping area and Cathedral Square was opened this weekend and about 1000 people have gone through every hour. It's the first time this section of city has been open to the public since the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rear of the Christ Church Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The side view of the Christ Church Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Millennium Hotel, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Warners Hotel, Cathedral Square".
A photograph of the badly-damaged Regent Theatre on the corner of Worcester Street and Cathedral Square.
A photograph of crowds in the Re:Start Mall during the Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walk.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chancery Lane, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ANZ Bank, Colombo Street and Cathedral Square".
A photograph of crowds in the Re:Start Mall during the Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walk.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Warners Hotel, Cathedral Square".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square with the sites of demolished buildings visible.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ice Bar, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ANZ Bank, Colombo Street and Cathedral Square".
A photograph of people in the Colombo Street walkway leading between Cashel Mall and Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square - ANZ bank".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "BNZ building, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View of the Centre of the City from Victoria Square to the cathedral".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square from the air".