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A photograph of women sewing felt badges outside the Christchurch City Library in Lyttelton. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
A photograph of women sewing felt badges outside the Christchurch City Library in Lyttelton. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Lyttelton Timeball Station. Also visible is damage to some of the houses in the foreground such as temporarily patched holes in roofs where chimneys have fallen. Architect The Lyttelton Timeball Station was completed in 1876. Its function was to p...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 16 June 2011 showing the eastern skyline of Lyttelton without the tower of the Timeball Station and Signal Mast. Part of the ground floor remains visible. The Holcim Cement Silos and Lyttelton Port of Christchurch log storage yard are visible in the foreground. Photograph taken from Oxford Street...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 19 November 2011 showing the alleyway next to 29 London Street. These steps provided access to the Wunderbar and the Monsta Bar (closed). Visible to the left is the Lyttelton Coffee Company building being repaired. Prior earthquake strengthening enabled the Lyttelton Coffee Company to undertake w...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 19 November 2011 looking east from Norwich Quay from approximately the base of Canterbury Street. Visible in the photograph are the partially deconstructed former Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices, the Holcim Cement Silos, the Oxford Street Railway Overbridge, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch's storag...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 19 November 2011 showing Shadbolt House prior to its demolition. Architect Lyttelton's tallest building before its demolition was built in 1961 as the offices of the Lyttelton Harbour Board. At the time it was demolished the building was known as Shadbolt House and was owned by Independent Fisherie...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 19 May 2011 showing the partial demolition of the old Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The photograph shows the upper floor of the original part of the building being removed and a temporary roof being constructed over the ground floor. At the time o...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 16 June 2011 showing the partial demolition of the old Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The photograph shows the temporary roof being constructed over the original ground floor of the building. At the time of the 22 February 2011 earthquake the build...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: John Key tours the town in an Army LAV".
A photograph of a detail of the house at 6 Saint Davids Street in Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to property corner Oxford Street and Sumner Road, Lyttelton".
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
An aerial photograph of the Heathcote Valley and the entrance to the Lyttelton Road Tunnel.
A photograph of a detail of the house at 6 Saint Davids Street in Lyttelton.
The demolished Lyttelton Lounge Cafe on Oxford Street, now a pile of wood and rubble.
Street cordon in Lyttelton where heart shaped fabric has been woven on to the fence.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Lyttelton. Log ship Duncan Bay at No 2 wharf".
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Street cordon in Lyttelton where heart shaped fabric has been woven on to the fence.
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
A map showing the location and magnitude of an aftershock 10km east of Lyttelton.
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, performing at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-London-Street-Demolition-IMG_0156 From the collection of
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-London-Street-Demolition-IMG_0157 From the collection of
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-London-Street-Demolition-IMG_0158 From the collection of