A photograph of the earthquake damage to the column of a house. The bricks have pulled away from each other near the base of the column. The column in front has collapsed.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Manchester Street. The outer walls of the upper storeys of the shops have collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of buildings on Hereford Street. The front walls of the buildings have collapsed, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The front and side of the house has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the garden, exposing the rooms inside.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Lichfield Street. The brick wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath. Many of the windows are broken.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. A view through the window reveals that the side wall has crumbled. A pile of bricks can be seen in the car port.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a shop on Colombo Street. Part of the closest brick wall of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the ground in front of the building. "No go" has been spray-painted on the footpath in the foreground of the photograph.
A brick house on Centaurus Road with damage to the top left window and "Danger Keep Out" tape around the edge. A yellow sign on the front window indicates that the building should only be entered for "Restricted Use". This means it has faired better than the brick house next door which is red-stickered.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Streets. The brick façade has crumbled in various places, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is no longer safe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Asko Designs on Victoria Street. The brick wall of the facade has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen to the pavement below, taking the awning with them. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a brick wall of a building on Acton Street. Large sections of the wall have fallen away. The remaining section has large cracks between the bricks. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.
A photograph of a detail of damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch.
Damage to an old building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Bricks have collapsed from the building's walls.
A damaged brick building, the upper storey of which has collapsed. Scaffolding supports part of the roof.
A damaged brick building, the upper storey of which has collapsed. Scaffolding supports part of the roof.
A photograph of bricks fallen from a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote".
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Kim's Restaurant on Colombo Street. The gable on the left side of the building has crumbled, the bricks falling into The Painted Room next door.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. Large sections of the building have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the ground in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. Large sections of the building have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the ground in front.
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. The top storey of the shops has collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The top section of the shops have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road below.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged to Knox Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged to Knox Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged to Knox Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged to Knox Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged to Knox Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue.