This shop lost its side wall when the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a Stonehurst Accommodation building on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the building has collapsed and the top two storeys are resting on the rubble. The closest wall of the building has also collapsed, exposing the rooms inside.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a Stonehurst Accommodation building on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the building has collapsed and the top two storeys are resting on the rubble. The closest wall of the building has also collapsed, exposing the rooms inside.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick side wall has completely collapsed, and the front of the lower storey is on a significant lean.
A gap in the wall of an old building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Bricks have collapsed from the side of the building.
Damage to the Cranmer Courts building. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and wooden bracing has been placed across some of the windows.
Damage to a building on Lichfield Street. A large section of the side wall has collapsed, leaving the upper floor unsupported and sagging.
A collapsed wall above the windows of a brick house on Centaurus Road. Bricks have fallen into the building and left a hole.
A retaining wall on Sumner Road in Lyttelton that is made from local volcanic stone. A section of the wall has collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and the bricks cleared away since. A road cone has been placed by the slip to warn drivers.
A collapsed brick wall on Halswell Junction Road. A stack of bricks have been saved by the tree which has grown in a curve and is resting on the wall, holding the bricks in place. A pile of bricks can be seen on the ground where they fell.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and part of a wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Damage to the Aranui Community Hall on Breezes Road. Large sections of the double-brick walls have collapsed, and a cordon fence has been erected around the building.
Damage to a residential property in Richmond. The brick wall of the garage has collapse inward, and the roof fallen in on top of it. The driveway is badly cracked and buckled. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd. The brick garage just collapsed, pulling the gate over as it fell".
The back of a building on Lichfield Street, seen from Bedford Row. The roof and parts of the wall have collapsed, exposing the interior.
A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Much of the roof and front wall has collapsed, spilling bricks onto the footpath.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Much of the roof and front wall has collapsed, spilling bricks onto the footpath.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Much of the roof and front wall has collapsed, spilling bricks onto the footpath.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Much of the roof and front wall has collapsed, spilling bricks onto the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Plume on High Street. The awning has completely collapsed, along with the walls near the corner of the building.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building, previously the site of Portobello Antiques on Tuam Street. The second storey wall has collapsed leaving the inside exposed.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Lichfield Street. Many of the brick walls have collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath and road.
A view of a collapsed retaining wall on Dublin Street in Lyttelton. The photograph has been taken from atop a temporary fence on the footpath.
The St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church on the corner of Madras and Cashel Streets. The brick walls have collapsed, bringing the roof down with them.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A brick wall which collapsed onto a digger on the site of a demolished building on Bedford Row".
The St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church on the corner of Madras and Cashel Streets. The brick walls have collapsed, bringing the roof down with them.
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. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The front section of the house has collapsed, the rest buckled. The wall of the gable has also collapsed as well as part of the lower front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. A message has been spray painted on the front window, reading, "Roof tiles, $3 each". Police tape, a road cone and saw horses have been used to cordon off the house.