St Elmo Courts. X cracks grew after this mornings Shallow 5.1
St Elmo Courts. Crack along the length of the 4th floor
A photograph of the cracks between the windows of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets.
St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. The masonry of the bell tower has crumbled onto the lawn, exposing the inside. Damage to the roof and the tip of the gable can also be seen.
Damage to the bell tower of St John's Church on Hereford Street. The stones have crumbled, exposing the inside of the tower. They are still lying where they fell. Damage can also be seen on the roof.
The back of St John the Baptist Church on Hereford Street near Latimer Square. The tower has crumbled revealing the inner structure. The fallen bricks have been stacked on pallets, some still lying in the grass.
The east wall of St Luke's Church on Manchester Street. The top of the wall has broken away and is now covered with plastic to prevent weather damage inside the building.
Structural damage to St Elmo Courts with diagonal cracks between the windows of the building. These cracks show that there has been rocking of the masonry piers which means there is no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the bell tower has collapsed into the roof of the church, some falling onto the ground below where it still lies.
The bell tower of St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the tower has collapsed, and many of the bricks have crumbled along the side into the roof of the church. A skip has been lifted up by a crane next to the tower with a man inside.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata. The top of the bell tower has collapsed into the roof of the church, some falling onto the ground below where it still lies.
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata with a broken bell tower. Unfortunately the top fell through the church roof. A high fence topped with barbed wire has since been erected to keep the souvenir hunters away.
Damage to a building on the corner of St Asaph and Manchester Streets.
Damage to a building on the corner of St Asaph and Manchester Streets.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Workers on scaffolding work on the damaged St Joseph's Catholic Church in Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. (L to R): Builder Kevin Deam and St. Mary's parishioner Craig Perkins inspect a damaged spire on the church tower".
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St. The organ pipes have been saved and safely removed into safe keeping by the South Island Organ Company.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Southern Demolition pull down St Pauls Church Dallington bell tower".
Frances Adank is in St Albans where there are ruptured pipes and collapsed chimneys.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Southern Demolition pull down St Pauls Church Dallington bell tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A bedroom on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
St John's Church on Hereford Street with steel framework to stabilise the end wall.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A bedroom on Sherbourne Street, St Albans".
Devistated house Durham St. Can see right into bedroom when you get around further