One white linen tea towel with the poem ‘Stronger City’ by Gertrude Ryder Bennett, 1931, printed in black. This tea towel was produced by Lyttelton retailer 'God Save the Queen' in response to the 22 February earthquake. Rebecca Lovell-Smith owned and operated the vintage shop ‘God Save the Queen’ in Lyttelton. She lost both her home and the sh...
Text reads 'Uses for Christchurch rubble?...' The cartoon shows a bridge made partially of earthquake rubble leading from Lyttelton Harbour to Diamond Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Someone in a van says 'At long last... A bridge to Diamond Harbour!' And someone else says 'And somewhere to fish!' Context - Rubble from the earthquake may be used for the construction of watersides and bridges. This cartoon is a fanciful use for Christchurch earthquake rubble. Currently a ferry connects Diamond Harbour to Lyttelton, on the harbour's northern shore. In combination with buses from Lyttelton to downtown Christchurch, this allows residents of Diamond Bay to commute to the city. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 26 May 2013 off Godley Head looking north to Boulder Bay and Taylors Mistake. Rock which fell from the cliffs is heaped at the waters edge. Volcanic banding is visible in the face of the cliffs. There were several major rock falls along the coastal cliffs near Christchurch and Lyttelton Harbour....
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: Volunteer fireman in Diamond Harbour Karl Lloyd, picking up food from Diamond Harbour Jetty delivered by the navy".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A temporary cellphone repeater near the entrance to the Lyttelton tunnel at the Heathcote end of the tunnel".
Lyttelton-based musician Fiona Pears is putting her life back together after the Christchurch earthquake. She's written a song, called Calm After The Storm.
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The end of the Volcano Restaurant, Lyttelton, after Feb EQ".
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Door of the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre?. 25 Feb 2012.".
A cake at the Lyttelton Petanque Club where the stitching of felt hearts is taking place. The message on the cake says "still smiling".
Woolly medals, stitched on the anniversary of the first earthquake at the Lyttelton Petanque Club, a gathering spot for many community events and activities.
Diagonal cracking between the windows of the Harbour Light Theatre in Lyttelton. This indicates that there was no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
A view across London Street in Lyttelton to The Volcano Cafe, The Lava Bar, and Coastal Living Design Store. Masonry from the buildings has collapsed onto the footpath, and the site has been cordoned off with wire fencing. The buildings' yellow recycling bins are still waiting on the curb for collection.
A view down London Street in Lyttelton, looking east from Canterbury Street. To the left, the damaged Volcano Cafe can be seen, with bricks from the side wall still on the road and wire fencing around the building. A road sign reading, "Road closed" has been placed in front of the street ahead.
A photograph of the installation 'Upon the Upland Road' on the former site of the Harbour Light in Lyttelton. The installation shows the last three lines of James K Baxter's poem, 'High Country Weather', written in the nautical flag alphabet.
People stitching felt hearts under a marquee at Lyttelton's grassy market. 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.
People stitching felt hearts under a marquee at Lyttelton's grassy market. 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.
Members of the Lyttelton community who were given felt hearts. 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 the damage to the former Anglican Vicarage on Ripon Street Lyttelton. Taken from the footpath. Architect The sense of loss felt when confronted with the collapse or demolition of an historic building is compounded when that building is also a home. While the community sees...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the eastern side of the church. Photograph taken from St Davids Street. The earthquake damaged eastern wall of the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker sho...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing the temporary water tank installed on the grassy [local name for Lyttelton Main School Field] to provide drinking water for residents to collect when there was no town supply water. A temporary source of drinking water was needed following the 22 February 2011 earthquake...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 22 March 2011 showing the demolition of the Dry Dock Pump House. Photograph taken from Cyrus Williams Quay beside the Cattle Jetty showing the southern side of the building. Engineer The brick pump house for the Lyttelton Graving or Dry Dock was damaged in the 22 February 2011 Earthquake. Lyttelt...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing the demolition of the premises of Ground Delicatessen on the corner of Canterbury and London Streets. The photograph is taken from Canterbury Street. The site formerly occupied by Ground Delicatessen was made available for a Gap Filler initiative called the Lyttelton Petanqu...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Volcano Restaurant, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and Coastal Living Design Store on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. In Christchurch's Central Business District many of the high profile demolitions took place out of public view in the ...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Volcano Restaurant, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and Coastal Living Design Store on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. Also visible is a placard advertising a Community Briefing to be held on 17 April 2011. In Christchurch's Central Bu...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 7 March 2011 showing Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Canterbury departing Lyttelton following the completion of her support role in Canterbury following the 22 February 2011 Earthquake. The photograph shows HMNZS Canterbury passing through the Moles out of the Inner Harbour and turning to ...
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The beginning of the end for the Lyttelton museum, September 2011.".
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Through the car window – damaged Lyttelton road tunnel control building. April 2011.".
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24--Loons-LYP1120500 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24--Loons-LYP1120501 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24--Loons-LYP1120499 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries