Two badly damaged cars in an empty site on the corner of Tuam and Barbadoes Streets. In the background are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Holiday Inn City Centre, and the Westpac building.
A sign on the fence surrounding Knox Presbyterian Church reading, 'Broken but still beating. The heart of Christchurch is people like us!'.
Damage to Asko Design store and Mod's Hairdressing on Victoria Street. Road fencing and cones have been put up to contain the building rubble which has spilled onto the footpath and road.
A damaged building on Manchester Street. Fencing and road cones have been placed in front to keep the public away. A row of motorbikes are parked on the side of the road.
Damage to a house on Peterborough Street. The wall of the house has crumpled revealing the inside of the building. Fencing has been placed along the footpath to contain the building rubble.
If you walk along the Avon River by Cashel Street you might catch a glimpse of the small gondolas taking their fares for a leisurely punt through the city and botanical gardens. Today this attraction is aimed largely at tourists, … Continue reading →
Down on the corner of a Lyttelton street, there was a butcher, a courier and a large family to meet… Or at least, one could have met them about 150 odd years ago when three early settler families in Lyttelton … Continue reading →
Today for your viewing pleasure, we present a selection of interesting, unusual and aesthetically pleasing ceramics from Christchurch sites. Enjoy! Jessie Garland References Adamson, J. & Bader, H-D. 2008. Archaeological Excavation Report on the Street Homestead, Penrod Drive, Bell Block, ...
Christchurch’s newest and grandest hotel in the first decade of the 1900s was the Clarendon Hotel situated on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street. It replaced the former two-sto…
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9647 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9659 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9661 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9651 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9662 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9648 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9654 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9657 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9652 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9656 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9653 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9660 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9658 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9663 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9655 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9650 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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