Caption reads: "Yeah yeah, I know, but you’ve got to look. It’s incredible what’s happened to these places. It’s not something you see everyday and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever."
The cleared site, where 115 lost their lives in the February 22, 2011 earthquake, has been turned into a memorial garden, which is intended to be a place for reflection and rememberance.
As Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee drew near in 1897, plans were being put in place throughout the Dominion for suitable memorials. In Christchurch, a number of funds were set up and subscri…
Cheerful coffee place if you don't mind the ambience of men at work. File Ref: CCL-2011-03-17-St Albans-IMG_0378 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Building had deteriorated significantly. And now it has been demolished
Colombo Street, looking north from Cathedral Square
Kilmore Street looking west from Manchester Street
Tuam Street opposite Alice's
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