
A photograph of a brick from the Union Centre Building. A frog mark can just be seen in it.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
A cordoned-off section of Victoria Street, where buildings have been damaged and the footpath covered with fallen bricks.
A damaged residential property has been cordoned off with tape. Piles of brick can be seen around the house.
The Parkbridge apartment complex has been taped off. A pile of bricks can be seen inside the property grounds.
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.
Damaged brickwork of Christ Church Cathedral. The outer layer of stonework has fallen away revealing red bricks on the inside.
A stack of concrete blocks removed from a building.
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers removing a brick chimney and tiles from an old building on the Sullivan Avenue Polytech".
A photograph of a brick from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church. A frog stamp reading, "W N" can be seen.
Damage to a row of residential properties. Brick has fallen from some secton and covered up with a timber board.
A photograph of a brick from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church. A frog stamp reading, "W N" can be seen.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.
A damaged church hall in Opawa. The brick walls have partially collapsed, and cordon fences have been erected around the building.
A property that appears to be abandoned. Detail of overgrown weeds and bricks behind the fence and the red rubbish bin.
Earthquake damage to the former Christchurch Girls' High building. Bricks have fallen from the gable ends of the building, exposing the rooms within.
Red Bus buses parked in the depot next to the damaged Scotts Motors workshop, the brick gable ends of which have collapsed.
Damage to the Knox Church following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock. More bricks have fallen from the already damaged walls.
Red Bus buses parked in the depot next to the damaged Scotts Motors workshop, the brick gable ends of which have collapsed.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, revealing the internal wooden structure and the inside of the house.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the hose. Seen over a garden hedge.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the hose. Seen over a garden hedge.
Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".
Bricks have fallen from the walls of the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "Back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. In this picture you can see inside the old cinema curtains. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
An exposed brick wall left after the demolition of the adjoining building. The internal wooden structure and cabling can now be seen.