A story submitted by Peter Seager to the QuakeStories website.
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south between Madras and Manchester Streets. Latimer Square is at the lower left".
A photograph of Wayne Youle's mural 'I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour' (2012). The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Art installation at an empty site on Colombo Street, Sydenham".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Another way of demonstrating how high the liquefaction is piled up in the garden of this house is how little room there is under the eaves of this house at 22 Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Carlton Country Club at 1 Papanui Road in Merivale. This is the former site of the historic Carlton Hotel, built 1906, damaged by the earthquakes and demolished on 9 April 2011".
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the section of roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
The side of the Empire Hotel on London Street in Lyttelton where the brick wall has crumbled. Bracing has been placed on the front of the building to keep it together and limit further damage from aftershocks. The building has been cordoned off with fencing.
Components of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which have been labelled and stacked inside the church. Workers from the South Island Organ Company have been deconstructing the organ so that it can be removed.
The Durham Street Methodist Church Roll of Honour, commemorating soldiers who died in World War One. The wall it is set on to is badly cracked and sections of plaster have chipped away revealing the stone work underneath.
The Durham Street Methodist Church Roll of Honour, commemorating soldiers who died in World War One. The wall it is set on to is badly cracked and sections of plaster have chipped away revealing the stone work underneath.
The lid of a septic tank that has been buried in the ground beside the footpath on Robson Avenue in Avonside. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench and the floor around it has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath. Spray-painted USAR codes can be seen on the brick wall.
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the section of roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
A view of the badly-damaged Arts Centre from Hereford Street. The gables of the building have been secured with wooden bracing and a pile of brickwork lies on the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
The Community of the Sacred Name Building on the corner of Barbadoes and St Asaph Streets. Many of the bricks in the walls have crumbled into the street and courtyard, exposing the inside of the building.
The Community of the Sacred Name Building on the corner of Barbadoes and St Asaph Streets. Many of the bricks in the walls have crumbled into the street and courtyard, exposing the inside of the building.
The Community of the Sacred Name Building on the corner of Barbadoes and St Asaph Streets. Many of the bricks in the walls have crumbled into the street and courtyard, exposing the inside of the building.
A damaged house teetering on the edge of the cliff in Sumner. Below, shipping containers along the edge of Peacock's Gallop protect the road from further rockfall. The photographer comments, "About four meters of the rock face collapsed on June 13 undermining several houses along the cliff top".
A photograph of a colourful wall of bricks. There is damage on the right hand side of the wall. There is also a pattern made from fallen bricks in front of it.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artists 'Resto' and 'Paulie'.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Paulie'.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Paulie'.
A photograph of street art on the back wall of the AJ Creative Glass building on Fitzgerald Avenue. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Paulie'.
A photograph of a poster on the Pallet Pavilion on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. The poster reads, "He Tangata! It is People!"
A photograph of street artwork depicting a fantail sitting on a branch. The piece is on the side of a building at Waltham Park and Pool, located on Waltham Road.
A photograph of street art depicting a weta. The artwork is at the Waltham Park and Pool on Waltham Road. The artwork is part of Project Legit.
A photograph of street art on the side of a building on Manchester Street, facing onto High Street. The artwork is signed by Jacob Yikes.