WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 29

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team working on Tuam Street near the intersection of High Street. In the background are several piles of rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings.

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A photograph of trailers full of furniture and belongings from people's homes on Poplar Lane parked on High Street near the intersection with Tuam Street. The items were removed from the homes during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve their possessions.

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Detail of damage to a building on High Street. The photographer comments, "The support for the veranda has pulled part of the stone wall completely away".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 47

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the Red Cross working on High and Manchester Streets. On both sides of the street there are piles of rubble from the earthquake-damaged buildings. Several excavators have been parked in a line along the street.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking along High Street towards Cathedral Square. Strange's building can be seen on the left".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti secondary school, High Street".

Cobb & Co. Corner of Cashel and High Streets, 1872

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Cobb & Co.’s  booking office on the corner of Cashel and High Streets was a hub of activity. Here the proprietor, W. R. Mitchell took charge of the bookings and service on this site since…

Christchurch City’s Heart – the Cashel and High Street Intersection

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This intriguing photograph taken at the junction of Cashel and High Street draws us back to a typical summer day in Edwardian Christchurch in February 1913. A summer rain fall has just cleared, all…

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A photograph of carved stonework lying on the ground at the corner of High Street, Hereford Street and Colombo Street.

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Tower Chambers building on the corner of Lichfield and High Streets. The front of the building has completely collapsed. A crowd of people have gathered in front after evacuating their buildings during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of workers from the Residential Access Project walking down Tuam Street. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.

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A photograph of One Big Sugar Bowl on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the window and a window pane to the left has been boarded up with plywood. Furniture remains on the street.

WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 16

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Fisher's Building on the corner of High and Hereford Streets. Large sections of the top storey have collapsed, the masonry spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning.

WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 18

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A photograph of emergency management personnel crossing the intersection of High, Colombo, and Hereford Streets. In the background is the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building. Large sections of the top storey have collapsed, the masonry spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 18

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the Red Cross, standing on the corner of Lichfield and High Streets. In the background large piles of rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings line the street.

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Street".

Fairfax Video, October 2011 (5)

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A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Armagh Street, Madras Street, Latimer Square, St John's Anglican Church, Hereford Street, the Octagon Live restaurant, the Design and Arts building, the High Street mall, and the Grand Chancellor Hotel. It also includes footage of construction workers cutting up metal beams, and clearing rubble from a building on Manchester Street.

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A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the windows and dead leaves have accumulated on the footpath.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City Council crew cleaning up on the Colombo - High Street intersection".

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A photograph of carved stonework laid on a wooden bench at the corner of High Street, Hereford Street and Colombo Street.

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A photograph of a group of people in hi-viz vests at the intersection of High and Manchester Streets.

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A photograph of a group of people in hi-viz vests at the intersection of High and Manchester Streets.

Christchurch’s First Town Hall, High Street

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During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 918

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A photograph of carved stonework lying on the ground at the corner of High Street, Hereford Street and Colombo Street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 23

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A photograph looking north-west down High Street towards the intersection with Manchester Street. Rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings lines both sides of the street. In the distance members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and several excavators are working.

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An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. High Street can be seen.

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An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. High Street can be seen.

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An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. High Street can be seen.

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The CF Cotter & Co. building on High Street. Wooden bracing has been used to hold up the awning. A pink panther toy is sitting on the bracing.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Excelsior Backpackers with its high stack of containers, corner of Manchester and High Streets".