A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. One of the side walls has crumbled, exposing the inside. Steel bracing is being used to hold up the ceiling inside.
Wooden bracing holding up the remaining masonry of this wall of the Cramner Centre (formerly Christchurch Girls' High School). Above the bracing, the masonry has fallen away.
Bracing against the front wall of the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard, helping to keep the wall together. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of St John the Baptist Church on the corner of Madras and Hereford Streets. Sections of the closest wall have crumbled and steel bracing has been used to hold up the rest. Wire fencing has been placed around the bracing as a cordon.
Bracing made of steel beams and concrete blocks that has been applied to the wall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral with bracing supporting the front wall.
The Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard with damage to the gables. Steel bracing has been placed against the front of the building to hold the walls together.
Bracing holds up the wall of the Toffs Recycled Clothing building on Gloucester Street.
The Empire Hotel on London Street in Lyttelton with heavy steel bracing holding up the facade. Bricks from the side wall have collapsed on to the footpath and wire fencing encloses the site.
The badly damaged Carlton Hotel on Papanui Road. One wall of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the rooms within, and bricks litter the footpath below. Bracing have been placed against the building as support.
A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled into the street, exposing the inside of the building. Steel and wooden bracing is keeping the ceiling up.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Our City O-Tautahi Building on the corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace. Steel bracing has been placed against the building to secure the brick walls. The bracing is supported by large concrete blocks. Wire fences have also been placed around the bottom of the building as a cordon. Scaffolding has been erected around the tower to the right.
The side wall of a building on Worcester Street. Timber bracing has been placed along the top of the wall and black plastic to cover the gaps.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bracing on a retaining wall on Coleridge Terrace in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bracing on a retaining wall on Coleridge Terrace in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bracing on a retaining wall on Coleridge Terrace in Lyttelton".
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing next to an earthquake-damaged house. The wall on the left side of the house has collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the driveway in front. Wooden bracing has been placed in between the house and the fence, with wires connecting the top of the bracing to the peak of the roof.
A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Carlton Hotel on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Papanui Road. The walls along the western side of the building have crumbled, bricks spilling onto the footpath. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been erected up the side. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the foreground, road cones line the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Munn's the Man store on Armagh Street. The outer wall of the top storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the car park below. Wire fences placed around the building have toppled over. Steel bracing has been set up inside the building to hold the roof up.
The Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard with damage to the gables. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance, steel bracing has been placed against the front of the building to hold the walls together.
A photograph of the Carlton Hotel on the corner of Papanui Road and Bealey Avenue. The top storey of the building's walls have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the street below. Steel bracing has been placed against the building to the left.
The Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard with damage to the gables. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance, steel bracing has been placed against the front of the building to hold the walls together.
A spray-painted message on a wall of Englefield Lodge reads "We will try to save this house." Wooden bracing supports the wall. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house in Fitzgerald Ave".
A view across London Street in Lyttelton to the Empire Hotel and the Lyttelton Bakery. The buildings have been cordoned off by a safety fence. Sections of the side wall of the Empire Hotel have crumbled and its facade has been braced with steel beams.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Carlton Hotel on the corner of Papanui Road and Bealey Avenue. The wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled, and bricks have fallen onto the footpath. Wire fencing, road cones, and cordon tape have been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding and steel bracing can be seen against the front of the building.
Damage to the Cranmer Courts building. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and wooden bracing has been placed across some of the windows.
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets. There is extensive cracking in the brickwork, and wooden bracing supports the walls.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.