Creator unknown: Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch, with spire being r…

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Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch, with spire being rebuilt after the 1901 earthquake. Photographer unidentified. The nave, tower and spire of Christchurch Cathedral was completed in 1881. Work on completeing the rest of the building began in 1900. In 1902 the transcepts were finished and work started on the chancel and apse. An earthquake in 1901 cracked the upper part of the spire in two places. In this photograph which dates from late 1902/1903 (see scaffolding beyond the transcept indicating work on chancel) the upper part of the spire has been removed by Messrs Graham and Greig in preparation for replacing this section with a copper covered wooden structure. The Cathedral was completed in 1904. (Information from "Vision and Reality; Christchurch Cathedral in the Square," Colin Brown, Christchurch, 2000 and "A Dream of Spires," Ian Lochhead, Canterbury University Press, 1999, page 153.) Preparation for erecting the scaffolding was reported in the Christchurch Star 15 January 1902. The cross was replaced on the top of the new copper covered wooden section of the spire on 29 June 1903. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Model: Transitional Cathedral

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A model of the ChristChurch Transitional Cathedral made predominantly out of laser cut and engraved coloured acrylic as well as timber dowels to represent the cardboard tubes.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Bank of New Zealand building, from Cathedral Square

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A black and white historic photograph of the old BNZ Building, taken from Cathedral Square, 1929.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells in the Tuning Shop at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

West entrance of Warner's Hotel

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A black and white historic photograph of Warner's Hotel in Cathedral Square, taken in 1906.

T-shirt: Seismograph pattern of Christchurch Cathedral

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One white cotton t-shirt with black seismograph-like patterns in the shape of ChristChurch Cathedral. Produced to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury at 4.35am on 4 September 2010. This t-shirt was designed and manufactured by Auckland based t-shirt company Mr Vintage in October 2010 to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude ...

The Royal Exchange, Cathedral Square Nearing Completion 1905

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Black-and-white photograph of the Regent Theatre (then known as the Royal Exchange Building) under construction. Photograph taken c1905.

Warners Hotel, Cathedral Square, Christchurch: an interior scene

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A black and white historic photograph of the interior of Warner's Hotel, near the front desk, [1907].

Bank of New Zealand, seen from Cathedral Square, Christchurch

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Facsimile reproduction of a drawing of the Bank of New Zealand, from Mosley's 'Illustrated Guide to Christchurch and Neighbourhood', c. 1885.

South face of the Lyttelton Times Building

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A black and white historic photograph of the south face of the Lyttelton Times Building following its extension in 1902-3, viewed from Cathedral Square, [1904].

South end of Lyttelton Times building

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A black and white historic photograph of the south end of the Lyttelton Times Building prior to its extension in 1902-3, viewed from Cathedral Square, [ca. 1885].

Quilt: Quilt for Christchurch

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One red and black fabric quilt comprised of pieced and appliquéd block work with both hand and machine stitching; machine quilted with embellishments and a one piece bordered back; an image of the ChristChurch Cathedral is in the centre and features pen work. Designed and quilted by the Coast Quilters of Whangaroa from fabric sent in by listener...

Drone: Parrot AR

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An aero-modelling quadricopter device used by Opus International Consultants to assess the structural integrity of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch. The drone is comprised of a central hull with high definition video recording capability surrounded by four circles of grey foam, each containing a smaller black ...

Winter, Mark 1958-:[Search for survivors of Christchurch earthquake called…

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The cartoon shows the word 'survivors' in very large print which fades out towards the end of the word. A second version is the same as the first but has the text 'Search called off' in the top left corner. A third version shows the word 'survivors' against a background of the ruined Christchurch Cathedral. Context - The moment when it was realized that no more people could have survived the Christchurch of 22 February 2011. To date there have been about 165 confirmed dead but there are more bodies still trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. Three versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).