A photograph of an earthquake-damaged car park under the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street.
A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street, showing cracks in the corners of the building.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted in pink on the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street.
A photograph of cracks in the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on Armagh Street. Below, USAR codes have been spray painted on the building.
A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the wall.
A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the left column.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre, corner Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre, corner Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre, corner Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph of emergency management personnel outside the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on Armagh Street. Road cones have been placed on the footpath outside the building. Emergency tape has been draped between the road cones.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the buildings next to the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on Armagh Street. The front walls of both buildings have collapsed, and bricks spill onto the footpath. Cordon tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the buildings next to the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on Armagh Street. The front walls of both buildings have collapsed, and bricks spill onto the footpath. Cordon tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing outside the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on Armagh Street. Emergency tape has been draped around the outside of the building and USAR codes have been spray-painted on a column near the entrance. Behind the building are several other earthquake-damaged buildings.
From the time it opened in the 1920s, the Winter Garden ballroom was the place to go for debutante balls and big-band concerts in Christchurch. Queen Elizabeth II even dined there during her visit in 1954. But this special part of Christchurch's history is over and the Armagh Street building has been placed on the urgent demolition list because of earthquake damage. Tiny Kirk is the chairman of the Trade Union Centre which has owned the building since 1984.