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Wendy Riley A relative newcomer to Christchurch, Wendy has deep-rooted connections to the city. Her ancestors, like many colonial New Zealanders, traced their origins to Scotland and England. After…

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wendy's, Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wendy's, Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wendy's, Hereford Street. Reduced from six floors to one".

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A photograph of the badly-damaged Wendy's building on Hereford Street. Most of the facade of the bottom storey has fallen away and windows have been boarded up with plywood.

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A story submitted by Wendy to the QuakeStories website.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street looking west".

Ma & Pa's Cafe, Stanmore Road

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Great place for a Coffee and great homemade baking - Say Hi to Wendy for me!!

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from Cashel Mall looking over the Whitcoulls site and the demolition of Wendy's in Hereford Street to the back of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square".

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Wendy's Burger Restaurant on Hereford Street. The lower facade has been boarded up on the left hand side.

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Wendy's Burger Restaurant on Hereford Street. The lower facade has been boarded up on the left hand side.

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Wendy, a member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.