Deb Robertson's Blog 23/04/2011: Something beautiful from scraps...

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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 23 April 2011 entitled, "Something beautiful from scraps...".

Deb Robertson's Blog 11/08/2011: [[Beautiful Quilt Pictures]]

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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 11 August 2011 entitled, "[[Beautiful Quilt Pictures]]".

Deb Robertson's Blog 02/05/2011: Something beautiful from scraps... [take …

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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 2 May 2011 entitled, "Something beautiful from scraps... [take 2]".

New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Street 1932

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An open field along the west side of Manchester street, bounded by a row of well-grown English Poplars and known as the Circus Paddock, was regularly used for touring circuses which came to town.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 461

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A beautiful villa in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 462

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A beautiful villa in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 464

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A beautiful villa in Lyttelton".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 463

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A beautiful villa in Lyttelton".

The Royal Exchange, Cathedral Square, 1905

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The Royal Exchange’s beautiful tower, dome and decorative facade is taking shape as the building nears completion. Fresh to the shores of New Zealand,  the Australian architect brothers …

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0080

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Unkept gardens have become the norm in Tasman Place, where once they used to be beautifully cared for".

Cambridge Terrace, Worcester Street and the Avon River 1910

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Here we look upon one of Christchurch’s beautiful public gardens which spans Durham Street and the River Avon. This photograph shows how carefully the city authorities went about landscaping …

A Lady’s Impressions of Christchurch, 1909

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“Of all the beautiful places in New Zealand – Christchurch is one of the prettiest.  As the metropolis of the Canterbury province, the city has been built in the old Elizabethan style, …

Botany, Physics Department and Observatory, Canterbury College 1919

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The most beautiful quadrangles lead to the Botany and Physics Department and Observatory of the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand in 1919. In 1873 the Provincial Council passed the Cant…

Bettina Evans's photograph 89

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The entrance way of the Lyttelton Convent (now privately owned) on Exeter Street, all that is left of this beautiful brick building. A pile of rubble can be seen through the doorway.

Broken China

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A scheme called Crack'd for Christchurch wants to make a beautiful memorial out of the fine china broken in the earthquake. Jenny Cooper is one of a group of people who plan to create an inner-city mosaic that is an art work in its own right, but also acts as a memorial to old Christchurch.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (31)

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Oneness, lovingness, synchronised hearts", "Take it easy! Yay...words of hope!", "Think differently", "Happy, happy, happy", "Christchurch FTW", "Life is for loving", "Life is beautiful", "Plant and grow", "Rise up", and "Keep going Chch".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 52

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A photograph looking down south down Poplar Lane from the intersection of Lichfield Street. The lane is littered with bricks from the earthquake-damaged buildings above. A car parked on the right side of the lane has also been crushed by the falling bricks. Behind the car a message reading, 'Open your eyes. Life is beautiful', has been chalked on a brick wall.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (30)

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Hope", "Something for everyone", "Equality street", "Food garden", "Opportunity from disaster", "We can do this Chch", "Chch = home", "Love", "Share the land", "Always time for change", "Life is beautiful", and "Sorry folks, this one is too much high rise!".

The Cathedral has Developed a Bald Spot

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The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament after the dome was removed. Large cracks are visible in the walls and in the dome's supporting structure, and the facade is supported by haybales and shipping containers. The photographer comments, "The main dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament became unsafe after the February Christchurch earthquake - workmen have slowly been dismantling it. Now we are just left with the cracked and twisted walls that supported the beautiful dome".