An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 29 September 2010 entitled, "Tutorial for Simple Squares 12 1/2 inch block...".
A photograph of Argosy House on Victoria Street with concrete blocks stacked in front. Scaffolding has been constructed on the footpath in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the rubble from a block of demolished shops on Cranford Street.
A photograph of the rubble from a block of demolished shops on Cranford Street.
A photograph of the rubble from a block of demolished shops on Cranford Street.
A fence and Road Closed sign block off an earthquake-damaged road in rural Canterbury.
A twisted bridge in Avonside blocked off with road cones after the September 4th earthquake.
A twisted bridge in Avonside blocked off with road cones after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of Manchester Courts, The Treehouse Bar and Sullivan's on Manchester Street, blocked off by a wire fence.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The tip of the façade is damaged.
A house on Dorset Street with a damaged retaining wall. The concrete blocks have been stacked on the footpath in front.
A photograph of Mark Osborne, a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office, outside the office block of St Paul's School in Dallington.
A photograph of a police car blocking the road outside Christchurch Art Gallery. The Christchurch Art Gallery was used as the emergency operations centre after the September earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. Plastic fencing has been placed along the street as a cordon.
Diggers working at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi. The street partially blocked off by safety fencing and road cones, and a portaloo is visible in the background.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. Plastic fencing has been placed along the street as a cordon.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The tip of the façade is damaged, and bracing holds it up from behind.
A photograph of Hereford Street taken from the intersection with Oxford Terrace. The street has been blocked off on one side with wire fencing and road cones.
A photograph of the staff in the C Block Lecture Theatre at the University of Canterbury. The staff are waiting to be briefed about the staff working bee.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings on Worcester Street. One of the buildings has also suffered damage from a fire caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A man photographs large cracks in River Road where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Cracking in River Rd. The Banks Ave/Dallington Tce end of our block is impassable".
A photograph of a group of shops on High Street taken from the corner of Cashel and High Streets. The street has been blocked off with wire fencing and tape.
A photograph of rubble from a block of demolished shops on the corner of Cranford and Westminster Streets. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the rubble as a cordon.
A photograph of rubble from a block of demolished shops on the corner of Cranford and Westminster Streets. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the rubble as a cordon.
Flooding along Avonside Drive. The power poles along the road are on an outward lean due to liquefaction at the base. Concrete blocks have been pushed up against them to keep them upright.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The top right corner of the building is damaged and some of the masonry has fallen onto to the footpath below.
Residents walk along River Road past large cracks where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading cracks in River Rd; the land left of the crack moved towards the river. The Banks Ave/Dallington Tce end of our block is impassable".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops along Ferry Road. The top of the brick walls have crumbled. The fallen bricks have been cleared from the footpath below. Wire fencing, road cones and police tape have been used as a cordon.
The driveway of a house on Avonside Drive. One of the concrete slabs has lifted and the owner has tried to fill the gap with blocks of wood. Unfortunately, these have come loose and are sticking out of the hole.