
In High St - old Poplar lane area
The collapse of the Christchurch Cathedral during the devastating earthquake of February the 22nd struck a powerful blow to the core of Canterbury and New Zealand as a whole.
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Along Glouster St, as we run to the car.
A photograph of bricks laid as a pathway in Churchill Park. Each brick has a message written on it.
A photograph of bricks laid as a pathway in Churchill Park. Each brick has a message written on it.
Aftermath of Sept 4th Earthquake
Detail of damage to a brick chimney in St Albans where bricks have fallen onto the roof.
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The ground of The Pump House in Linwood. A pile of brick sits next to the damage brick wall.
A car damaged by falling bricks, evident by the pile of bricks still on top of the car.
Large cracks run through the brick cladding of this house in Wainoni. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. Houses which were wooden framed and had an external brick veneer started to sink into the liquefied soil. This caused the brick walls to crack, but the houses' occupants though shook up were saved by the wooden framework from the houses collapsing on them".
A photograph of the house at 410 Oxford Terrace. Sections of the brick fence at the front have been removed. Some of the bricks are stacked on the remaining wall, or have fallen on the footpath in front.
Civil Engineer Professor Jason Ingham discusses his extensive projects investigating seismic retrofit of structures in earthquake regions he's been to over the past 12 months, Indonesia, Chile and of course, Christchurch.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
A photograph of bricks removed from the Cranmer Centre. One of the bricks has a frog stamp.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 November 2011 entitled, "Brand new Brick dust".
A photograph of a brick from the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road. A frog stamp in the brick reads, "A & K".
A sign on a tree reading "Please do not remove these bricks". In front is a brick fence, where the top part has partially crumbled.
Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just on the edge of falling. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
A damaged dairy on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street. Part of the brick facade has fallen, collapsing the awnings. Bricks litter the road.
Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the side view of the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just about to fall, but stayed in place after several big aftershocks. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Damage to a brick fence.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Directly above Combs and Cutters on main street in Temuka guys from Geraldine Brick and Block start taking down earthquake damaged brick work. (L-R) Alistair McCutcheon, Jacob Peneamane, Stephen Hand, Brian ??? (would not give his last name and he is not a worker from Geraldine Brick and Block company) and Gray McDonald".
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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
A car damaged by fallen bricks.