Jim Hay keeps ticking along in a career that's spanned more than 30 years. He's a watchmaker and although he'll be the first to tell you time's just about run out on wrist watches, his skills in clock repairs are in demand since the Christchurch earthquake.
The damaged clock tower on Victoria Street, wrapped and braced to prevent further damage. The photographer comments, "Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower in Christchurch. Its legs wrapped up for protection. Volcanic stone and limestone clock tower with ornate wrought iron work with coloured glass around part of the tower and four clock faces. Clock Tower built in this location to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Has two white marble plaques and one bronze plaque set on stone work above arches".
A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The clock on the old Moorhouse Avenue Railway Station. The clock can be used to indicate when the earthquake occurred as it stopped when the earthquake struck.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Street Clock Tower".
A photograph of the clock pulley from the Townsend Telescope.
The boarded up clock tower of the former Railway Station on Moorhouse Avenue.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Victoria Square Clock Tower".
The boarded up clock tower of the former Railway Station on Moorhouse Avenue.
Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street. The Victoria Clock Tower can be seen in the distance.
Cracked brickwork in the Victoria clock tower on the corner of Montreal and Victoria Streets. Wooden bracing has been placed under the arch to hold the brickwork together.
The Victoria Clock Tower on the corner of Victoria and Durham Streets. The spire at the of the tower has been knocked off centre and the base has been reinforced with wooden bracing.
A crane in front of the Victoria clock tower on the corner of Victoria and Montreal Streets.
Shipping containers and a portable toilet outside the Victoria clock tower on the corner of Montreal and Victoria Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The clock face of a clock tower in Sumner".
A photograph of the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue taken from the Countdown car park. The clock tower has been boarded up with plywood, and the clock has stopped on the time of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the Victoria Street clock tower, with bracing and wrappings protecting its base.
A photograph of the Victoria Street clock tower, with bracing and wrappings protecting its base.
A crane in front of the Victoria clock tower on the corner of Victoria and Montreal Streets.
A photograph of volunteers with the clock for the Rotherham Clock Park.
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Repair work being done to the Victoria Clock Tower on the corner of Montreal Street and Victoria Street.
A photograph of a broken clock at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The clock fell off the wall and broke during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need for reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, and a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need of reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, and a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need of reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Edmonds Clock on the corner of Madras Street and Oxford Terrace. The clock stopped at 12.51pm on February 22, 2011".
A photograph of the weight for the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. The weight was chipped and scratched during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.