Manchester Courts Building Top Cracks

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Very sad - was a nice looking building. This is near the top of the building and there is signs of the top being displaced horizontally.

Cranmer Court

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The Cranmer Court demolition started today in Christchurch. The 1876 building was originally a Normal School and was in a derelict state in the early 1980s when it was rescued and converted into apartments. The heritage-listed building was red-stickered after the February 2011 earthquake.

Building Record Form for St Elmo Courts, 47 Hereford Street, Christchurch

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Building Record Form for St Elmo Courts, 47 Hereford Street, Christchurch

Building Record Form for Manchester Courts, 158-160 Manchester Street, Chr…

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Building Record Form for Manchester Courts, 158-160 Manchester Street, Christchurch

Building Record Form for Cranmer Court, 350 Montreal Street, Christchurch

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Building Record Form for Cranmer Court, 350 Montreal Street, Christchurch.

Manchester Courts Main Column Cracks

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Very sad - was a nice looking building. These cracks are right through the bricks on several of the main columns.

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Cordon fence around the Manchester Courts building.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, 350 Montreal Street (61)

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A photograph of building rubble on the footpath outside the Cranmer Courts.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, 350 Montreal Street (71)

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A close-up photograph of bricks and building rubble outside the Cranmer Courts.

Playing Silly Buggers

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Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a skateboarder has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Although Cranmer Courts are in ruins pictures have been inserted into the windows to make them look more 'normal'".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:20 09:46:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".

Photograph number UC 10-0514-11

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The food court and Mix Cafe area in the USCA building.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, 350 Montreal Street (81)

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A photograph of building rubble lying on a wooden crate on the footpath outside the Cranmer Courts.

His Career is in Ruins

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Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a young man working at a desk has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Although Cranmer Courts are in ruins pictures have been inserted into the windows to make them look occupied".

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Detail of the artwork 'Tony De In The Door (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being a building opposite the Cranmer Courts.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:12:10 04:01:28

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage".

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building. Street sign dwarfed by the large mound of soil alongside the building".

Creating Modern History

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Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, photographs of people riding bicycles have been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Cranmer Courts was very badly damaged in the quakes that unexpectedly hit Christchurch. Originally big photographs were put into the holes where the doors and windows were, but now these massive pictures have been put across the boarded up ends of the buildings to keep them alive in the minds of the people of Christchurch. The project was thought up by Mike Hewson".

Plato Creative Photograph 04

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The glass door to the office of Plato Creative in the Cranmer Court building.

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police and crowds watching the demolition of the Manchester Courts building".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:10:20 (13)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Progress on the demolition of the Manchester Courts building is slow".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:10:20 (12)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Progress on the demolition of the Manchester Courts building is slow".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:10:20 (11)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Progress on the demolition of the Manchester Courts building is slow".

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Road cones diverting traffic on Durham Street. In the background is the Amuri Courts building.

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police and crowds watching the demolition of the Manchester Courts building".

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (4)

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A video of people protesting outside the Christchurch City Council offices on Worcester Street. The are protesting the demolition of the Manchester Courts building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2535

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Detail of the artwork 'Homage To The Lost Spaces (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being the Cranmer Courts.

Christchurch Earthquake - Manchester Courts, Last Days

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Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...