A photograph of a partially-demolished building.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street.
A photograph of the rubble from the demolished Para Rubber building on Manchester Street.
Photographs of the former Nurse Maude building, 192 Madras Street, taken November 2010. Note that the Southern Blues Bar, 196 Madras Street, has since been demolished. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A photograph of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
The Gospel Way Outreach Church in the process of being demolished on Charles Street. Down the side wall, a noticeable slump in the brick wall can be seen. This is probably why the building needed to be demolished.
The basement of a building in Kaiapoi, the ceiling collapsed in the corner. The top two stories of the building were structurally compromised and have been demolished.
Diggers on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets taking a rest from demolishing this building on Sunday.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building in the city centre. Remnants of the building can be seen on the side of the building to the left. A Wilson Parking sign indicates that the space is going to be used for parking.
Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street. The Victoria Clock Tower can be seen in the distance.
Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street. The Victoria Clock Tower can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Westende Jewellers Building on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Street. Wire fences have been placed around the building and a Southern Demolition excavator can be seen behind them.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street. A Southern Demolition excavator is being used to clear the rubble away. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building, the Copthorne Hotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.
Buildings in the process of being demolished in Kaiapoi. To the left is the Gospel Way Outreach Church, the front wall removed so that the inside of the building is exposed. Next door, the rubble from Bells Auctions is being cleared by a digger.
Demolition of Robertson's Bakery building, Victoria Street, Christchurch. The Chandelier rescue ... Walking into work I saw the building I always wanted to buy (and run as a bookshop, perfumery, shoe shop) - the old Robertson's Bakery getting demolished. But the bigass digger gently reached into the wreckage and saved this chandelier, bringing...
A digger clearing the last of the rubble of a demolished building on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. Fencing has been placed around the site.
A photograph of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building. The vehicle has been used to support advertising signs for a relocated business.
A view of the ICTS building at the University of Canterbury, seen from level 7 of the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. We look down on the IT Building, which is doomed. The ugly draughty IT building is going to be demolished in the next campus revamp. The 'Butterfly Building' behind, originally the mainframe computer centre, will remain, as it's architecturally significant, apparently".
A photograph of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building. The vehicle has been used to support advertising signs for a relocated business.
A photograph of an art work showing on the exposed internal wall of a partially-demolished building on Peterborough Street and Victoria Street. The artwork depicts a seated woman.