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Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls onto the driveway, and a large gap between the concrete foundation and the wooden framing shows how much the house has moved. The photographer comments, "The foundations and brick cladding moved, but the timber wall remained in position. The gap grew to over 400mm by the time the house was demolished.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath. Power lines between the house and a power pole have been stretched taut. The photographer comments, "The house and power pole have moved, stretching power lines taut as a guitar string".

Images, Canterbury Museum

One limestone column capital, Ionic style. Leaf design on the volutes/scrolls. Salvaged during the demolition of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street, Christchurch.

Images, Canterbury Museum

One limestone angel kneeling with left knee raised. Salvaged from atop the entrance of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street, Christchurch, before the Cathedral was demolished due to damage from the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/11.

Images, Canterbury Museum

One limestone angel kneeling with right knee raised. Salvaged from atop the entrance of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street, Christchurch, before the Cathedral was demolished due to damage from the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/11.