It’s just before 3pm on a late summer day in 1914. Prolific Christchurch photographer, Steffano Webb is setting up his camera equipment inside the gents’ hairdressing saloon of well kno…
A digitally manipulated image of demolition machinery, with the Hotel So in the background. The photographer comments, "Strange things happen when you use technicolor film".
A photograph of Doug Sexton's garden at 378 Oxford Terrace, now overgrown. The photographer comments, "Sexton's garden was once published in Small Gardens".
A photograph of Doug Sexton's garden at 378 Oxford Terrace, now overgrown. The photographer comments, "Sexton's garden was once published in Small Gardens".
A photograph of the overgrown garden of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "That empty clothesline reflects the emptiness of the house and surrounding properties".
A photograph of Doug Sexton's garden at 378 Oxford Terrace, now overgrown. In the background is his partially-demolished garage. The photographer comments, "Sexton's garden was once published in Small Gardens".
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph looking inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of a shipping container on the footpath outside 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of a shipping container on the footpath outside 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the fence are missing and the garden has overgrown. The photographer comments, "Large section of the front fence has been stolen by looters".
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the fence are missing and the garden has overgrown. The photographer comments, "Large section of the front fence has been stolen by looters".
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".
A photograph of one side of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's dog Niko, sitting on the front porch of her house on Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "Niko found Doug Sexton, Allfrey's neighbour, after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Sexton had a heart attack during the earthquake and could not leave his damaged house".
A photograph of Robin Duff standing on the porch of his house at 386 Oxford Terrace. There is a sign in the window to his left depicting a bulldozer with a line through it. The photographer comments, "Avon Loop resident Donna Allfrey made this sign for Duff".
A photograph of Robin Duff standing on the porch of his house at 386 Oxford Terrace. There is a sign in the window to his left depicting a bulldozer with a line through it. The photographer comments, "Avon Loop resident Donna Allfrey made this sign for Duff".
A photograph of the letterbox and a section of the fence around Donna Allfrey's property at 406 Oxford Terrace. The house number is missing from the letterbox and a picket is missing from the fence. The photographer comments, "The mail is no longer being delivered".