The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
Roof lost. This was not that uncommon a site around the neighbourhood.
Laura Young and I tying down tarps over the hole in the roof. We did what we could to tie it down with tension and weigh it down with bricks tied to the tarps. Why? Because gale-force winds are predicted for tomorrow (Sunday) and rain on Tuesday.
A house at 118 Hackthorne Road.
A house in Christchurch which has lost both chimneys. No attempt has been made to weather-proof the already dilapidated house.
A toppled chimney on a house in Christchurch. The chimney has toppled onto the house but luckily not broken through the roof. It is now broken and lying on the corrugated iron. Below, plastic sheeting has been placed along the side of the roof to replace the missing gutter.
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The roof of St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. Masonry has tumbled into the building, tearing a hole in the roof and exposing the inside of the church.
Our neighbours, Laura and Robbie, were unlucky enough to have their chimney fall into the roof rather than off the house.
A braced chimney on a house on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Convent on Barbadoes Street post-earthquake".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the roof of the former Municipal Chambers Building on Oxford Terrace.
A house on Dilworth Street in Riccarton. The chimney has crumbled, leaving bricks scattered on top of the roof. Plastic sheeting and blankets have been laid over the roof as weather proofing.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. A chimney has fallen from the roof, damaging many of the roof tiles. A tarpaulin has been placed over a hole to protect the interior of the building from weather damage. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house. The rest are still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house, the rest still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
St John's Church on Hereford Street. The damaged bell tower is partially demolished. It has been taken apart by hand, the stonework carefully sorted and laid out on the grass.
A building on Lichfield Street with damage to the top storey facade and roof. Fabric has been strapped to the roof and windows have been boarded up to prevent weather damage to the inside of building. Fencing has been placed around the exterior of the building.
A shop on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton with damage to the roof.
Two stone roof points lie on the lawn beside the Cranmer Centre.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick parapet collapsed onto its roof.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick parapet collapsed onto its roof and a collapsed chimney.
A pile of bricks on the roof of The Christchurch Club, the remains of its collapsed chimney.
A photograph of the damaged Cranmer Courts buildings. Tarpaulins cover damaged areas of the roof and gables.
The damaged Nortons building in Lyttelton is braced with wooden supports and the parapet tied to its roof with straps.
Damage to the roof of the church hall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, cordoned off with security fencing.