A protest sign painted on a fence shows an image of the cathedral spire and the words "Save + restore, stone by precious stone!" The photographer comments, "The Christchurch Cathedral got very badly damaged in the earthquake. It was being demolished down to a safe level before a major protest managed to stop it going too far. There is still an ongoing debate on what to do with the Cathedral. In the meantime a cardboard cathedral made out of a steel framework and massive toilet roll tubes is being constructed close by. This is to the right of the protest about the closure of Christchurch schools".
A green painted stone with a pink heart in the centre.
A yellow painted stone with a blue heart in the centre.
People have written messages and signed their names on the stones
The first stone structure built in Cathedral Square was the small Gothic stone Torlesse building. Situated in the south-west corner of the square, the two storey, three gable dormer windowed buildi…
A photograph of a foundation stone from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road. The stone reads, "AD 1894".
Construction workers remove stones from the damaged Arts Centre.
A photograph of damaged paving stones outside the Canterbury Museum on Rolleston Avenue.
A photograph of a foundation stone at Christ's College. The stone reads, "This stone was laid by His Excellency the Most Reverend Sir Paul Reeves G.C.M.G. G.C.V.O. Governor General of New Zealand October 13th 1987".
The foundation stone removed from the Church Hall at 165 Papanui Road. The stone reads, "A.D.1902".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A young stone mason building a plinth in the Botanic Gardens".
A video of Stone Works removing a time capsule from the foundations of the old Press Building in Cathedral Square. The time capsule was found in the foundation stone of the building. It contained a bundle of newspapers from April 1907, handwritten notes, and coins.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral with pallets of stone from the demolished tower ready to be stored".
A close up of the peaked roof of Christ Church Cathedral. The capping stones of the gable end have been damaged. Steel reinforcing wire can be seen protruding from the stone.
A close up of the peaked roof of Christ Church Cathedral. The capping stones of the gable end have been damaged. Steel reinforcing wire can be seen protruding from the stone.
A Cashmere home without its stone facade.
Detail of damage to a building on High Street. The photographer comments, "The support for the veranda has pulled part of the stone wall completely away".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The construction of this window frame at Cranmer Court is clearly seen when the exterior stone has collapsed in the earthquake".
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre indicating the date the building was built (1880). Below, a stack of bricks can be seen in the garden.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street - salvaged from demolition of the Christchurch Star building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The clock face of a clock tower in Sumner".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A clock tower in Sumner".
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The sequence of earthquakes that has affected Christchurch and Canterbury since September 2010 has caused damage to a great number of buildings of all construction types. Following post-event damage surveys performed between April 2011 and June 2011, an inventory of the stone masonry buildings in Christchurch and surrounding areas was carried out in order to assemble a database containing the characteristic features of the building stock, as a basis for studying the vulnerability factors that might have influenced the seismic performance of the stone masonry building stock during the Canterbury earthquake sequence. The damage suffered by unreinforced stone masonry buildings is reported and different types of observed failures are described using a specific survey procedure currently in use in Italy. The observed performance of seismic retrofit interventions applied to stone masonry buildings is also described, as an understanding of the seismic response of these interventions is of fundamental importance for assessing the utility of such strengthening techniques when applied to unreinforced stone masonry structures. AM - Accepted Manuscript
Stones fallen from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Stones from a fallen facade in the city centre.
A stone clock tower on the cliffs near Ferrymead.
Details of stone and brickwork on the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.