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".
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 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.
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.
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Stones from a fallen facade in the city centre.
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of the date stone on 90 Lichfield Street.
A photograph of the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.
Stones fallen from St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square.
The damaged clock tower on Victoria Street, wrapped and braced to prevent further damage. The photographer comments, "Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower in Christchurch. Its legs wrapped up for protection. Volcanic stone and limestone clock tower with ornate wrought iron work with coloured glass around part of the tower and four clock faces. Clock Tower built in this location to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Has two white marble plaques and one bronze plaque set on stone work above arches".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owners of the Octagon hang models to decorate the structures holding up the tower of the building after earthquake damage. Chris Stead (left) from Theme Pro and stone mason Andy Carmichael from Cut'n'Carve Stone".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owners of the Octagon hang models to decorate the structures holding up the tower of the building after earthquake damage. Chris Stead (left) from Theme Pro and stone mason Andy Carmichael from Cut'n'Carve Stone".
Members of the public view the damaged tower of Christ Church Cathedral. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to the right to limit further damage. In the centre of the crowd stands a wire cage filled with stones. After the earthquake, love notes to Christchurch were written on the stones.
A photograph of earthquake damage around the date stone in the Cranmer Centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup. People helping with the cleanup. Adrienne Stone".
A digitally manipulated image of three arched windows in a damaged stone building.
A photograph of the date stone of the Canterbury Times and Star Building.
A heart-shape made out of stones and flowers in a demolition site.
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St.
Text reads 'Latest Christchurch East band' The name of the band is 'The Silty Stones' and the band sings 'We can't get no... sa-tis-faction! 'Cos we got more li-qui-faction! And we cry, and we cry, and we try to get by We can't get no sa-tis-faction!' The band are cleaning up the latest liquefaction from around a house and are using their tools as musical instruments. Context: there was a 4.9 magnitude aftershock in Canterbury on December 26th (Boxing Day 2011) The song is a take-off of the 'Rolling Stones' song 'We can't get no satisfaction'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The stone cross on the roof of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Broken head-stones as a result of the magnitude 6.3 quake in Christchurch - 22 February 2011. HDR process to add the "feeling" I felt at seeing this sort of damage.
A photograph of the date stone removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where stone blocks have fallen from the facade.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where stone blocks have fallen from the facade.