Nowhere to Live

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Rubble in front of a two-storey house on Peterborough Street, the brick side wall of which has fallen away, exposing the rooms inside. Further rubble from a neighbouring house lies in the foreground.

An Earthquake Damaged Cliff Top Home

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Damage to a wooden house at the top of a cliff.

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A two-storey wooden house on Montreal Street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 09

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A photograph of bricks and wooden framing piled up in between a house and fence in Christchurch.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Significant lean on this wooden building".

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 01

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Flooding and liquefaction surround a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls of the house, exposing the wooden framework beneath.

Photograph of 116 Centaurus Road (10)

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A photograph of wooden planks from the house at 116 Centaurus Road.

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Damage to Wharetiki House. Wooden beams are all that remain of the roof.

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A large wooden house red-stickered after the earthquakes. Safety fencing and warning tape blocks off the driveway.

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 02

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath.

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 04

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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".

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A house with wooden bracing supporting the front wall. On the fence are tape and spray painted USAR codes.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 16

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A spray-painted message on a wall of Englefield Lodge reads "We will try to save this house." Wooden bracing supports the wall. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house in Fitzgerald Ave".

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Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, revealing the internal wooden structure and the inside of the house.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 143

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A photograph of emergency management personnel standing next to an earthquake-damaged house. The wall on the left side of the house has collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the driveway in front. Wooden bracing has been placed in between the house and the fence, with wires connecting the top of the bracing to the peak of the roof.

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Cracks in the concrete foundation and wooden walls of a house on Avonside Drive. The photograph shows where the metal frame of the house's conservatory has come apart, and shards of glass from it can be seen on the footpath.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 15

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Damage to Englefield Lodge on Fitzgerald Avenue. A pile of bricks lies in front of the house, windows are boarded up, and wooden bracing is propping up the walls. A spray-painted message on a wall reads "We will try to save this house." The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house, in Fitzgerald Ave".

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Plastic road barriers on the corner of Kilmore Street and Fitzgerald Ave. In the background is a damaged house with wooden bracing to support the walls.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 145

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. Wooden bracing has been placed in between the house and the fence, with wires connecting the top of the bracing to the peak of the roof. Emergency management personnel are in the driveway to the right. In the foreground a section of the brick fence at the front of the property has toppled.

Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 033

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building in Christchurch. The wall on the side of the house has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the fence and damaged it. Wooden planks have been used to brace the wall towards the back of the property. A red sticker on the front window indicates that the house is unsafe to enter.

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 15

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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.

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Wooden bracing supports a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".

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Wooden bracing supports a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".

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Detail of wooden bracing supporting a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 106

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. The chimney of the house has pulled away from the back wall and collapsed onto the roof below. A wooden structure built up against the house has also pulled away from the wall.

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 42

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is all that remains of one room, and the exposed interior wall has been covered with builders' paper for protection. Weeds grow between cracks in the concrete patio. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracked patio. The wooden floor is all that remains of a sunny living space with bifold doors, opening the house to the garden. This was so broken on 4/9/10 that it was immediately demolished".