A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "We miss the foot bridge, it made crossing the river much easier."
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cotter & Co on High Street which has survived when all the other buildings around it have been demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive. The swimming pool is still sitting above ground, where the earthquake lifted it back in September, 2010".
A photograph of a tree in Hagley Park which was uprooted during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and fell against a shipping container, damaging it.
A photograph of a tree in Hagley Park which was uprooted during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and fell against a shipping container, damaging it.
A photograph of a tree in Hagley Park which was uprooted during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and fell against a shipping container, damaging it.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Port Hole bar has become an institution since it replaced the demolished Volcano cafe".
The footpath on Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Since the earthquake, it has been re-instated after new pipes were laid.
A crane with a wrecking ball demolishing St Elmo Courts on Hereford Street. Behind it is the Christchurch City Council Building.
Colour photograph of a red brick building that is the rear of 146 High Street, with cars parked beside it. Photographed before the earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gigantic rock that destroyed the Sumner RSA as it fell from the cliff above on February 22".
The base of a power pole on Maling Street in Avonside. The pavement around it is badly cracked and some has fallen away.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These bins are used for the secure recovery of business documents. Here it's the Clarendon Tower which is being cleared".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Town Hall. Described as 'Council deciding on the future of this building, hoping to save it'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This building was designed to be angled - it's not an extreme earthquake effect. 330 Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It's been a while since anyone used this garage in Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
The courtyard inside the Peterborough Apartments. The ground has subsided under a section of the lawn, causing it to drop.
A house perched on the edge of the cliff above Sumner. Below, large bolts have been inserted into the cliff face above a cave entrance to strengthen it.
A photograph of a painted sign on the Excelsior Hotel , exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a hole in the footpath outside a residential property. Liquefaction has spilled out of the hole and settled on the pavement around it.
The porch of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. The building was green stickered after the September earthquake, meaning it was safe to enter, but collapsed in the February earthquake.
Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean.
Houses teetering on the edge of the cliff above Sumner, which collapsed, taking one house with it. Below, a line of shipping containers protect the road from falling rocks.
Detail of a damaged house in an overgrown site. The windows have been boarded up and some words can be partially read, it says "We will try to...".
Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
A photograph of a tree in Hagley Park which was uprooted during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and fell against a shipping container, damaging it.
A concrete block stabilising a power pole on Bracken Street in Avonside. The road and footpath around it have been cracked and warped.
A corner of the Cranmer Courts on Montreal Street. The masonry has collapsed onto the footpath, bringing steel and wooden bracing with it.
A footpath on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside showing cracking from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Behind it, Sullivan Park can be seen.
