Efforts are being made to shore up and strengthen this building (corner of Hereford Street / Manchester Street) to save it from demolition after it suffered structural damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A water tank outside a New World supermarket providing residents with clean water. The earthquake caused major damage to sewer pipes and pump stations in and around Christchurch.
Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. See below.
The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole survivor of a group of heritage buildings in Christchurch that once comprised the St Mary’s Convent complex for the Sisters of Mercy in North Colombo St...
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 68-76 Manchester Street. Red stickers have been taped to the doors, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.
St Pauls Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets. Scaffolding has been placed around the left dome of the building which was damaged during the 4 September earthquake. Plastic has also been placed over the dome to protect the inside from weather damage.
St Pauls Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets. Scaffolding has been placed around the left dome of the building which was damaged during the 4 September earthquake. Plastic has also been placed over the dome to protect the inside from weather damage.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield . (L to R): St. Mary's parishioner Craig Perkins and builder Kevin Deam are moved into position by crane to remove the last damaged spire from the church tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata is up for an expensive repair bill after it was badly damaged in the September 4 earthquake. Workers check out the damaged tower by crane as they decide where to start saving the church. Vicar Jenni Carter records the event".
The current state of the Christchurch Cathedral can be seen in the middle. The spire collapsed as a result of the earthquake.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011.
Much of the inner city CBD is still cordoned off and will be for some time. About 900 buildings are ...
An interested passerby assumes that a builder will be keen to get some EQC work fixing up Christchurch but the builder replies 'Are you kidding?! Not while EQC is paying us $4500 a week to do its assessments!' Context - The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has employed 414 contractors to carry out the assessments on its behalf, Radio New Zealand reported. Contractors carrying out property inspections of quake-damaged Christchurch homes are being paid about $4000 a week. Contractors are paid $75 an hour, while the builders, who inspect the damage, receive $60 an hour, the broadcaster said. (8 June 2011)
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20160104_1602_7D2-20 Porritt Park
Porritt Park was, before the earthquakes, the headquarters of hockey in this region. Two astro-turf fields (the main one was to the left of the building), and corporate offices etc.
The earthquakes buckled all the playing surfaces and damaged the buildings; a couple of smaller ones have been removed.
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to the side wall of the Mexican Cafe and His Lordships on Lichfield Street. from the December 23 earthquakes".
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street. The bricks walls have partially collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the car park in front.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. The ground floor was the former site of C1 Espresso Cafe.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bus Exchange on Lichfield Street which has suffered more damage as a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Headmaster Simone Leese talks from his new Headmaster's Office in the main square, about the damage to Christ's College campus buildings."
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury A&P show president John Grigg's Hororata farm was badly damaged in the earthquake. The end of his grandmother's 1970 Holden Premier".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed between each window. Many of the windows have also broken.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Australian heritage architects Barney Collis (left) and Edward Clode survey the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts which have been converted into apartments".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph of the damage to a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the right ascension slow motion gears from the Townsend Telescope. Some of the larger gear's teeth were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane and a large pile of rubble are sitting in front of the tower.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September 4th 2010 earthquake, but the Cotterill family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding".
