This 2 storey building has been condemned after its roof collapsed during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
This 2 storey building has been condemned after its roof collapsed during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
The now vacated Christchurch City Council building suffered some damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch, with spire being rebuilt after the 1901 earthquake. Photographer unidentified.
The nave, tower and spire of Christchurch Cathedral was completed in 1881. Work on completeing the rest of the building began in 1900. In 1902 the transcepts were finished and work started on the chancel and apse. An earthquake in 1901 cracked the upper part of the spire in two places. In this photograph which dates from late 1902/1903 (see scaffolding beyond the transcept indicating work on chancel) the upper part of the spire has been removed by Messrs Graham and Greig in preparation for replacing this section with a copper covered wooden structure. The Cathedral was completed in 1904. (Information from "Vision and Reality; Christchurch Cathedral in the Square," Colin Brown, Christchurch, 2000 and "A Dream of Spires," Ian Lochhead, Canterbury University Press, 1999, page 153.) Preparation for erecting the scaffolding was reported in the Christchurch Star 15 January 1902. The cross was replaced on the top of the new copper covered wooden section of the spire on 29 June 1903.
Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Glass negative
20131231_8511_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building for sale, under the archway
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
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A photograph of a crowd of people walking past earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former convent on Exeter Street, Lyttelton".
A close up view of spring blossom on the river bank of Cambridge Terrace. A crane can be seen between the buildings in the distance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Strategy House, now leaning and in danger of collapse after another aftershock".
A photograph submitted by Matt Pickering to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The army on hand, helping prepare for the demolition of the Strategy Building".
A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of the old City Library underway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers up high on rebuild".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Bealey Avenue looking through the Knox Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library and extensive liquefaction, Hereford Street".
A crane in front of the Victoria clock tower on the corner of Victoria and Montreal Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The spires on the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the former Public Library on Hereford Street".
A man walks along Hereford Street, past the former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square. In the background is the partially-demolished BNZ building.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace. Black awnings have collapsed over the windows of The Tap Room restaurant and bar.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Establishment Apartments under demolition, on the corner of Peterborough and Victoria Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "McLeans Mansion (aka Holly Lea), 387 Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Boogie Nights, 146 Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "132-138 Lichfield Street about to be demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Isaac Theatre Royal, Gloucester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The damaged Retour Restaurant in Cambridge Terrace".
A photograph of the earthquake damaged to Knox Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue.
