Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St. The organ pipes have been saved and safely removed into safe keeping by the South Island Organ Company.
A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".
Spire removed for safety
The damaged Ozone Hotel has had its window frames removed, and the interior has been gutted. The photographer comments, "The Ozone was badly damaged in Christchurch's February earthquake, but at considerable risk someone has removed the windows and door".
A photograph of the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail on the right side has been removed from the wall and placed on the stairs while the walls are fixed and repainted. The gib has been removed from the facing wall.
A photograph of the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail on the left side has been removed from the wall and placed on the stairs while the walls are fixed and repainted. The gib has been removed from the facing wall.
Troy Scott removing silt in a residential area.
20100908_3393_1D3-28 Removing liquefaction silt - Christchurch earthquake
The cleanup continues.
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A staff member removing photographs from the Registry Building.
A photograph of bricks removed from the Cranmer Centre.
A stack of concrete blocks removed from a building.
A photograph of bricks removed from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of bricks removed from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of bricks removed from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of masonry details removed from the Cranmer Centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Turret being removed at The Press".
Workers removing building material from the damaged Sullivans Bar on Manchester Street.
Workers removing building material from the damaged Sullivans Bar on Manchester Street.
A notice on a power pole, saying "Attention. Power has been removed".
A worker uses a large water-blasting pipe to clear blocked drains. The photographer comments, "These guys worked really hard late at night to remove the liquefaction blocking our drains, but did not pre-warn people. Our elderly neighbour's toilet was drenched in water".
A painting is removes from the Registry building by a Security staff member.
A painting is removes from the Registry building by a Security staff member.
A painting is removes from the Registry building by a Security staff member.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of beams removed from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
