Tribute: Stone

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A green painted stone with a pink heart in the centre.

Tribute: Stone

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A yellow painted stone with a blue heart in the centre.

Painting: Church interior by John Calcott St Quentin

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One framed painting of a church interior by John Calcott St Quentin, depicting a stone arch above a blue stained glass window. Painted using an old Indian art technique with precious stones on glass. Framed in a green and gold painted wooden frame with a olive green velvet inner, metal slip and gold coloured border. Frame wood and velvet worn wi...

Digital Photograph: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament during demolition b…

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One digital photograph showing the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament during demolition. A yellow digger arm and nibbler claw can be seen along with stone falling from an exterior wall. Taken by photographer Helen McLeod in December 2020.

Digital Photograph: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament demolition

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One digital photograph showing the demolition of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A digger arm and nibbler claw can be seen in the photograph removing stone from the exterior, intact columns and ionic column capitals can be seen inside. Taken by the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch in September 2020.

Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to St Joseph's Church, Winchester St…

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the main doors and roof at southern end of church. Nineteenth century stone buildings are particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage as the individual compon...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to Retaining Wall, corner of Oxford …

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the retaining wall on the northeast corner of Oxford and Exeter Streets. The wall was constructed from unreinforced blocks of local red volcanic rock held together with mortar. Retaining walls in Lyttelton were built of unreinforced soft volcanic stone in...

Digital Photograph: Temporary Repairs to Retaining Wall in Ripon Street, L…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 July 2011 showing the temporary repairs made to the retaining wall in the middle of Ripon Street. The temporary wall replaces two sections of red stone wall which collapsed in the June 2011 Earthquake. It is made from stacked concrete cubes with coarse fill and the top is covered with black pla...

Painting: Boat scene by John Calcott St Quentin

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One framed painting of a boat scene by John Calcott St Quentin, depicting a wooden boat, trees and a low sun. Handwritten note on the back explains technique "Painted using an old Indian art with precious stones on glass". Framed in a brown metal covered frame. Painting may have losses in and above the boat. Who the painting is dedicated to

Digital Photograph: Retaining Wall, Sumner Road, Lyttelton

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 May 2013 of a retaining wall in Sumner Road which was replaced due to earthquake damage. The original wall was created using red volcanic rock. Many walls like this were built using the Hard Labour Gang from the Lyttelton Gaol. The replacement wall has a small section of stone installed to sho...

Digital Photograph: Retaining Wall, Sumner Road, Lyttelton

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 May 2013 of a retaining wall in Sumner Road which was replaced due to earthquake damage. The original wall was created using red volcanic rock. Many walls like this were built using the Hard Labour Gang from the Lyttelton Gaol. The replacement wall has a small section of stone installed to sho...