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Members of the public enjoying the seating next to Gap Filler's Community Chess Board in Sydenham.

Community Chess Photograph 1

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A photograph of a man and a child laying concrete at the site of the Gap Filler Community Chess project.

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Volunteers painting a fence on the site of Gap Filler's Community Chess Board. The wall has been made out of wooden pallets.

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The site of a demolished building on Colombo Street, where the Gap Filler Community Chess Board is going to be built.

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Students from the University of Canterbury preparing a demolished building site in Sydenham. This is where Gap Filler's Community Chess Board is to be built.

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Students from the University of Canterbury preparing a demolished building site in Sydenham. This is where Gap Filler's Community Chess Board is to be built.

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A sign at the site of Gap Filler's Community Chess. The sign reads, "Free for all to play, pieces stores in chest. Please collect keys from Honey Pot Cafe".

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Wintering, a folk collaboration from Wellington, performing at the Gap Filler Community Chess Board. To the right, members of the public are playing mini golf on one of the Gap Golf courses.

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Signs at the site of Gap Filler's Community Chess, explaining the project. One sign reads, "Free for all to play. Pieces stored in chest. Please collect keys from Honey Pot Cafe".

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Students from the University of Canterbury ready to help build Gap Filler's Community Chess Board.

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A photograph of the original chess Board in Cathedral Square, before the earthquake.

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A student from the Student Volunteer Army transporting gravel in a wheelbarrow. He is one of the students from the University of Canterbury helping to build Gap Filler's Community Chess Board.

Gap Filler Letter of Reccommendation

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A letter of recommendation for the Gap Filler Trust from Murray Lapworth, the Director of Hope Investment Properties Limited. Gap Filler built their Community Chess Board on Hope Investmment Properties Limited's empty lot at 456 Colombo Street.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 172-173: Community Chess

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A PDF copy of pages 172-173 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Community Chess'. Photos: Gap Filler

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'Czech Mate', a Gap Golf course next to Gap Filler Community Chess in Sydenham. Golf clubs and balls have been supplied by Gap Filler.

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Workers eat lunch at an outdoor table next to the Gap Filler Community Chess Set on Colombo Street. The Chess Set was a collaboration between Gap Filler and students at the University of Canterbury. The project aimed to restore the iconic Christchurch Chess Set that used to be played in Cathedral Square.