A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts building.
Structural damage to St Elmo Courts with diagonal cracks between the windows of the building. These cracks show that there has been rocking of the masonry piers which means there is no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
The food court and Mix Cafe area in the USCA building.
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on Manchester Street. Broken glass and wood can be seen lying on the footpath.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of wooden beams reinforcing a facade of the Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage".
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of remediation work taking place on the damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building. Street sign dwarfed by the large mound of soil alongside the building".
A photograph of waterproof sheets covering parts of the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A video of people protesting outside the Christchurch City Council offices on Worcester Street. The are protesting the demolition of the Manchester Courts building.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There is wire fencing around the bottom of the building.