
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decoration on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Scattered masonry that has fallen from St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Some of the stones have been stacked on pallets.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9639 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_96624 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9638 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.
A photograph of a plywood wall around Knox Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
The demolition site of City Church on Manchester Street.
The sign remains outside City Church on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.
A photograph of detail of damage to Knox Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
Bracing supports a pillar of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
A photograph of a plywood wall around Knox Church.
A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.
A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.
Bracing supports a pillar of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral".
Unreinforced masonry churches in New Zealand, similarly to everywhere else in the word have proven to be highly vulnerable to earthquakes, because of their particular construction features. The Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquake sequence, 2010-2011 caused an invaluable loss of local architectural heritage and of churches, as regrettably, some of them were demolished instead of being repaired. It is critical for New Zealand to advance the data collection, research and understanding pertaining to the seismic performance and protection of church buildings, with the aim to:
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Merivale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Merivale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Merivale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
Scaffolding that has been constructed on the Manchester Street face of the Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church), which is being repaired. Masonry has fallen from one of the building's gables, and the resultant gap has been weather proofed with plywood and a tarpaulin. The site has been enclosed in a safety fence that cuts off one lane of the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Merivale".