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A view down Robson Avenue in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath that has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. On the left the blue lid of a septic tank can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.
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A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
Workers building a facade on a damaged building on Lincoln Road, soon to be The Pedal Pusher Bar and Restaurant. To the right, another shop has also partially collapsed, the debris falling onto the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed along the road as a cordon.
A damaged building on Riccarton Road near Deans Avenue. The front wall of the building has crumbled onto the footpath in front. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. Flowers on the fence suggest that somebody lost their life in this building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to River Road in Richmond, next to the Avon River. A pipe along the footpath is being used to supply water to residents temporarily".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the shops has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen to the footpath, taking the awnings with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the shops has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen to the footpath, taking the awnings with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of a house with a damaged roof. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "25 Mount Pleasant Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Earthquake damage to Spencerville and Brooklands and cleanup. Temporary drainage pipes line Heyders road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Chimney repair work on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of a house with a damaged roof. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "25 Mount Pleasant Road".
Cordon fencing around the damaged Woolston Community Library. A section of the brick wall on the side has crumbled.
A photograph of the Lyttelton Museum. A damaged section of roof and wall is protected by a large tarpaulin.
A photograph of part of a damaged fence on Highfield Road in Darfield. The fence has been separated from the gate.
Damaged footpath outside a house in a residential area. Next to the fence is a road cone decorated with coloured tinsel.
A man sits on a a bench looking towards the Avon river. The footpath and road behind him have been damaged.
A photograph of part of a damaged fence on Highfield Road in Darfield. The fence has been separated from the gate.
Damage to the former Lyttelton Public Library on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road. The facade along the top of the building has crumbled into the street. Tape and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the building.
A section of footpath outside a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside from which the pavement has been removed due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The lid of a buried septic tank can be seen in front of the property's front lawn. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.
A photograph looking west down Lichfield Street towards the intersection of Manchester Street. Bricks and other rubble from the earthquake-damaged buildings on either side of the road have scattered on the footpath and street. Road cones and plastic fencing has been used as cordons.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and road cones and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Niven Street".
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive".
A sewage pump and flooding on Avonside Drive.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Belmont Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Glenrowan Avenue".