Boulders fallen against the shipping containers lining the base of the cliffs in Redcliffs, which were place to protect the road from rockfall.
Boulders fallen against the shipping containers lining the base of the cliffs in Redcliffs, which were place to protect the road from rockfall.
Boulders fallen against the shipping containers lining the base of the cliffs in Redcliffs, which were place to protect the road from rockfall.
Cracks on the side of the parapet of a building on Madras Street which has been cordoned off with fencing and shipping containers.
Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.
The Terrace on the Park apartment building at 78 Park Terrace. Shipping containers have been placed at the entrance to the building to protect workers removing the contents of the building.
A view down Wakefield Avenue, showing the Sumner Borough Council building surrounded by road cones. Shipping containers have also been placed around the building to protect road users from falling debris.
A view down Wakefield Avenue, showing the Sumner Borough Council building surrounded by road cones. Shipping containers have also been placed around the building to protect road users from falling debris.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_015.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_009.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container in Battersea Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Saves'.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container on Battersea Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Saves'.
A photograph looking east along Tuam Street towards the intersection with Manchester Street. Collapsed buildings and a stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance.
An aerial photograph looking west over New Regent Street with the Isaac Theatre Royal in the background, damaged and held together with shipping containers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated shipping container, Main Road, Sumner protecting the Road at the base of the cliff below Kinsey Terrace".
Houses perched on the edge of the cliff above Peacock's Gallop. Below, a line of shipping containers are protecting the road from further rockfall.
A photograph of the Excelsior Hotel building site on Manchester Street. The remaining facade is being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated shipping container, Main Road, Sumner protecting the Road at the base of the cliff below Kinsey Terrace".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Heritage materials from the Provincial Council Chambers, removed from the building, and stored in a shipping container".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Excelcior Backpackers, 120 Manchester Street, with the saved facade supported by shipping containers (viewed from High Street)".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Straw bales have been used as packing between the building and the shipping containers supporting its north-west corner.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of shipping containers stacked in front of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of scaffolding and bracing around the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street. A shipping container can be seen on the road in front of the building.
A photograph of a shipping container suspended from a crane. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The container is being placed against the end of the building being demolished to protect the building beneath it from falling debris".
Shipping containers protect the road from rockfall in Sumner. On the cliffs above, damaged houses teeter on the edge of the cliff. One of the containers has been decorated with an artwork, and another has been spray-painted, "Sumner rocks".
Shipping containers on Main Road in Redcliffs that have been placed there to prevent rocks falling on passing cars. The road is buckled and lanes are marked with road cones.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
Seen through the cordon fence on Tuam Street, shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.