Workers removing building material from the damaged Sullivans Bar on Manchester Street.
Workers removing building material from the damaged Sullivans Bar on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Street. Parts of the bricks walls have crumbled. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath. Steel fences and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A fire fighter in a broken window of the 7 storey MLC building on Manchester Street. Manchester Courts. USAR".
A video of people protesting outside the Christchurch City Council offices on Worcester Street. The are protesting the demolition of the Manchester Courts building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Manchester Street".
Damage to a building on the corner of St Asaph and Manchester Streets.
Damage to a building on the corner of St Asaph and Manchester Streets.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Manchester Street".
Damage to Smith's bookshop on Manchester Street, where part of the parapet has collapsed.
The Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church) on Worcester Street. Bracing has been placed on the tower to limit further damage from aftershocks. Sculptures of a cyclist, bungee jumper , rock climber and kayaker can be seen on the bracing posts.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Curious crowds at the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Zest have reopened on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets after their High Street store was earthquake-damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Building inspectors look at the Octagon restaurant on corner of Worcester Street and Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Building inspectors look at the Octagon restaurant on corner of Worcester Street and Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Two months after the Canterbury Earthquake Manchester Street between Gloucester and Hereford Streets is still a way from being sorted".
Cracking in the brickwork of an archway on Manchester Street. This type of cracking was common in the Central City after the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A deserted Manchester Street in the CBD".
Damaged facade? That's the decorative mural of this restaurant located on Manchester Street in Christchurch!
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...