The Christchurch City Council coat of arms above the doorway of Our City O-Tautahi.
A photograph of the Christchurch Club.
A photograph of the Christchurch Club.
A guideline created for SCIRT Delivery Teams which outlines the requirements for working around heritage items.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her sixth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff interviews Jane Teal, the Archivist of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, about her experiences rescuing the archive after the earthquakes and moving in to the Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A photograph of a Future Christchurch sign on a wire fence, in front of a demolition site.
An aerial photograph looking west over Cathedral Square with the Christchurch Cathedral in the centre.
Vehicles drive through a flooded road in New Brighton. A sign advertising the stronger Christchurch website reads, 'Rebuilding for our future'.
The city of Christchurch has experienced over 10,000 aftershocks since the 4th of September 2010 earthquake of which approximately 50 have been greater than magnitude 5. The damage caused to URM buildings in Christchurch over this sequence of earthquakes has been well documented. Due to the similarity in age and construction of URM buildings in Adelaide, South Australia and Christchurch (they are sister cities, of similar age and heritage), an investigation was conducted to learn lessons for Adelaide based on the Christchurch experience. To this end, the number of URM buildings in the central business districts of both cities, the extent of seismic strengthening that exists in both cities, and the relative earthquake hazards for both cities were considered. This paper will report on these findings and recommend strategies that the city of Adelaide could consider to significantly reduce the seismic risk posed by URM buildings in future earthquake
The Octagon Live restaurant, seen from Hereford Street.
The old Public Trust Office building on Oxford Terrace.
Broken windows on the old Public Trust Office building on Oxford Terrace have been covered with plastic sheeting.
Large cracks running down the mud brick chimney of Deans Cottage. The chimney has been supported by wooden bracing.
The building which formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street, standing alone after surrounding buildings have been demolished.
Damage to the facade of the Cashfields Arcade building, seen above the cordon fencing at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration. A shipping container in the foreground is being used for storage.
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished.
Large cracks running down the mud brick chimney of Deans Cottage. The chimney has been supported by wooden bracing.
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished. The exposed west side is protected by plastic sheeting.
The building which formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street, standing alone after surrounding buildings have been demolished.
The heritage building in Cashel Mall which formerly housed Kathmandu.
Steel and wooden structures protect Our City O-Tautahi from further damage.
The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal, covered in plastic sheeting and suspended in its stage area, awaits restoration.
Caleb Middendorf tries out the penny farthing bicycle in one of the reopened galleries of the Canterbury Museum.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Shipping containers in front of the building protect Tuam Street in case it falls.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Part of the roof sits on the ground in the section next door.
The former Majestic Theatre on the corner of High, Lichfield and Manchester Streets, seen through the cordon fencing from Tuam Street.
Detail of damage to the Odeon Theatre.