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The Buildings

8 months later – A sign outside the badly damaged Knox Church on Bealey Avenue says the Christchurch spirit might be broken, but its heart is still beating – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The remains of the old City Library is demolished by an excavator on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Earthquake damaged Crichton Cobbers Building is pulled down by excavators on the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Chester Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Optimism in the form of a band-aid to help heal the badly damaged Knox Church on Bealey Avenue – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – A Redcliffs house showing missing and loose roofing tiles, with a backdrop of slips and broken cliffs – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Propped up with Iron girders, the Municipal Chambers building on Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street was the home of the City Council until 1924 – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Time out for a break for two workers, they are from one of the few remaining businesses around the central city Red Zone – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Damaged A Frame roofing from the Canterbury Arts Centre now sitting on the ground along Worcester Boulevard – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Iron girders support the sides of the Canterbury Arts Centre in Worcester Boulevard – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – A brick house beyond repair on Montreal Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Earthquake cracks on this building in Worcester Boulevard have been plastered over – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The butterfly is a symbol of hope, of new life and of those who are bereaved, here displayed on houses along Barbadoes Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The Art Centre’s Great Hall turret now sits safely on the Rolleston Avenue footpath after almost collapsing from the roof in the earthquake – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – An earthquake damaged brick building on the corner of Cashel Street and Cambridge Terrace – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The doors to the Christchurch Convention Centre in Peterborough Street boarded up and padlocked with a chain- from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – A closed for business Thai Restaurant in Durham Street with rubbish and leaves on the ground – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Plywood repairs to Cranmer Court (Former Normal School) on Kilmore Street, originally built in 1873 – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – A Yellow Sticker on the door of a Kilmore Street house, in the door reflection a pile of collapsed bricks from a nearby shed – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – A warning tape of Danger Keep Out in front of a house displaying a Red Sticker on Kilmore Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The old New Zealand Democratic Party brick building in St Asaph Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Broken windows in this St Asaph Street building still remain eight months after the earthquake – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Empty business premises along St Asaph Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Historic Englefield Lodge severely damaged by the earthquake, the owners are hoping for restoration – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Many small family businesses were shut down due to the earthquake, many probably never to open again, here a fish and chip shop along Barbadoes Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Green Sticker – No Restriction on Use or Occupancy – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Some bricks just dont give up, attached to a shed in Kilmore Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – In St Asaph’s Street only a pile of bricks and timber remain from an old building, while in the background the leaning and condemed Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Repairs on a Madras Street business – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Red Sticker – Do Not Enter or Occupy – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The standing wall remains of a house on Peterborough Street, a block of unoccupied units can be seen in the background – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The high A framed roof is almost all that remains of St Luke’s Anglican Church in Kilmore Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – St Luke’s Anglican Church Parish Centre in Kilmore Street displaying a Red Sticker, probably it will never be used as local meeting place again – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – A St Luke’s Anglican Church relocation notice for for the community, in the background the remains of the church’s A framed roof – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – The Steeple and A framed roof is all that remains of St Luke’s Anglican Church in Kilmore Street – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Australia, UK, USA, Japan, Taiwan, China and Singapore helped New Zealand teams search house to house after the earthquake. After completing a house search, details of the search country, date, time in house etc were spray painted on the house front to show it had been searched – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Within the Red Zone broken windows in this Tuam Street building still remain eight months after the earthquake – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Inside the Red Zone along Tuam Street and Poplar Lane, two damaged brick buildings – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – An untouched world, but not for Christchurch – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Australia, UK, USA, Japan, Taiwan, China and Singapore helped New Zealand teams search house to house after the earthquake. After completing a house search, details of the search country, date, time in house etc were spray painted on the house front to show it had been searched. In the background the roof remains of the St Luke’s Anglican Church – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

8 months later – Yellow Sticker – No Entry Except for Essential Purposes – from the February 22, 2011 Christchurch New Zealand earthquake

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