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Date: 6 May 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000748

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 6 May 2012, particularly of Christchurch, CBD, and Waygreen Avenue. Shows plans for new buildings, Dance-O-Mat (Gap Filler project) on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Streets, remains of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Novotel Hotel, Rydges Hotel, plaque set into the pavement in High Street (Laid by the Canterbury Pilgrims & Early Settlers Association in celebration of Canterbury's centenary in 1950), remains of the DIA building, damage to Our City O-Tautahi building, Isaac Royal Theatre, views along streets cleared of rubble, Ironside House being repiled, demolition of St Stephen's Anglican Church (Shirley), damage to houses in Waygreen Avenue (shows houses abandoned and demolition sites, next to occupied homes). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "May 06 - City, CBD, Waygreen" Quantity: 83 digital photograph(s).

Date: 22 June 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000773

Description: Further photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 22 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly of buildings and demolition work within the Christchurch central business district (CBD) red zone cordon. Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing remains of the Triangle Centre, the BNZ building, Millennium Hotel, Mid City Centre (663 Colombo street), Copthorne Central Hotel, BNZ building, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr, New Zealand army soldier at red zone cordon checkpoint hut Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Kilmore streets showing road signs, orange road cones and digger near a cordon checkpoint, small park, Christchurch Town Hall Includes views taken in Cathedral Square showing the Citizens War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Christchurch Cathedral supported by steel structure during deconstruction of bell tower, rubble and salvaged stone from the Cathedral, Grant Thornton House, Government Life Insurance building (before its 'dirty demolition' due to presence of asbestos), the Chalice, ANZ Bank building, Novotel Hotel, crane and demolition crew near buildings along Worchester Boulevard (Clarendon Tower, Rydges Hotel, Grant Thornton House), rubble being piled up to be platform for 'nibbler' excavator before demolition of Grant Thornton House, site of demolished Regent Theatre, old Christchurch Central Post Office, new Telecom House (partial view), digger demolishing building Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace of the Scottish Pioneer Tribute plaque, Edmonds Band Rotonda and Poplar Crescent building steps Includes views taken on Hereford street showing Torrens House, partially demolished Gough House, and view taken on Cathedral Square looking at rear of old Post Office Telephone Exchange building at 95 Hereford Street Includes views taken on Cashel Street showing digger on demolition site of Triangle Centre at intersection of High, Colombo and Cashel streets near Trinity Centre, Westpac Tower, tram tracks past Hotel All Seasons, The Crossing and Westpac Tower, the rubble of the demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor, the rear of Te Waipounamu House, diggers at work, Southern Star building (former DIC and Cashfields building), digger 'Goliath' and a damaged Westpac Bank ATM (cash machine) Includes views taken on Lichfield street showing Frontrunner shop, the Bus Exchange, rear of Christchurch City Council Civic Offices at 163-173 Tuam street (former Millers Department store) Includes views taken on High Street showing Bonnington House, Work and Income building, Holiday Inn, Westpac Tower Includes views taken on intersection of Cashel and Manchester streets showing two demolition crew on Manchester street, Shooters bar, sites of demolished buildings, diggers and trucks, 'Twinkle Toes' digger, Boogie Nights nightclub in the Money Club building, Sullivans bar, Kensington House, Bourbon Street bar, Dick Smith shop, Includes views taken on Armagh street showing National Bank Victoria Square branch in Isaac House, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr building, Victoria Square Apartments, Craigs Investment Partners House, Farmers car park building and the rear of New Zealand Post building (147 Armagh) Includes views taken at Victoria Square showing statue of Queen Victoria below Forsyth Barr building, statue of Captain James Cook Includes views taken beside the Avon River showing the rear view of Christchurch Town Hall, reflections of BNZ and Price Waterhouse Coopers buildings, and the Copthorne Central Hotel, Includes views taken on Kilmore street showing Scenic Suites Christchurch, huge pile of demolition rubble on site of demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ernst & Young building, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr and Copthorne Central Hotel, site of demolished Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC), BNZ, Edmonds Band Rotonda, across site of demolished Convention Centre to Central Library Peterborough, truck carrying worker parking near rubble pile, cranes on skyline of Farmers car park and Victoria apartments prior to demolition Includes view taken on High Street showing Westpac Tower being demolished with partially demolished Hallensteins building and Coffee Culture cafe nearby, floor slab on winch (cut and crane demolition method), Includes view of lights shining under the woodwork celing of Knox Church in Bealey Avenue Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 22 - CBD red zone' Quantity: 93 digital photograph(s).

Date: 8-9 July 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000836

Description: Photographs relating to the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes taken by Ross Becker comprising photographs taken in the CBD (central business district) red zone area taken on 9 July 2011, and photographs of Merivale, Knox Church, Avonside, Stanmore Road taken on 8 and 9 July 2011 during winter season. Includes views of the Richmond Working Mens Club and M.S.A building, London Street, Richmond, "unsafe" sign, Richmond Methodist Church and demolished church hall on Stanmore Road, nearby park. Includes views taken on Bealey Avenue, demolition on site of 118 Bealey Avenue, various signs for relocated businesses. Includes views taken on Victoria Street showing Fidelity House, Procope Coffee House, Knox Church. Includes views taken in Cashmere showing domestic house, wide views of Christchurch city and snowy mountains, cyclists riding up Cashmere Hill, "temporary bus services" sign. Includes views taken on Montreal street showing The Coffee House, traffic cones, Christchurch City Council building, Police Station, guerilla knitting messages on fence, Registry Additions building of Christchurch Arts Centre at 301 Montreal Street (housed Untouched World), electorate office for Nicky Wagner, National MP. Includes views taken on Hereford Street showing messages of support for Dux de Lux restaurant on fence, signs for businesses, closed sign for Thomas's Hotel, Children's Library and old Canterbury Public Library, Ross Becker photographing Library, salvaged stonework outside the Dux de Lux, wooden houses and Art Deco flats. Includes views taken on Worcester Street showing The Arts Centre, shipping containers, scaffolding on clock tower, street busker playing saxophone, Canterbury Museum. Includes views taken on Rolleston Avenue showing Canterbury Museum. Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard showing public looking through cordon wire fence, views across the River Avon of buildings on Oxford Terrace, Rydges Hotel, former Public Trust, Our City O-Tautahi (159 Oxford Terrace), bridge, River Avon, wooden sculpture "Te Pou Herenga waka" in front of Christchurch City Council premises, tram lines, Axiom House (109 Cambridge Terrace), 69 Worcester Boulevard (housing Languages International). Includes views taken on Cramner Square showing danger sign outside old house, red stickered townhouses (22 Cranmer Square), damaged Cranmer Court (former Christchurch Normal School on corner of Montreal and Kilmore streets). Includes views taken on Kilmore Street showing demolition crew working on St Luke's Anglican Church, Ross Becker photographing the church. Includes views taken in Avonside suburb showing River Avon, cracks in road alongside river, views of bird life, flooded river banks and reconstruction along Avonside Drive and River Road and Dallington Terrace, household debris and building rubble, closure sign at Avonside Girls High School, Moira Fraser, Avonside Community Group update notice on pole, trucks and digger parked, MED sub station, twisted bridge over river, earthquake damage to streets and houses, water tanks, boys BMX biking and skateboarding, Christchurch earthquake response information sign, waste truck at work, water pipes on pavement. Includes views taken in Merivale and Strowan showing church buildings and detached steeple of Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church 163 Papanui Road, St Mary's Anglican Church (45 Papanui Road and Church Lane), bricks outside damaged Knowles Court 271 Papanui Road during demolition, cleared demolition site. Includes views of the dome being taken off the Regent Theatre, Cathedral Square. Includes views taken on St Aspagh Street showing hospital chimney. Quantity: 510 digital photograph(s).