Lumley House (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Date: 1 Apr 2012

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

Reference: PADL-000730

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 1 April 2012. Particularly of Oxford Clinic Hospital demolition, Canterbury Society of Arts building prior to demolition, Christchurch Convention Centre, City Centre Map detailing the 'Red zone' which remains cordoned off from public access, signs protesting the demolition of heritage buildings, businesses notifying customers of continued business despite demolitions, demolition site of St Mary's Merivale, art installations on Kilmore Street, Victoria Clock Tower, Knox Presbyterian Church, Blax Espresso Bar, Dorset Towers under demolition, Brigittes (Aikmans Road, Merivale), Oxford Terrace builing demolition, Design and Arts College of New Zealand, Demolition machinery and trucks, new buildings being erected in Armagh Street, The Grange Motel (Armagh Street), rubble of Amuri Courts carpark, Crown Plaza Hotel in later stages of demolition, photograph installations on boarded up portions of Cranmer Court building, Guardian Trust building at Petersborough Street, Ironside House, Quinns specialist ladies department store in shipping containers in Merivale. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "April 01 - City" Quantity: 115 digital photograph(s).

Date: 13 Dec 2011

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

Reference: PADL-000662

Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken 13 December 2011 by Ross Becker. Shows aerial photographs of Christchurch city documenting the damage, including Westfield Riccarton (Riccarton Mall). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "Flying - selected" Quantity: 104 digital photograph(s).

Date: 3 Apr 2012

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

Reference: PADL-000739

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 3 April 2012, particularly of Victoria Street, Christchurch. Shows views along Victoria Street of buildings, businesses, closed bus stops, pedestrians, demolition of buildings (BDO Spicers/Lumley House), contractors strengthening the foundations of buildings, Indian restaurant in a repurposed service station, the use of ship containers to protect traffic from demolition. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "April 03 - Victoria St" Quantity: 23 digital photograph(s).

Date: 4 June 2012

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

Reference: PADL-000764

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 4 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly of central Christchurch city and the suburbs of Bexley, Ferrymead and Mount Pleasant. Includes views taken on vacant earthquake damaged houses in Seabreeze Close, Bexley, showing grass growing in roof gutter of number 30 house, visible cracks in entrance to brick home which is surrounded by overgrown garden and damaged concrete driveway, portaloo and 'Still here' graffiti on number 4 house, dried mud and overgrown garden at houses numbers eight, 26, 30, 32, 33 and 20, looking down fenced lane between homes (including number 14 Seabreeze Close) at puddles and silt, broken fence and rubble in a front garden, wide view of damaged houses, overgrown gardens and grass verge on street, a view looking down nearby Waireka Lane, interior views of 2 Waireka Lane house showing overtuned furniture, liquefaction or water damage and rumpled carpet showing floor movement Includes views taken on Victoria Street showing cityscape of Price Waterhouse Coopers, Pacific Tower and Forsyth Barr buildings and Rendezvous Hotel, roof of damaged Knox Church viewed from Victoria Street with 'Victoria Ski Sport' and 'Vic's' at 130 and 132 Victoria Street in foreground, the Diamond Jubliee clock tower (also known as Victoria Street clock tower) showing bent spire, cityscape with crane between Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr and Christchurch Casino buildings, looking down Victoria Street at digger on rubble from demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel with Pacific Tower and Forsyth Barr buildings in background, Knox Church behind vacant lot at 134-138 Victoria Street (formerly site of BDO and Lumley House), black polythene plastic covering damaged 165 Victoria Street (Procope Coffee House) next to vacant lot (formerly site of Fidelity House 167 Victoria Street), newly built Carlton Butchery building at 179-181 Victoria street Includes view of digger moving rubble of Water's Edge Apartments beside Avon-Heathcote estuary on Ferry Road, Ferrymead, in final stages of demolition Includes views taken on Salisbury Street showing Ironside House under restoration, construction site of Briscoes Building being rebuilt Includes view of boarded up house surrounded by rubble in Cannon Hill Crescent, Mount Pleasant No image within folder is attributed to Sumner suburb Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 04 - Bexley City Sumner' Quantity: 28 digital photograph(s).

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).