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- Observatory Tower Photograph 10
- dc.description
- A photograph of staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy from the University of Canterbury recovering parts of the Townsend Telescope from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:19pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, rubble, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 10
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. A plate on the side reads, "T Cook & Sons, 1864, York & London". This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:47pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Cooke, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 11
- dc.description
- A photograph of the largest section of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:20pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 06
- dc.description
- A photograph of the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:45pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, clock drive, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 05
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Townsend Telescope in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:45pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 07
- dc.description
- A photograph of the middle section of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:46pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 22
- dc.description
- A photograph of the base of the Townsend Telescope, still attached to a piece of rubble. The rubble is from the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the rubble spilled into the courtyard in front. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:27pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 02
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Townsend Telescope in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. In the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph is a pulley for the telescope's clock drive. This is one of the pieces that went missing when the Observatory tower collapsed in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:45pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, pulley, clock drive, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 09
- dc.description
- A photograph of the middle section of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. A plate on the side reads, "T Cook & Sons, 1864, York & London". This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:47pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Cooke, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 09
- dc.description
- A photograph of staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy from the University of Canterbury recovering parts of the Townsend Telescope from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:19pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 04
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Townsend Telescope in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Astronomy and Physics, is standing to the left. This image was used by Kershaw to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:45pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 25
- dc.description
- A photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble. In the background is a shipping container. A red sticker has been placed on the door to the Physics Building.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:28pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, scaffolding, red sticker, shipping container, Physics Building, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 03
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Townsend Telescope in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:45pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 36
- dc.description
- A photograph of the platform for the Townsend Telescope amongst the rubble of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, severely damaging the telescope.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:32pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, scaffolding, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 01
- dc.description
- A photograph of Wayne Smith and Ken Vickery inside the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre, taken in the 1970s. Smith and Vickery are pictured next to the Townsend Telescope, which they have just refurbished. No repair work was necessary during this process.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Wayne Smith, Kevin Vickery, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 26
- dc.description
- A photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:28pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 08
- dc.description
- A photograph of the middle section of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. A plate on the side reads, "T Cook & Sons, 1864, York & London". This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Dale Kershaw
- Date
- 12:47pm 2nd July 2008
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Christchurch Arts Centre, Observatory, Cooke, Local Heritage