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dc.title: Observatory Tower Photograph 27
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.
Creator(s): Graeme Kershaw
Date: 10:28pm 29th March 2011
Tags: Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0277
dc.description: An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square.
Date: 6:20am 14th December 2011
Tags: ANZ building, BNZ building, Camelot Hotel, cathedral, Cathedral Square, CBD, central city, containers, Isaac theatre Royal, Millenium Hotel, new Press building, Novotel Hotel, Pacific Tower, aerial

dc.title: WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 12
dc.description: A photograph of members of the Clandeboye Emergency Response Team working to clear the rubble from the ANZ Bank building on High Street. In the foreground, two excavators are parked on the road.
Date: 4:44am 3rd March 2011
Tags: excavator, Clandeboye Emergency Response Team, ANZ Bank building, Tower Chambers, High Street, Fonterra, Government and Politics

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 054
dc.description: Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Victoria Street to Forsyth Barr building (rubble is from the Crowne Plaza Hotel)".
Date: 4:06am 5th June 2012
Tags: Crowne Plaza Hotel demolition site, Forsyth Barr, Pacific Tower, Victoria Street

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 518
dc.description: Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking west along Worcester Boulevard from Cathedral Square. On the left is the Clarendon Tower, the Rydges Hotel to the right, and the Grant Thornton building".
Date: 1:47am 23rd June 2012
Tags: Cathedral Square, CBD, Clarendon Tower, crane, Grant Thornton building, Rydges Hotel

dc.title: Umut Akguzel Photograph 313
dc.description: A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
Creator(s): Umut Akguzel
Date: 1:16am 29th June 2011
Tags: ChristChurch Cathedral, Cathedral Square, steel bracing, rose window, tower, rubble, Community

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 133
dc.description: The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, and a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need of reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
Date: 11:47pm 30th September 2010
Tags: bracing, clock, clock tower, crane, Moorhouse Avenue

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 516
dc.description: Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Salvaged material from the Cathedral ready for storage".
Date: 1:40am 23rd June 2012
Tags: Cathedral Square, CBD, ChristChurch Cathedral, deconstruction of bell tower, pallets of stone, salvaged materials

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0907
dc.description: An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High, Colombo, and Hereford Streets intersection".
Date: 4:02am 22nd February 2012
Tags: Cashel Street, Cathedral Square, Clarendon Tower, container mall, Hereford Street, High Street, Ibis Hotel, aerial

dc.title: Observatory Tower Photograph 20
dc.description: A photograph of staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy examining 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 around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
Creator(s): Graeme Kershaw
Date: 10:26pm 29th March 2011
Tags: Department of Astronomy and Physics, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, scaffolding, rubble, Local Heritage

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 134
dc.description: The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need for reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
Date: 11:48pm 30th September 2010
Tags: bracing, clock, clock tower, crane, Moorhouse Avenue

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 023
dc.description: Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street. The Victoria Clock Tower can be seen in the distance.
Date: 2:48am 12th September 2010
Tags: clock, clock tower, Victoria Street

dc.title: Observatory Tower Photograph 33
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 the damaged tower with a tarpaulin draped over the top.
Creator(s): Graeme Kershaw
Date: 10:31pm 29th March 2011
Tags: Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, scaffolding, tarpaulin, rubble, Local Heritage

dc.title: The Transit of Venus
dc.description: A copy of an article extracted from page 3 of The Star newspaper, published on 7 December 1882. The article is titled, "The Transit of Venus".
Date: 11:30am 7th December 1882
Tags: newspaper, article, The Star, Townsend Telescope, transit of Venus, astronomy, Observatory Tower, telescope, Local Heritage

dc.title: Photograph by Paul Corliss 1598
dc.description: A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Victoria Street clocktower".
Creator(s): Paul Corliss
Date: 4:32pm 8th November 2011
Tags: Victoria Street Clock Tower, Community

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 689
dc.description: Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Close up of the cranes working on the Clarendon Tower. Big Red behind is now the crane in Christchurch capable of lifting the largest load. The yellow crane is a tower crane which is still being assembled".
Date: 12:08am 25th June 2012
Tags: Big Red, Cathedral Square, Clarendon Tower, cranes

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 176
dc.description: Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Tower being readied for deconstruction".
Date: 5:09am 5th September 2011
Tags: Clarendon Tower

dc.title: BeckerFraserPhotos May 2012 photograph 110
dc.description: Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "the Edmonds Clock Tower heavily braced. (time stopped at 12:51, the moment of the Feb 22, 2011 earthquake) (the tower has subsequently been partly deconstructed for repair )".
Date: 4:20am 3rd May 2012
Tags: Edmonds Clock Tower, Madras Street

dc.title: Townsend Telescope: Interview with Chris Whitty
dc.description: An interview with Chris Whitty, Site Manager at the Christchurch Arts Centre, about the recovery of the Townsend Telescope from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The interview was conducted by Sebastian Wilberforce.
Creator(s): Sebastian Wilberforce
Date: 1:00pm 10th October 2014
Tags: Chris Whitty, Christchurch Arts Centre, Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory tower, astronomy, rubble, Civil Defence, restoration, Local Heritage

dc.title: 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

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