Bernard Spragg's Photographs

Photographs of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and of the Cranmer Centre (the former site of Christchurch Girls' High School), taken before and after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.

Last updated
8:16am 29th October 2017
Type
Collection
Identifier
qsr-collection:12258

Contains 53 items


Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 25
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 25
The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 26
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 26
Detail of a stained-glass window in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 27
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 27
The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 28
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 28
Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 29
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 29
A carving of angels on the wall of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is coloured by light coming from a stained-glass window, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 30
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 30
A stained-glass window in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament casts coloured light onto carved angels on the wall, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 31
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 31
Detail of the columns in the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 32
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 32
Earthquake damage to the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Windows are broken below the dome, and the cross is missing from the top.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 33
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 33
Earthquake damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 34
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 34
Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 35
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 35
Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 36
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 36
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A stone cross has fallen onto the roof, and broken windows and cracked stonework can be seen below the dome.