Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage on corner of Canterbury and London Streets, Lyttelton

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
25 Feb 2011
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the premises of Ground Delicatessen on the corner of Canterbury and London Streets. The photograph shows the building's Canterbury Street façade.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
This building was initially built around 1864 as the Albion Hotel. After many modifications and changes of use, including being the Lyttelton Borough Council offices, a hardware store, a backpackers hostel, an earthquake demolition site and a petanque court. The site was purchased to create Albion Square, Lyttelton's new civic square as part of the Lyttelton Suburban Masterplan for earthquake recovery.
Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Canterbury Street; London Street
Associated event
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Associated event notes
Damage caused
Associated period
2011/2010s
Current rights
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other id
DSC03550
Accession number
2013.17.17

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