Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to the Lyttelton Timeball Station

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
25 February 2011
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Lyttelton Timeball Station. Also visible is damage to some of the houses in the foreground such as temporarily patched holes in roofs where chimneys have fallen.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
The Lyttelton Timeball Station was completed in 1876. Its function was to provide an exact time signal to mariners so that they could adjust their chronometers (clocks) to enable accurate navigation. The visual signal from the daily dropping of the ball on the mast at 1 pm was replaced by radio time signals in 1934. The Lyttelton station was one of only five working timeballs in the world. The building was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake and after further severe damage on 22 February 2011 the New Zealand Historic Places Trust decided to dismantle the building.
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Architect
Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Reserve Terrace
Associated event
Earthquake 4 September 2010; 04 September 2010; Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Associated event notes
Damage caused
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
DSC03559
Accession number
2013.17.19

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