Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to the Norton Buildings on Oxford Street, Lyttelton

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
25 February 2011
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Norton Buildings on Oxford Street. The photograph shows part of the first floor of the building and the façade collapsed onto the ground floor and out onto the street. The photograph was taken from St Davids Street looking west. Also visible in the photograph are the Lyttelton Lounge to the right of the Norton Buildings and Shadbolt House in the background. The roof in the foreground is the Lyttelton Health Centre.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
The design of many older commercial buildings was to build an imposing and decorative street frontage with lighter weight construction for the rest of the building. In many instances, this resulted in the collapse of the facade. Demolished within days of the 22 February 2011 earthquake, this building had been built in 1913 as Norton’s tearoom and Excelsior Dance Hall. At the time of the 22 February 2011 earthquake the building was for sale. It was partially tenanted by a souvenir shop and The Opportunity Shop.
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Architect
Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Oxford 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
DSC03587
Accession number
2013.17.28

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