Digital Photograph: Demolition of the Dry Dock Pump House, Lyttelton

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
22 March 2011
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 22 March 2011 showing the demolition of the Dry Dock Pump House. Photograph taken from Brittan Terrace looking east over the Inner Harbour.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
The brick pump house for the Lyttelton Graving or Dry Dock was damaged in the 22 February 2011 Earthquake. Lyttelton Port of Christchurch decided to demolish the building so that the dry dock could continue to operate. The dry dock opened in January 1883 and, along with the pump house, was designed by the Lyttelton Harbour Board’s Engineer Charles Napier Bell. The original pumps are still in use and it takes three hours to empty the 146.75 metre long dock. Both ships in the dry dock remained upright during the earthquakes.
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Associated person notes
Engineer
Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Dry Dock
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
DSC03784
Accession number
2013.17.43

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