Tues 14.09.10. Darfield Quake. Day 11. Demolition, Manchester St building

Tues 14.09.10. Darfield Quake. Day 11. State of Emergency, demolition focus: a microcosm of 1 000s of bldgs which would be demolished in the next 3 quake years by different, colourful diggers.

Manchester St / Tuam St: White / orange, plastic bollards within a steel mesh fence cordon. Yellow digger demolished a 2 storey brick bldg:

Digger raised to bash tin roof.
Moved debris.
Bashed brick wall.
Raked brick rubble, raising dust.
Bashed roof truss.
Shoved tin roof.
Raked debris.
Ripped tin roof.
Digger demolished brick wall.
Flattened brick wall.
Digger raised to pull roof truss.
Raised to rake brick rubble. Pedestrian strode by.
Digger demolished roof truss.
Ripped down roof material.
Pulled roof truss & brick wall.
Digger swung around raking debris.
Digger raked roof iron.
Dug debris.
Digger pushed roof truss up.
Digger broke wall debris.
Carried wall debris.
Digger demolished brick wall. Cyclist rode by.
Digger raised to push roof truss.
Pushed down roof truss.
Grabbed roof truss. Ute drove by.
Shifted roof truss.
Removed roof truss.
Dangled roof truss.
Digger swung roof truss onto heap.
Digger demolished attic floor.
Digger demolished attic wall.
Digger raised to pull down roof iron.
Pulled down roof iron, sooty dust cloud.
Digger tore down roofing, sooty dust cloud.
Digger raised to rake roof debris.
Digger raised roof dust.
Digger nudged roof truss.
Pulled roof truss.
Digger raised to grab roof truss.
Grabbed roof truss.
Digger moved roof truss.
Placed roof truss on debris heap...


14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon. Tuam St / Manchester St view, quake state of emergency demolition


14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon. Orange, plastic bollards. Digger raised to bash roof, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon, white / orange, plastic bollards. Digger moving debris, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger bashing a brick wall, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raking brick rubble, raising dust, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger bashing a roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger shoving tin roof, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raking debris. Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger ripping tin roof, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger demolishing a brick wall, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger flattening a wall, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raised to pull a roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raised to rake quake brick rubble, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Manchester St demolition site, pedestrian, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger demolishing roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger ripping down roof material, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger pulling roof truss & brick wall, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger swinging round to rake debris, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raking roof iron, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger digging debris, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger pushing roof truss up, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger breaking wall debris, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger carrying wall debris, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger demolishes brick wall while cyclist passes, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raised to push roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger pushing down roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger grabbing roof truss, ute passes, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger shifting roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger removing roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger dangling roof truss, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger swinging roof truss onto heap, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger demolishing attic floor, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger demolishing attic wall, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raised to pull down roof iron, Manchester St state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger pulling down roof iron, sooty dust cloud, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger tearing down roofing, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raised to rake roof debris, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Digger raising roof dust, Manchester St quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger nudging roof truss, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger pulling roof truss, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger raised to grab roof truss, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger grabbing a roof truss, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger grabbing roof truss, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger moving roof truss, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, digger placing roof truss on debris heap, quake state of emergency


14.09.10. Tuam St view, remains of quake trashed bldg after 20 mins digger demolition, state of emergency

After demolition, the Manchester St demolition site would become a carpark. After demolitions, Christchurch CBD would be riddled with Wilson carparks.

*Trekked Manchester St, Tuam St. 46 snaps

Content & pics Copyright Mark JS Esslemont.