tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post4200899883229277040..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed SacramentTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-68393054379657184362011-02-24T21:53:12.420+13:002011-02-24T21:53:12.420+13:00JUlie, that was in the Anglican Cathedral- but thi...JUlie, that was in the Anglican Cathedral- but this photo is of the Catholic Cathedral. Since it was closed after the last quake, hopefully nobody was inside.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-78912131690012864382011-02-24T13:27:06.627+13:002011-02-24T13:27:06.627+13:00The numbers waved around on the telly right now fl...The numbers waved around on the telly right now fluctuate so much. I'll wait until we finally know.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-47891104058353491122011-02-24T09:35:36.857+13:002011-02-24T09:35:36.857+13:00Last I heard there were 22 people missing within t...Last I heard there were 22 people missing within the cathedral. But like you, I have had to turn the tele off. I am much better off reading and having my own internalised commentary, than that fake-emoting on the box.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-69620970139490752972011-02-24T02:31:37.184+13:002011-02-24T02:31:37.184+13:00The two front towers were the weak point, accordin...The two front towers were the weak point, according to those reports. They were the parts which copped it in this second quake. Without the 7.2, they may still have come down, because this one was shallower and more violent, but -- the 7.2 probably started things off in terms of weakness.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-72087191036088598512011-02-24T02:27:12.558+13:002011-02-24T02:27:12.558+13:00At the bottom of this February news page you can r...At the bottom of this February news page you can read what was being done then in terms of support for the structure etc. http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=2511#Latest_NewsKiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-20762233469825694042011-02-24T02:25:37.028+13:002011-02-24T02:25:37.028+13:00Thanks, Kiwi Nomad. Just a bloody shame. I love th...Thanks, Kiwi Nomad. Just a bloody shame. I love that building.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-648327053228375462011-02-24T02:23:59.586+13:002011-02-24T02:23:59.586+13:00It received some cracks etc in the first quake, an...It received some cracks etc in the first quake, and after engineers reports it was decided to close it for repairs. There was nothing like the damage to the facade in this quake.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-81425978512295273192011-02-23T21:25:34.946+13:002011-02-23T21:25:34.946+13:00Ah, so the 7.2 got to it first, then? Sad.Ah, so the 7.2 got to it first, then? Sad.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-90443614226087159252011-02-23T21:20:07.024+13:002011-02-23T21:20:07.024+13:00My great-grandfather's name is on a plaque of ...My great-grandfather's name is on a plaque of donors here for the erection of this Cathedral. And my grandparents married here. It has been closed to the public since the 7.1 quake, so I hope nobody was inside when this quake struck.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-26068568086135613032011-02-23T15:43:33.556+13:002011-02-23T15:43:33.556+13:00I took off today to get away from the telly and th...I took off today to get away from the telly and the 'Net, and did some other reswarch. I'm back home now, though. Still feel a mixture of numbness/disbelief/weepiness.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-87305430941538688802011-02-23T11:45:37.642+13:002011-02-23T11:45:37.642+13:00The aerial footage we're getting on the ghouli...The aerial footage we're getting on the ghoulish news showed such destruction of this building, have had to turn the news off, it's distressing :(Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.com