Barbadoes Street Cemetry

time lapse, street cemetery

Location: 384 Barbadoes Street (between Bealey Avenue and Kilmore Street), Christchurch 8013

The Barbadoes Street Cemetery is Christchurch's oldest cemetery, with the first recorded burial in 1851, and is the final resting place of many of its early leading citizens

Christchurch Central City

Christchurch,Central,City
Christchurch,Central,City,is,the,geographical,centre,and,the,heart,of,Christchurch,,New,Zealand,It,is,defined,as,the,area,within,the,four,avenues,Bealey,Avenue,,Fitzgerald,Avenue,,Moorhouse,Avenue,and,Deans,Avenue1,and,thus,includes,the,densely,built,up,central,city,,some,less,dense,surrounding,areas,of,residential,,educational,and,industrial,usage,,and,green,space,including,Hagley,Park,,the,Christchurch,Botanic,Gardens,and,the,Barbadoes,Street,Cemetery
It,suffered,heavy,damage,in,the,2010,Canterbury,earthquake,and,was,devastated,in,the,2011,Christchurch,earthquake,Following,this,second,earthquake,,the,Central,City,Red,Zone,was,set,up,and,,with,a,gradually,shrinking,area,,remained,inaccessible,except,to,authorised,contractors,until,June,2013,However,,proposals,to,relocate,the,city,centre,elsewhere,,to,avoid,future,damage,,were,considered,both,uneconomical,as,much,of,the,infrastructure,was,still,mainly,intact,and,unnecessary,,as,the,rebuilt,city,centre,would,be,to,modern,building,standards,so,as,to,be,able,to,withstand,similar,quakes,and,liquefaction,in,the,future2
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