[Bell Historians] Christchurch Cathedral and St. Paul's, Papanui; Canterbury New Zealand

[Richard Offen]

The following has just been posted on 'Look To', the ANZAB group, from Chris
Oldham in Christchurch:

 

Cathedral bells rang themselves down  I don't think any damage.  We'll
inspect  during the week.  Tower is closed until structural engineer has had
a good look, so no ringing there until further notice.  I haven't heard
anything from Papanui.

 

Cheers

 

Chris

 

Richard

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Subject: [Bell Historians] Christchurch Cathedral and St. Paul's, Papanui;
Canterbury New Zealand

 

  

Hi everyone,

 

I'm sure by now most people have heard about the 7.1 richter scale
earthquake that hit Canterbury, NZ this morning. Photographs taken so far
indicate that parts of the city, particularly the CBD have been flattened
and other parts significantly damaged. No loss of life, but water, sewerage
and power are suspected damaged, and a storm is expected to blow in tonight.
I am sure our thoughts are with the people of Canterbury at the moment.

 

I was wondering if anyone has heard whether Christchurch Cathedral and St.
Paul's, Papanui are intact and ok? 

 

A church just outside of Christchurch apparently had its steeple shifted by
10 cm along the roofline and a crane will come on Monday to lift it back
into place. If something like that happened to the churches with rings in
them, it could topple, and it does raise the question of whether it will be
safe to ring tomorrow morning or not.

 

Any thought or comments?

 

Kind Regards,

Scott Pilkington



           
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