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

[RJ Johnston, Geographical Sciences]

The bells were heard: they are normally left up so presumably rang 
themselves down

--On 04 September 2010 16:28 +1200 s.pilkington at K1LZrFHCM2LvEQgT6UZiQ-9TqxYg0vPahhfIdT5_cnNzOTGWJ4WJEJ45qAPRQqv1DaIJUXLOc4USbiYoM0nYycGXSHc.yahoo.invalid wrote:

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> Hi everyone,
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> 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.
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> I was wondering if anyone has heard whether Christchurch Cathedral and
> St. Paul's, Papanui are intact and ok?
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> 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.
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> Any thought or comments?
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> Kind Regards,
> Scott Pilkington
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