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All Fall Down: Christchurch's Lost Chimneys
Geoff Rice
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Description for All Fall Down: Christchurch's Lost Chimneys
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 499.
A visual history of Christchurch chimneys-domestic, commercial, and industrial-this book describes the chimneys' design origins, functions, and modifications. Documenting the typical styles of successive periods, from late Victorian through Art Deco to the latest versions on modern homes, this record demonstrates the diverse heritage of European chimneys replicated in colonial New Zealand. Following up on the devastation caused by two earthquakes-in September 2010 and the following February-the book provides insight into those historical events, as well as photos of architectural structures that were later completely destroyed.
A visual history of Christchurch chimneys-domestic, commercial, and industrial-this book describes the chimneys' design origins, functions, and modifications. Documenting the typical styles of successive periods, from late Victorian through Art Deco to the latest versions on modern homes, this record demonstrates the diverse heritage of European chimneys replicated in colonial New Zealand. Following up on the devastation caused by two earthquakes-in September 2010 and the following February-the book provides insight into those historical events, as well as photos of architectural structures that were later completely destroyed.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145104
SKU
V9781927145104
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Ref
99-3
About Geoff Rice
Geoff Rice is a professor of history at the University of Canterbury and the author of Black November, Christchurch Changing, and Lyttelton: Port and Town.
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