Ten years after the earthquakes, work begins on the damaged Christchurch Heritage Building

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Repair work has begun on old town halls at the corner of Worcester St and Cambridge Tce.

One of Christchurch’s oldest public buildings has finally been repaired, after more than a decade of earthquakes.

The old municipal chambers are owned by the city council, which in mid-2017 included them in their “30 dirty” list of sites considered obstacles to rebuilding.

The list has now been narrowed down to odd numbers as other owners repair, tidy up buildings or demolition sites.

The development company Box 112 leases the old municipality building and, under a partnership arrangement, also undertakes restoration and strengthening work.

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The building that was photographed in 2011 after it was fenced in the aftermath of an earthquake.

Payers of the valuation contribute $ 10 million to restoration costs, and the fund will pay 112 ongoing maintenance costs.

The two-story stone building, at the corner of Worcester St and Oxford Tce, is modeled after Queen Anne and is the only remaining building of its kind in the city. It has a Class 1 listing with Heritage New Zealand.

The two-year restoration project is overseen by the specially formed City of Christchurch Trust. Scaffolding has been lifted and the building will be wrapped in plastic and then strengthened from the inside out.

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This undated photo from the Press Archive shows the old municipal chambers of the latter part of the twentieth century.

Box 112 manager Sam Rovey said the ornate decorative features will be carefully removed, restored, and then returned as part of the restoration.

Rovey said they are “excited to get there and start the restoration process.”

The old town halls have been used as the seat of the Municipal Council, and later the City Council, from being built in the Queen Anne style in 1887 until 1924.

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Christchurch City Council cannot take action on ugly buildings unless they pose a public safety hazard.

Before the earthquakes, it was known as the Our City O-Tautahi Building, which housed an information office and meeting rooms.

It was severely damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and has since been closed and supported with steel beams and fencing.

In 2015 the council decided to speed up the repair process and did some weather resistance work as the building was deteriorating. In 2016, the council said reforms were too costly, and looked for other options.

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Inside the building last year.

The terms of the lease allow the building to be used for hospitality, offices or education, with the possibility of apartments on the top floor. It will also be open to the public for two days every day.

The intervention of Block 112 followed the Board’s request for expressions of interest last year. The company has already restored the city’s buildings, including the Old Midland Building (now home to the Meru Café), the old General Fund offices, the Canterbury Terminning Building Society (now the Mews Hotel), and several buildings in and around Wells Street.

Locations still on the council’s Dirty 30 list are Harley Building in Cambridge Tce, former Holiday Inn site on Cashel St, Malvern House at Hereford St, Two Fat Indians Building on Manchester Street, Blue Jean Cuisine Building on Manchester Street and Peterborough Center Apartments on Street Peterborough.

Fifteen other sites are still dilapidated, but it has owners who have committed to taking action.

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