Lyttelton Timeball Station
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The Lyttelton Timeball Station is a heritage-registered time ball station and prominent local landmark in Lyttelton, New Zealand. The original station, built in 1876, was significantly damaged by a se
Lyttelton Timeball Station in November 2009
The rebuilt Lyttelton Timeball Station in 2025
Foundations of the Timeball Station, during archaeological recording following demolition
The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.0 Mw earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST. It was centred at a depth of 7 km, about 5 km south-east of Christchurch, w
Lyttelton Timeball Station
…built in 1876, was significantly damaged by a series of earthquakes and aftershocks in 2010 and 2011, and finally collapsed on 13 June 2011 after a magnitude 6.4 aftershock. The tower was partially reconstructed, reopening in November 2018. A time ball is a large painted wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined…
The June 2011 earthquake put the Weston House beyond repair.