Harley Chambers

Exploring Harley Chambers.

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(This building was on my wish list of places to do but was always sealed up when I had a look till one night me and a friend spotted it had been opened. As soon as we noticed it was open we had to get in and explore it as my friend had told me about this place before as he had already explored it many years ago. Its was a all night explore and had some other people come into the building exploring over the course of the night and chatted to them all.

This was a very interesting explore as I was with another New Zealand YouTube explorer and a couple of his friends. Omega and Levi have chatted online many times but Strazer who is from Australia I had never met before and only seen him on a couple of Omega's videos so it was good to met him.

Below is a link to there channels and the explore video we all did together.

Ωmega: @ItsOmega
Strazer: @Strazer420

Omega's explore video with me on camera and also exploring.
Explore Video:    • OVERNIGHT Interviewing The URBAN UNDE...  

Constructed in 1929 and extended in 1934, the three storeyed commercial building known as Harley Buildings (or Harley Chambers). It has architectural value as an example of a design by Christchurch architect, G T Lucas, and technological value for its electrical installation and regulated heating system which was innovative for the time.

On the exterior, the ground floor is rusticated, the first floor windows include projecting bays with triangular pediments, and the third floor windows have round arches. The elevations extend eight bays on the east side, six on the south side and, where the two elevations join at the south-east corner, there is a bay set back at an angle, with the words HARLEY at parapet level. The main entrance, through double doors at the centre of the east elevation, is flanked by classical columns and pilasters and surmounted by a decorative round arch. A secondary, square-headed, entrance is at the centre of the south elevation.

Until the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-11, the tenants still included a number of medical professionals, including dentist, orthodontist and other health and wellbeing-related services. The building has been unoccupied since the earthquake of 22 February 2011, and earthquake damage has resulted in subsequent removal of the lift shaft.

Drone footage done by Omega, Big thanks to him for letting me use it.)