The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers from the South Island Organ Company to retrieve the church's valuable historic organ.
A detail of damage to the interior wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster and concrete have fallen away from the wall, baring the stone work.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of Copthorne on Durham Street".
Police and USAR personnel on Durham Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 183 Durham Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "District Court, Chester Street West".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "55 Chester Street West viewed from Durham Street".
A photograph of 218 Durham Street with scaffolding up the front.
A photograph of 218 Durham Street with scaffolding up the front.
Damage to one of the front towers of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Some masonry from the corner of the tower has collapsed, and the structure has been secured by blue straps.
Sections of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ that have been put in boxes and labelled by workers from the South Island Organ Company who have been removing the organ.
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
Road cones along Durham Street South, photographed from Winchcombe Street. A sign to the left indicates that Winchcombe Street is closed.
A photograph of the Amuri Courts car park building on the corner of Armagh Street and Durham Street, taken from Armagh Street.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church on Durham Street. The church has almost completely collapsed and only a small section of the structure is still standing. Masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath and street in front. To the right a plywood sign has been propped against the front fence. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the sign.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Copthorne Hotel, 335 Durham Street, viewed from Kilmore Street".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Durham and Kilmore Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street".
A photograph of the demolished Turret House at 435 Durham Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "287 Durham Street".
Windows of the Durham Street Methodist Church that have been braced and weather proofed with timber. The plaster around them is badly cracked, and a section has fallen away, revealing the brick work underneath.
A photograph of the collapsed Durham Street Methodist Church viewed from the side. All that is left is a pile of masonry and a vague indication of where the walls used to be.
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church hall. The floor has been coated with plaster from the walls and ceiling, and items of furniture have been stacked up around the walls.
The front entrance of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The door is blocked by a safety fence and large concrete blocks, which have been used to secure the steel bracing supporting the front wall of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Peterborough and Durham Streets looking east".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Peterborough and Durham Streets looking north".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city looking over the Tuam and Durham Streets intersection. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tuam Street is the most prominent street in this photograph. Durham Street runs across the foreground, and St Michael of all Angels is in the bottom right corner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets".