# 185 Empty Chairs, a memorial of Christchurch

A memorial on the city’s public ground, standing in Christchurch Central.

Dated: 2012

Suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the monument, not the monument itself unless the register says so.

- [Façade and Setting, Former New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd](https://www.chch.live/place/26), 214 Cashel Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company](https://www.chch.live/place/110), 101/158 High Street
- [158 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/507), G01/158 High Street
- [Latimer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/128)
- [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280), 154 Worcester Street · List 292
- [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/415), 189F High Street
- [Commercial Building Façade and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/111), 201 High Street
- [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/414), 215F High Street

## The ground under it

- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Bells Creek, the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan reserves this ground for Stadium](https://www.chch.live/designations), Christchurch City Council
- [The plan zones this ground Central City Mixed Use Zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), CCMUZ
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~300 m from the pin · 206 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5333&lon=172.643&radius=250

## Around it

- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), botanic park · ~150 m
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), botanic park · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), track · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~350 m
- [22 February 2011 earthquake memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/22-february-2011-earthquake-memorial), monument · under 150 m
- [Spires](https://www.chch.live/memorial/spires), monument · ~200 m
- [Corgis on High](https://www.chch.live/memorial/corgis-on-high), monument · ~250 m
- [Woods from the Trees](https://www.chch.live/memorial/woods-from-the-trees), monument · ~250 m


## The reports nearby
3,676 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), [196 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082715), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082705), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082694), [208 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/208-cashel-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082690), [19 Bedford Row, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9082060), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9070296), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9070271), [115 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-lichfield-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066542), [204 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/204-lichfield-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066533), [224 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/224-barbadoes-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053883), [205 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/205-madras-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is 185 Empty Chairs?**

A memorial in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city). Dated 2012.

**Where does 185 Empty Chairs stand?**

In Christchurch Central, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 8 places within 300m of it.

**Is the pin on the map exact?**

It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, a surveyed-looking point, but a volunteer map’s one. Nearby ground and register places are neighbours, not the same record.


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This row was added to the record, OpenStreetMap doesn’t map it yet; the name and the facts are [its Wikidata entry](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31825029)’s. A listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/185-empty-chairs
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery
