# Brick Wharf Cairn, a memorial of Christchurch

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

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

From the air, an aerial view of Brick Wharf Cairn: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-brick-wharf-cairn (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

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

- [The Bricks Site, Cairn and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/44), 311 Oxford Terrace
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/124), 228 Kilmore Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/125), 250 Kilmore Street
- [Barbadoes Street Cemetery and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/293)

## The ground under it

- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), The Bricks Site, Cairn and Setting
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Tautahi Pā
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~450 m from the pin · 134 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.525382&lon=172.645393&radius=250

## Around it

- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city), community park · under 150 m
- [Cambridge Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1025-cambridge-green), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-542-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [A Tribute To Firefighters](https://www.chch.live/memorial/a-tribute-to-firefighters), monument · ~250 m
- [St Luke's in the City Earthquake Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/st-lukes-in-the-city-earthquake-memorial), monument · ~450 m
- [Spires](https://www.chch.live/memorial/spires), monument · ~700 m
- [Tree Houses for swamp Dwellers](https://www.chch.live/memorial/tree-houses-for-swamp-dwellers), monument · ~700 m


## The reports nearby
3,037 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9090553), [344 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/344-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9084360), [7 Willow Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-willow-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9061387), [243 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/243-kilmore-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039769), [360 Barbadoes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/360-barbadoes-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039750), [228 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/228-kilmore-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9039417), [377 Barbadoes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/377-barbadoes-street)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9036973), 326–344 Oxford Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9036627), [107 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/107-chester-street-east)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9034340), [211 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-kilmore-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9027405), [350 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/350-madras-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9020332), [366 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/366-oxford-terrace)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9020310), [368 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/368-oxford-terrace)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Brick Wharf Cairn?**

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

**Where does Brick Wharf Cairn stand?**

In Christchurch Central, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 4 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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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node or way tagged memorial or artwork inside the city boundary (ODbL). Maker, material and date fields are the mapper’s own, kept verbatim; a listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/brick-wharf-cairn
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery