# Canterbury Centenary 1850 - 1950, a plaque of Christchurch A plaque on the city’s public ground, standing in Sumner. Made of: metal · The inscription: IN 1849 CAPTAIN JOSEPH THOMAS ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR ON BEHALF IF THE CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION CHOSE THE SITE FOR THE SETTLEMENT. THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES HIS WORK & THAT OF HIS ASSISTANTS IN PREPARING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLONISTS OF 1850 Suburb: [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner) From the air, an aerial view of Canterbury Centenary 1850 - 1950: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-canterbury-centenary-1850-1950 (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## The ground under it - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō - [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The rockfall survey counts 122 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 21 came down · 21 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 24 February 2011 · ~250 m from the pin · 410 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.59409&lon=172.748865&radius=250 ## Around it - [Rapanui Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1163-rapanui-bush), regional park · under 150 m - [Greenwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1909-greenwood-park), regional park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-189-sumner), track · under 150 m - [Lyttelton Soldiers' Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/lyttelton-soldiers-memorial), monument · 2.1 km - [Upham Clock](https://www.chch.live/memorial/upham-clock), monument · 2.2 km - [Pou](https://www.chch.live/memorial/pou), monument · 2.2 km - [Skippy The Dog](https://www.chch.live/memorial/skippy-the-dog), monument · 2.3 km ## The reports nearby 111 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9032725), [173 Sumner Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/173-sumner-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9032707), Godley Head Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8980051), [191 Evans Pass Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/191-evans-pass-road) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8917058), 83–171 Sumner Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8716359), Godley Head Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8303738), 83–171 Sumner Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8199277), Godley Head Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8115938), [191 Evans Pass Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/191-evans-pass-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8084893), 194–200 Evans Pass Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7951820), 83–171 Sumner Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/7950638), [191 Evans Pass Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/191-evans-pass-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7787807), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Canterbury Centenary 1850 - 1950?** A plaque in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner). **Where does Canterbury Centenary 1850 - 1950 stand?** In Sumner, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps no listed place 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. --- 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/canterbury-centenary-1850-1950 Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery