# Mary, Blessed Mother, a statue of Christchurch

A statue 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 Mary, Blessed Mother: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-mary-blessed-mother (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.

- [319 St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/place/529), 319 St Asaph Street

## 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), 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 Catholic Cathedral College and Marian College Campus](https://www.chch.live/designations), Minister of Education
- [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (School)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPS
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~350 m from the pin · 288 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.537953&lon=172.646869&radius=250

## Around it

- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), sports ground park · ~250 m
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), community park · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), track · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), track · ~250 m
- [Sacred Heart of Jesus](https://www.chch.live/memorial/sacred-heart-of-jesus), monument · under 150 m
- [Passing Time](https://www.chch.live/memorial/passing-time), monument · ~350 m
- [Canterbury Workers Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/canterbury-workers-memorial), monument · ~500 m
- [Corgis on High](https://www.chch.live/memorial/corgis-on-high), monument · ~550 m


## The reports nearby
1,510 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/9089568), [83 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/83-ferry-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9089560), Ferry Rd (Ritchies Depot EB), Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9084276), [348 Saint Asaph St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/348-saint-asaph-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057349), [71 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057328), [60 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057311), [49 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057312), [49 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057285), [47 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057286), [47 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057272), [61 Ferry Road, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/61-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057263), [71 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057252), [95 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95-ferry-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Mary, Blessed Mother?**

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

**Where does Mary, Blessed Mother stand?**

In Christchurch Central, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 1 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.


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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/mary-blessed-mother
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery
