# St Luke's in the City Earthquake Memorial, 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 St Luke's in the City Earthquake Memorial: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-st-lukes-in-the-city-earthquake-memorial (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.

- [Former Church of St Luke the Evangelist Bell Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/421), 258 Manchester Street
- [Former Vicarage of the Church of St Luke the Evangelist and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/123), 185 Kilmore Street · List 3132
- [Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/318)
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/21), 230 Cambridge Terrace · List 1865
- [Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/322), 295F Madras Street
- [Colombo Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/46) · List 1835

## 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
- [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [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), Former Church of St Luke the Evangelist Bell Tower and Setting
- [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 High density residential zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), HRZ
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~400 m from the pin · 121 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.526182&lon=172.639802&radius=250

## Around it

- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), community park · ~150 m
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), botanic park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [A Tribute To Firefighters](https://www.chch.live/memorial/a-tribute-to-firefighters), monument · ~250 m
- [Tree Houses for swamp Dwellers](https://www.chch.live/memorial/tree-houses-for-swamp-dwellers), monument · ~250 m
- [Pou Pou Monument](https://www.chch.live/memorial/pou-pou-monument), monument · ~350 m
- [Queen Victoria Statue / Christchurch South African War memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/queen-victoria-statue-christchurch-south-african-war-memorial), monument · ~400 m


## The reports nearby
3,326 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9071538), Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059105), [177 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9056579), [201 Salisbury Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/201-salisbury-street)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9039668), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [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)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9028028), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, Nouvelle-Zélande](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9027559), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9015102), [185 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/185-kilmore-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9006946), [155 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/155-kilmore-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8999218), [125/147 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/125-147-armagh-street)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8997573), [124 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/124-kilmore-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8984592), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is St Luke's in the City Earthquake Memorial?**

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

**Where does St Luke's in the City Earthquake Memorial stand?**

In Christchurch Central, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 6 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/st-lukes-in-the-city-earthquake-memorial
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery