# Beckenham Park Sports ground · 5 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.56188713771093&lon=172.6463606810185) ## More green in Beckenham - [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), 4 ha - [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 31 pieces of play equipment (6 platforms, 4 balance-fixed beams, 3 slides, 3 handrails, 2 ladders, 2 climbing-walls, 2 cube/bead sets, 2 swings and 2 other kinds) plus 3 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m. Also on the register: 20 seats (16 seats and 4 benches), 4 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain, 5 fitness stations and 11 pieces of fitness gear (3 balance beams, 3 stepping stretches, 2 monkey bars and 1 vertical ladder). The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2011. The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground. ## Sport and dogs on this ground The recreation register marks 8 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Tennis, 3 Football and Cricket, graded intermediate, senior and junior on sand-based astroturf and grass, 4 run a winter or summer booking season. The register books them by name, Tennis Court 1, Tennis Court 2, Tennis Court 3, Tennis Court 4, Intermediate Football 1 and Senior Football 1, and 2 more named grounds. The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs October to March; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday. The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground. ## The plaques on this ground Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here. - [Arbor Day 1950 Planted to Commemorate the Centennial](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33904-beckenham-park), Beckenham Park · 2008 - [Edgar Taylor Walk Duplicate Entry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33747-beckenham-park), Beckenham Park · 2008 - [In Memory of Owen Wilkes 1940 — 2005 International Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33683-beckenham-park), Beckenham Park · 2008 - [Planted by Beckenham Town Women'S Guild Coronation Year 1953](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33759-beckenham-park), Beckenham Park · 2008 - [Thank You for the Inspirational Journey Paul James Blacklow](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33710-beckenham-park), Beckenham Park · 2008 - [This Tree Was Planted in Loving Memory of Lynn Taylor 1950](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33695-beckenham-park), Beckenham Park · 2008 ## The reports on this ground 361 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9091041), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9012460), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9006233), [148 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/148-fisher-avenue) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8940412), [52 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/52-palatine-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8908925), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8874468), [20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/20-norwood-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8817187), [20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/20-norwood-street) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8785270), 173–205 Eastern Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8641312), [71 Sandwich Road, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/71-sandwich-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8601790), [52 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/52-palatine-terrace) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8521193), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8414964), [62A Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/62a-palatine-terrace) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56188713771093&lon=172.6463606810185 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Beckenham Park?** 5 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Beckenham Park?** Its centre falls inside Beckenham, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Beckenham Park?** Sports ground. **Where does this record come from?** Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1276 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026