# Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting

105 Cathedral Square · Central City · Heritage NZ list 3666
https://www.chch.live/place/29
Locality record: [Central City on the register](https://www.chch.live/history/central-city)
Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square
Stands inside: [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — the park outlines the pin falls inside
What else stood here: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53094087069296&lon=172.6360084718974
On a walk: [The square and its ring](https://www.chch.live/walks/cathedral-square)

## The encyclopaedia on it

The Godley Statue is a bronze statue situated in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand. It commemorates the "Founder of Canterbury" John Robert Godley. It was the first statue portraying a person in New Zealand. The statue fell off its plinth in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and time capsules were discovered inside the plinth. It was four years before the statue was returned to its position.

— Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_John_Robert_Godley), a tertiary source

## Documents tied to this place

*These are leads, not evidence — search results nobody has read yet.* The first 10 of 28 are listed.
- The Godley Plot in Cathedral Square (1971-11-181971-11-20) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/negatives/1971/ccl-cs-38316
- Alterations to Godley plot (1934-07-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-historical-photographs/ccl-cs-16011
- HUMPTY DUMPTY'S FALL (NZ Truth, 04 December 1930) (1930-12-04T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19301204.2.8
  > …square is sacred to the memory of john robert godley the founder of canterbury and whose statue is the only thing which might grace it the position is now unique for not only was the tram shelter pla…
- Graffiti on the John Robert Godley Statue (1973-03-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/graeme-farrant-collection/ccl-cs-89429
- Market Square (1880-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14546
- Reverse side of the statue of John Robert Godley (2004-10-15T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/obeirne/ccl-cs-16061
- Citizens War Memorial, Cathedral Square (1987-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2020/ccl-cs-17563
- Back of a bus in Cathedral Square (1977-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/hamishthompson/buses-port-views-and-railways/ccl-cs-62068
- Crowd in Cathedral Square (1993-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14660
- Buskers in Cathedral Square (2000-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14413

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting?**

A place on the record in Christchurch Central City, at 105 Cathedral Square — Heritage New Zealand list no. 3666.

**Where is Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting?**

105 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City — [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53094087069296,172.6360084718974,17)