# Professor Alexander William Bickerton, a plaque of Wainoni A plaque of the city, standing at Bickerton Reserve in Wainoni, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > PROFESSOR ALEXANDER WILLIAM BICKERTON / (biographical text illegible at this resolution) The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. - The ground: [Bickerton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1536-bickerton-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni) - The year the register carries: 2012 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20121019/IMG_0031/IMG_0031.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Bickerton Reserve plaque, no. 109283](https://www.chch.live/plaque/109283-bickerton-reserve), the surveyor’s note: three plaques set in paving – text largely illegible at this distance - [Bickerton Reserve plaque, no. 109284](https://www.chch.live/plaque/109284-bickerton-reserve), the surveyor’s note: same group of three plaques – text largely illegible at this distance ## In the archive - [Documents naming Professor Alexander William Bickerton](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Professor%20Alexander%20William%20Bickerton) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Professor%20Alexander%20William%20Bickerton) - [Bickerton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1536-bickerton-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni), the suburb it stands in A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts. ## The ground under it - [Inside the Crown red zone](https://www.chch.live/redzone), the 2011 residential line - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 February 2011 · ~650 m from the pin · 218 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51701&lon=172.68652&radius=250 ## Around it - [Bickerton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1536-bickerton-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Porritt Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1744-porritt-park), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-114-wainoni), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Avondale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-138-avondale), track · ~250 m - [In Memory of / Steve Riley / Who Died While Working](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310861-avon-riverbank-true-right), plaque · ~400 m - [Planted by Dr Keith Turner / on 3 December 2006](https://www.chch.live/plaque/285238-porritt-park), plaque · ~450 m - [Avon Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311011-avon-park), plaque · ~800 m - [This Footbridge Was Opened in May 2022](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311050-avon-corridor-5-rrz-land), plaque · ~850 m ## The reports nearby 366 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/9008394), [48 Wainoni Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/48-wainoni-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8941147), Porritt Park 845 Avonside Drive, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8932132), [100 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/100-wainoni-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8929190), Porritt Park 845 Avonside Drive, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8556149), Wainoni Rd near Cuffs Rd, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8528544), [82 Wainoni Road, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/82-wainoni-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8528536), Wainoni Rd near Ottawa Rd, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8403273), [875 Avonside Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/875-avonside-drive) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8314299), [884 Avonside Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/884-avonside-drive) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8301403), Wainoni Rd near Cuffs Rd, Canterbury Region 8061, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8286284), [884 Avonside Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/884-avonside-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8211339), [55A Wainoni Road, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainoni/55a-wainoni-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Bickerton Reserve in [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. **What does it say?** The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Bickerton Reserve?** 3 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2012. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position. --- Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position. The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/109285-bickerton-reserve