# Afac, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Latimer Square in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)

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: [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2013
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130215/IMG_0002/IMG_0002.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Afac](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Afac)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Afac)
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), the ground’s own page
- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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

- [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
- [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Latimer Square 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 Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · under 150 m from the pin · 166 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52996&lon=172.64306&radius=250

## Around it

- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), botanic park · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), track · ~150 m
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), plaque · ~250 m
- [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground), plaque · ~250 m
- [H. Francis Willis](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60549-poplars-reserve), plaque · ~300 m
- [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), plaque · ~300 m


## The reports nearby
3,801 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/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082761), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082743), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9076728), [314 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/314-barbadoes-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074664), [210 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071726), [136 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-worcester-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9069386), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, 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/9061177), [82 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/82-chester-street-east)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9059857), [218 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-armagh-street)
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/9052805), [230 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049407), [100 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049397), [98 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/98-chester-street-east)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Latimer Square in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 seat. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2013. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.


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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/110762-latimer-square