# In Memory of / William Boag / Founding Father of Burnside, a plaque of Burnside A plaque of the city, standing at Burnside Park in Burnside, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM BOAG / FOUNDING FATHER OF BURNSIDE / 1828 — 1904 / William Boag arrived on the ‘Cornwall’, 10 December 1851 from Braco, Scotland. He finally settled on this land naming it ‘Burnside’. The farm grew to approximately 700 acres including Avonhead. / William Boag was well respected in the community, farming circles and well known in Australasia for his Redshire blood stock stud, breeding and importing. / William Boag is buried in the Addington Cemetery on Selwyn Street, Christchurch. This memorial was placed by his descendants in 2005. 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: [Burnside Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1300-burnside-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside) - The year the register carries: 2013 - Rides on: rock - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130430/IMG_0052782/IMG_0052782.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Ralph L. Buckenham / 1918 — 1994 / Frith Place](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112491-burnside-park), “RALPH L. BUCKENHAM / 1918 — 1994 / FRITH PLACE / CHRISTCHURCH” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of / William Boag / Founding Father of Burnside](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20William%20Boag%20%2F%20Founding%20Father%20of%20Burnside) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20William%20Boag%20%2F%20Founding%20Father%20of%20Burnside) - [Burnside Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1300-burnside-park), the ground’s own page - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 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 - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 September 2010 · ~750 m from the pin · 12 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50373&lon=172.5641&radius=250 ## Around it - [Burnside Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1300-burnside-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Memorial Ave Reserves](https://www.chch.live/park/1539-memorial-ave-reserves), community park · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-246-burnside), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-269-ilam), track · 1.1 km - [Geoffrey Ernest Scarr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311044-ground), plaque · under 150 m - [Planted on 2nd December 1994 by Mrs Avice Hill](https://www.chch.live/plaque/24013-avice-hill-reserve), plaque · ~700 m - [Canterbury Herb Society](https://www.chch.live/plaque/24131-avice-hill-reserve), plaque · ~700 m - [Kendal School / 1961 – 2013](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118881-kendal-reserve), plaque · 1.2 km ## The reports nearby 495 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022137), [340 Avonhead Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/340-avonhead-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9017589), [316 Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/316-memorial-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8987049), [340 Avonhead Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/340-avonhead-road) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8916731), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8907853), [334 Avonhead Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/334-avonhead-road) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8893531), 351–353 Avonhead Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8882584), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8824000), Burnside Park 336 Avonhead Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8809744), [340 Avonhead Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/340-avonhead-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8774663), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8753334), [371 Avonhead Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/371-avonhead-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8739624), [340 Avonhead Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/340-avonhead-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Burnside Park in [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 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 rock. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Burnside Park?** 2 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **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. --- 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/112474-burnside-park