# Ralph L. Buckenham / 1918 — 1994 / Frith Place, 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 > RALPH L. BUCKENHAM / 1918 — 1994 / FRITH PLACE / CHRISTCHURCH 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: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130501/IMG_0052801/IMG_0052801.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Memory of / William Boag / Founding Father of Burnside](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112474-burnside-park), “IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM BOAG / FOUNDING FATHER OF BURNSIDE / 1828 — 1904 / Willia…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Ralph L. Buckenham / 1918 — 1994 / Frith Place](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ralph%20L.%20Buckenham%20%2F%201918%20%E2%80%94%201994%20%2F%20Frith%20Place) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Ralph%20L.%20Buckenham%20%2F%201918%20%E2%80%94%201994%20%2F%20Frith%20Place) - [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 · ~550 m from the pin · 14 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50543&lon=172.56778&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 · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-249-burnside), track · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-269-ilam), track · ~800 m - [Geoffrey Ernest Scarr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311044-ground), plaque · ~300 m - [Rest‑a‑while / This Seat Was Donated by Rita](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115253-waimairi-cemetery), plaque · 1.0 km - [Planted on 2nd December 1994 by Mrs Avice Hill](https://www.chch.live/plaque/24013-avice-hill-reserve), plaque · 1.0 km - [Canterbury Herb Society](https://www.chch.live/plaque/24131-avice-hill-reserve), plaque · 1.1 km ## The reports nearby 220 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8991115), [23 Hadlow Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/23-hadlow-place) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8990285), [284 Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/284-memorial-avenue) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8870336), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8860614), [9 Brackendale Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/9-brackendale-place) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8828995), [271A Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/271a-memorial-avenue) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8781635), [42 Arlington St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/42-arlington-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8671465), [6 Brackendale Place, Burnside, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/6-brackendale-place) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8595179), [16 Hadlow Place, Burnside, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/16-hadlow-place) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8506460), [12 Hadlow Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/12-hadlow-place) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8495495), [244 Memorial Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/244-memorial-avenue) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8476703), [12 Hadlow Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/12-hadlow-place) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8451294), [62 Arlington Street, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/62-arlington-street) ## 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 seat. 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/112491-burnside-park