# Planted on 21st February 1998 / by John William Jameson, a plaque of Cashmere A plaque of the city, standing at Cracroft Reserve in Cashmere, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > PLANTED ON 21ST FEBRUARY 1998 / BY JOHN WILLIAM JAMESON / TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE SUMMIT ROAD SOCIETY 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: [Cracroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1613-cracroft-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) - The year the register carries: 2013 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130510/IMG_00001060/IMG_00001060.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Memoriam the Erie Munro Playground 1934](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33269-cracroft-reserve), “IN MEMORIAM THE ERIE MUNRO PLAYGROUND 1934” - [This Gingko and Bench Are Donated by Family, Friends](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33386-cracroft-reserve), “THIS GINGKO AND BENCH ARE DONATED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS & C.C.C. THEY COMMEMORATE J…” - [Cracroft Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112574-cracroft-reserve), the surveyor’s note: illegible – ground plaque near tree ## In the archive - [Documents naming Planted on 21st February 1998 / by John William Jameson](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Planted%20on%2021st%20February%201998%20%2F%20by%20John%20William%20Jameson) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Planted%20on%2021st%20February%201998%20%2F%20by%20John%20William%20Jameson) - [Cracroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1613-cracroft-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 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 - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](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 rockfall survey counts 25 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 22 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 603 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5814&lon=172.63507&radius=250 ## Around it - [Cracroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1613-cracroft-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [Elizabeth Park](https://www.chch.live/park/931-elizabeth-park), regional park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-531-cashmere), track · ~950 m - [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), track · 1.3 km - [This Olive Tree Was Planted on / 20th May 1984](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84766-elizabeth-park), plaque · ~250 m - [This Seat Was Presented by the Women Descendants](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32284-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~900 m - [This Seat Was Presented by the Women Descendants](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32298-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~900 m - [A Ngati Mamoe and Ngai Tahu Trail Once Crossed This Land](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32291-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~900 m ## The reports nearby 418 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9053445), [2 Pentre Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/2-pentre-terrace) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022739), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9004233), [199 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/199-hackthorne-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8955046), [175 Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/175-hackthorne-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8892543), [16A Takahe Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/16a-takahe-drive) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8883815), [200A Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/200a-hackthorne-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8883274), [176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/176-hackthorne-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8855569), [177A Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/177a-hackthorne-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8836227), 168–176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8790988), [1 Pentre Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-pentre-terrace) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8772549), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8771565), Cashmere, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Cracroft Reserve in [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Cracroft Reserve?** 4 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/112575-cracroft-reserve