# In Loving Memory / Maude and Ernie M'Ewan, a plaque of Merivale A plaque of the city, standing at Elmwood Park in Merivale, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In loving memory / Maude and Ernie M'Ewan 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: [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale) - The year the register carries: 2013 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130415/IMG_0047629/IMG_0047629.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Memory of / Jean Nichol / 1931-2006](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112685-elmwood-park), “In memory of / Jean Nichol / 1931-2006” - [In Loving Memory of / Peter Andrew Sharp](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311043-elmwood-park), “In Loving Memory Of/ Peter Andrew Sharp/ 11.8.1939 - 18.2.2012” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Loving Memory / Maude and Ernie M'Ewan](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20%2F%20Maude%20and%20Ernie%20M'Ewan) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20%2F%20Maude%20and%20Ernie%20M'Ewan) - [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park), the ground’s own page - [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 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 a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [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), Elmwood Park - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · 1.2 km from the pin · 43 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51106&lon=172.61239&radius=250 ## Around it - [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Plynlimon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1221-plynlimon-park), sports ground park · ~500 m - [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-401-merivale), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-341-fendalton), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Strowan](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-395-strowan), track · ~300 m - [Kings Silver Jubilee / 1935 / Planted by Puples](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311045-ground), plaque · under 150 m - [Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41294-merivale-village-green), plaque · ~850 m - [Armillary Sphere](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72941-alister-john-macleod-memorial), plaque · 1.2 km - [The Macleod Garden / in Memory of / Alastair John Macleod](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72943-alister-john-macleod-memorial), plaque · 1.3 km ## The reports nearby 228 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9000109), Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8948140), [74 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/74-heaton-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8928341), [83B Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83b-heaton-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8885699), [83B Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83b-heaton-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8802212), [83 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83-heaton-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8756378), [113 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/113-heaton-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8744961), [113 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/113-heaton-street) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8303794), [83A Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83a-heaton-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8300727), [54 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/54-heaton-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8300701), Heaton St near Glandovey Rd, Canterbury Region 8052, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8270736), [43 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/43-leinster-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8194216), 15–21 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Elmwood Park in [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 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 Elmwood Park?** 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 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/112690-elmwood-park