# “rest and Pray Awhile” / Peter John Wills, a plaque of Avonhead A plaque of the city, standing at Avonhead Cemetery in Avonhead, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > “Rest and Pray awhile”/ Peter John Wills/ 14.2.1934 - 15.5.2007/ Love you - god bless 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: [Avonhead Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-66), the facility it stands on - The suburb: [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead) - The year the register carries: 2013 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130607/IMG_0002256/IMG_0002256.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Tree Was Planted in Memory of Leslie Harrow 27 Aug](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115262-avonhead-cemetery), “THIS TREE WAS PLANTED IN MEMORY OF LESLIE HARROW 27 AUG 1915 - 1 FEB 1996 A LOVE…” - [In Loving Memory of / Fleur & Paige Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115270-avonhead-cemetery), “In loving Memory of / FLEUR & PAIGE WATSON” - [In Loving Memory of / Matthew (Matt) Wayne Wynne](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115272-avonhead-cemetery), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MATTHEW (MATT) WAYNE WYNNE / 13‑12‑71 — 18‑8-92” - [In Loving Memory of / Isabel Mavis Vance / 1993 01058](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115273-avonhead-cemetery), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ISABEL MAVIS VANCE / 1993 01058” - [In Loving Memory of / Betty Margaret Montgomery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115274-avonhead-cemetery), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF / BETTY MARGARET MONTGOMERY / 8‑11‑20 – 7‑10‑88 / Placed her…” - [Memorial Seat for / Helen Beverley Hayes](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115276-avonhead-cemetery), “Memorial seat for / HELEN BEVERLEY HAYES / "When someone you love becomes a memo…” - [We Sit Reflecting on Lives / Lived in Love and Happiness](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311060-avonhead-cemetery), “We sit reflecting on lives/ lived in love and happiness/ in remembrance of/ John…” - [A Place to Sit and Remember Loved Ones / Kindly Donated](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311061-avonhead-cemetery), “A place to sit and remember loved ones/ kindly donated by/ Grant & Marie Lange” ## In the archive - [Documents naming “rest and Pray Awhile” / Peter John Wills](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%E2%80%9Crest%20and%20Pray%20Awhile%E2%80%9D%20%2F%20Peter%20John%20Wills) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=%E2%80%9Crest%20and%20Pray%20Awhile%E2%80%9D%20%2F%20Peter%20John%20Wills) - [Avonhead Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-66), the ground’s own page - [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead), 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 “Low Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (Cemetery)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPC - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 20 March 2011 · 1.3 km from the pin · 14 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50921&lon=172.54925&radius=250 ## Around it - [Avonhead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/980-avonhead-park), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Merrin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/917-merrin-reserve), community park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-246-burnside), track · 1.2 km - [The Base Line for the Survey of / Canterbury Settlement Ran](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112401-base-line-survey-monument), plaque · ~500 m - [This Bench Is Presented / the Local Community](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311059-avonhead-park), plaque · ~700 m - [Ilam Stream / Waitu-Utu: the Rebirth of a Stream](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112399-avonhead-park), plaque · ~700 m - [Planted on 2nd December 1994 by Mrs Avice Hill](https://www.chch.live/plaque/24013-avice-hill-reserve), plaque · 1.3 km ## The reports nearby 388 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9042547), [71 Kedleston Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/71-kedleston-drive) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9022872), [152 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/152-hawthornden-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9013885), [140 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/140-hawthornden-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9007056), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9005050), [140 Hawthornden Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/140-hawthornden-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8971107), [140 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/140-hawthornden-road) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8956137), Merrin St near Hawthornden Rd, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8899014), [148 Hawthornden Road, Hyde Park, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/148-hawthornden-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8883843), Audley Gate, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8863222), [61 Kedleston Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/61-kedleston-drive) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8856405), [152 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/152-hawthornden-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8836868), [60 Kedleston Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/60-kedleston-drive) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avonhead Cemetery in [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead), 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 Avonhead Cemetery?** 9 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/115264-avonhead-cemetery