# W. Rollitt / Mayor, a plaque of Sumner A plaque of the city, standing at King Edward Memorial in Sumner, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > W. ROLLITT / MAYOR 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: King Edward Memorial - The suburb: [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner) - The year the register carries: 2013 - Rides on: other - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130724/IMG_0000552/IMG_0000552.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Monument Was / Refurbished](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118637-king-edward-memorial), “THIS MONUMENT WAS / REFURBISHED BY THE / CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL / TO COMMEMOR…” - [Stan Rule / Q.S.M. / 1924 – 19 / Son of Sumner](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118638-king-edward-memorial), “STAN RULE / Q.S.M. / 1924 – 19 (illegible) / SON OF SUMNER” - [King Edward VII / Coronation Memorial / 1902](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118639-king-edward-memorial), “KING EDWARD VII / CORONATION MEMORIAL / 1902” - [King Edward Memorial plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118641-king-edward-memorial), the surveyor’s note: illegible – obstructed/distant monument plaque ## In the archive - [Documents naming W. Rollitt / Mayor](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=W.%20Rollitt%20%2F%20Mayor) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=W.%20Rollitt%20%2F%20Mayor) - [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 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 modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Coastal](https://www.chch.live/zones), OC - [The rockfall survey counts 2 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 0 came down · 2 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 13 June 2011 · ~250 m from the pin · 531 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56663&lon=172.75949&radius=250 ## Around it - [Sumner Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1691-sumner-beach), the regional park it’s inside - [Scarborough Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1002-scarborough-beach), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~250 m - [Cave Rock Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84359-cave-rock-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [In Memory of / Joseph Day / Died 4th April 1913](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84360-cave-rock-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [In Loving Memory / David John Edgecombe /](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310936-sumner-beach), plaque · ~200 m - [In Loving Memory / David John Edgecombe /](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310935-sumner-beach), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 854 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/9083524), [16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-esplanade) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082027), [25 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-esplanade) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9064422), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052785), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045877), [27 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005435), [20 Marriner St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/20-marriner-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8991279), [1/24 Marriner Street, Sumner Canterbury 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-24-marriner-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8984609), Marriner St near Main Rd, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8965594), 25–27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8856515), Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8840319), Marriner St near Main Rd, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8836563), 25–27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at King Edward Memorial in [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at King Edward Memorial?** 5 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/118640-king-edward-memorial