# In Memory of / Duncan Lindsay / 1928 – 2013, a plaque of Cracroft

A plaque of the city, standing at Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese in Cracroft, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> In memory of / DUNCAN LINDSAY / 1928 – 2013 / and his many years of service / in the Cracroft area

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: Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese
- The suburb: [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft)
- The year the register carries: 2016
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20160309/IMG_00008429/IMG_00008429.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [In Memory of / Cliff Stevenson / 1923 – 2013](https://www.chch.live/plaque/121718-cashmere-stream-esplanade-rese), “In memory of / CLIFF STEVENSON / 1923 – 2013 / and his many years of service / i…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of / Duncan Lindsay / 1928 – 2013](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Duncan%20Lindsay%20%2F%201928%20%E2%80%93%202013)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Duncan%20Lindsay%20%2F%201928%20%E2%80%93%202013)
- [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft), 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 “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Rural Urban Fringe](https://www.chch.live/zones), RuUF
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 19 July 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 555 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57896&lon=172.61449&radius=250

## Around it

- [Cashmere Stream Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1892-cashmere-stream-esplanade-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Waipara Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1161-waipara-playground), community park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-400-cracroft), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-366-cashmere), track · ~550 m
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-425-somerfield), track · ~850 m
- [Presented by Mr. R.K. Baker Chairman of Grounds Committee](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35756-holmcroft-reserve), plaque · ~350 m
- [In Memory of Graham Strange Chairperson 2002 - 2004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35677-holmcroft-reserve), plaque · ~400 m
- [Holmcroft Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113838-holmcroft-reserve), plaque · ~400 m
- [Welcome to Ashgrove Reserve If You’D Have a Mind at Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/30436-ashgrove-reserve), plaque · ~800 m


## The reports nearby
211 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/9085531), [29 Waiau St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/29-waiau-street)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8998673), [44 Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/44-worsleys-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8885361), [38 Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/38-worsleys-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8720415), [67 Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/67-worsleys-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8679003), [189R Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/189r-worsleys-road)
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/8476743), 75–137 Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8456333), [8 Bridgemere Lane, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/8-bridgemere-lane)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8336989), [47 Waiau Street, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/47-waiau-street)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8322041), Long Acre Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8263385), [60 Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/60-worsleys-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8226617), [67 Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/67-worsleys-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8163466), [35 Waipara St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/35-waipara-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese in [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft), 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 Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese?**

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 2016. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.


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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/121711-cashmere-stream-esplanade-rese
