# This Stone Was Laid by J. o. Coop, a plaque of Little River A plaque of the city, standing at Little River War Memorial in Little River, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THIS STONE WAS LAID BY J. O. COOP. J. P. CHAIRMAN OF THE WAIREWA COUNTY COUNCIL ANZAC DAY - APRIL 25TH 1923. COLLINS & HARMAN ARCHITECTS RENNELL BROS CONTRACTORS 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: Little River War Memorial - The suburb: [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080131/00378/R0011633.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming This Stone Was Laid by J. o. Coop](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Stone%20Was%20Laid%20by%20J.%20o.%20Coop) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Stone%20Was%20Laid%20by%20J.%20o.%20Coop) - [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), 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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Lake Forsyth, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 11 September 2010 · 3.0 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.76625&lon=172.79471&radius=250 ## Around it - [1914/1919 War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/1914-1919-war-memorial), the memorial it stands on, its pin sits 5 m away - [Awa-Iti Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1705-awa-iti-domain), the community park it’s inside - [Heritage Park Little River](https://www.chch.live/park/1324-heritage-park-little-river), community park · ~250 m - [This Stone Commemorates the Public Spirit and Generosity](https://www.chch.live/plaque/1867-awa-iti-domain), plaque · under 150 m - [Planted by Cr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2391-heritage-park-little-river), plaque · ~350 m - [Harakeke Collection Donated by Manaaki Whenua](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2396-heritage-park-little-river), plaque · ~350 m - [Arbour Day Centenary Tree by Marlene Woods 1990](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2398-heritage-park-little-river), plaque · ~350 m ## The reports nearby 55 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8822747), Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8786202), Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8747082), [4313 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4313-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8315861), [48 Western Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/48-western-valley-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8222147), [19 Western Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/19-western-valley-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7920599), [39 Western Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/39-western-valley-road) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/7856298), [11 Western Valley Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/11-western-valley-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7854002), [11 Western Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/11-western-valley-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7545209), [4267 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4267-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7000533), Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/6547877), [4312 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4312-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6352602), [11 Western Valley Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/11-western-valley-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Little River War Memorial in [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. 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/1862-little-river-war-memorial