# Shand Reserve – John Shand, Arrived From Chester, England, a plaque of Riccarton A plaque of the city, standing at Shand Crescent Reserve in Riccarton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > SHAND RESERVE – John Shand, arrived from Chester, England on the Isabella Hercus in 1851 with two sons Charles and Thomas. They lived in tents while building a sod house and draining their 100 acres to farm. Daughter Catherine soon joined them. / The western part of Shand Crescent was the driveway for the large homestead later built by Thomas Shand. It was surrounded by gardens with a spring fed pond. 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: [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton) - The year the register carries: 2003 - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080905/00378/R0030015.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Presented to the Borough of Riccarton on the Occasion](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27188-shand-crescent-reserve), “PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF RICCARTON ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOROUGH GOLDEN JUBI…” - [This Tree Was Planted by the Riccarton Wigram Community](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27190-shand-crescent-reserve), “THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE RICCARTON WIGRAM COMMUNITY BOARD TO COMMEMORATE 100…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Shand Reserve – John Shand, Arrived From Chester, England](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Shand%20Reserve%20%E2%80%93%20John%20Shand%2C%20Arrived%20From%20Chester%2C%20England) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Shand%20Reserve%20%E2%80%93%20John%20Shand%2C%20Arrived%20From%20Chester%2C%20England) - [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 1.7 km from the pin · 73 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53124&lon=172.59013&radius=250 ## Around it - [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Paeroa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1226-paeroa-reserve), community park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-298-riccarton), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-323-upper-riccarton), track · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-264-ilam), track · ~300 m - [This Mural Was Created / by Dcypher in May 2016](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310967-wharenui-pool), plaque · ~700 m - [This Feature Was Donated to the City of Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27127-mandeville-reserve), plaque · 1.3 km - [Subscribers / Please Include Your Name When Returning Books](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311019-upper-riccarton-war-memorial-p), plaque · 1.3 km - [This Stone Was Laid by Lady Bowen 15th March 1919 Trustees](https://www.chch.live/plaque/25956-war-memorial-library-plunket), plaque · 1.3 km ## The reports nearby 1,044 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086674), [2R Shand Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2r-shand-crescent) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075151), [6 Paeroa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-paeroa-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9052530), [6 Paeroa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-paeroa-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047242), [4 Tara Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-tara-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9047234), [6 Paeroa Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-paeroa-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047204), [4 Paeroa Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-paeroa-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9040900), [187 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/187-riccarton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9032898), [9A Piko Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9a-piko-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9014456), [30 Piko Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/30-piko-crescent) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999912), [198 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/198-riccarton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999149), [200 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/200-riccarton-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8983067), [189 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/189-riccarton-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Shand Crescent Reserve in [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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 wall. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Shand Crescent Reserve?** 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 2003. 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/27206-shand-crescent-reserve