# These Gates Were Presented and Erected in 1926, no. 28249, a plaque of Spreydon A plaque of the city, standing at Barrington Park in Spreydon, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THESE GATES WERE PRESENTED AND ERECTED IN 1926 BY W. H. WINSOR ESQ. MAYOR OF SPREYDON 1915–1919 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: [Barrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1648-barrington-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Rides on: rock - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080911/00377/R0034629.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [These Gates Were Presented and Erected in 1926, no. 28460](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28460-barrington-park), “THESE GATES WERE PRESENTED AND ERECTED IN 1926 BY W. H. WINSOR ESQ. MAYOR OF SPR…” - [Remembering our Dear Wife & Mother Shirley Patricia Bell](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28479-barrington-park), “Remembering Our Dear Wife & Mother SHIRLEY PATRICIA BELL (née DIGGS) 15-2-1931 —…” - [Kelvin & Gaye Shamy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/111470-barrington-park), “Kelvin & Gaye Shamy / 28-9-1932 - 18-9-2008 31-3-1934 - 19-7-2009 / True models…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming These Gates Were Presented and Erected in 1926, no. 28249](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=These%20Gates%20Were%20Presented%20and%20Erected%20in%201926%2C%20no.%2028249) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=These%20Gates%20Were%20Presented%20and%20Erected%20in%201926%2C%20no.%2028249) - [Barrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1648-barrington-park), the ground’s own page - [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon), 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Barrington Park Gates - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 February 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 463 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55635&lon=172.6181&radius=250 ## Around it - [Barrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1648-barrington-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Cheviot Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1190-cheviot-reserve), community park · ~450 m - [Walk and bike track through Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-406-spreydon), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham), track · ~250 m - [1929–2009 / This Seat Is a Gift](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112030-somerfield-park), plaque · ~900 m - [In Loving Memory of / Ian Whitehead](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310854-pioneer-rec-and-sports-centre), plaque · 1.1 km - [The Passionflowers, Reproduced Here From the Addington](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31204-ruskin-reserve), plaque · 1.3 km - [John Ruskin (1819–1900), Was the Pre-Eminent Critic](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31205-ruskin-reserve), plaque · 1.3 km ## The reports nearby 933 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/9052338), [266 Barrington Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/266-barrington-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9022938), Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9018414), [266 Barrington Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/266-barrington-street) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9004517), [315 Barrington St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/315-barrington-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9002502), [287 Barrington Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/287-barrington-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9002488), [281 Barrington Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/281-barrington-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9002228), [11B Sugden Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/11b-sugden-street) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8988891), [253 Barrington Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/253-barrington-street) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8988721), [1 Therese Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/1-therese-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8979949), Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8979715), [1 Therese Street, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/1-therese-street) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8962000), [15 Sugden St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spreydon/15-sugden-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Barrington Park in [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon), 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 rock. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Barrington Park?** 4 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **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/28249-barrington-park