# Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary, no. 28993, a plaque of Sydenham

A plaque of the city, standing at Sydenham School Memorial in Sydenham, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> PRESENTED BY JUBILEE COMMITTEE 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS NOVEMBER 1948 PRESIDENT: T. COLLINGWOOD SECRETARY: MAY E. TAYLOR

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: Sydenham School Memorial
- The suburb: [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080918/00378/R0031380.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary, no. 28992](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28992-sydenham-school-memorial), “PRESENTED BY JUBILEE COMMITTEE 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS NOVEMBER 1948 PRESI…”
- [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary, no. 28995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28995-sydenham-school-memorial), “PRESENTED BY JUBILEE COMMITTEE 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS NOVEMBER 1948 PRESI…”
- [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary, no. 28996](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28996-sydenham-school-memorial), “PRESENTED BY JUBILEE COMMITTEE 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS NOVEMBER 1948 PRESI…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary, no. 28993](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Presented%20by%20Jubilee%20Committee%2075th%20Anniversary%2C%20no.%2028993)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Presented%20by%20Jubilee%20Committee%2075th%20Anniversary%2C%20no.%2028993)
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 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
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Bells Creek, 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: M3.7](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 20 January 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 362 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5449&lon=172.63779&radius=250

## Around it

- [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground), the community park it’s inside
- [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park), sports ground park · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), track · ~550 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), track · ~550 m
- [This Fountain Was Moved and Resited by the City Council](https://www.chch.live/plaque/29149-king-edward-lamp), plaque · ~350 m
- [Sydenham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311033-sydenham-park), plaque · ~500 m
- [Sydenham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310938-sydenham-park), plaque · ~500 m
- [Rail Workers Memorial This Site Is Dedicated to Rail](https://www.chch.live/plaque/7164-rail-workers-memorial), plaque · ~550 m


## The reports nearby
2,859 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9082854), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064931), [460 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/460-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045897), [409 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/409-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044497), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044498), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044486), [448 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/448-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044476), [420 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/420-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044415), [451 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/451-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044408), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9043104), [64 Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-buchan-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8998906), [350 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/350-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8993163), [62 Wordsworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/62-wordsworth-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Sydenham School Memorial in [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 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.

**Are there others at Sydenham School Memorial?**

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.


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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/28993-sydenham-school-memorial
