# This Fountain Was Moved and Resited by the City Council, a plaque of Sydenham A plaque of the city, standing at King Edward Lamp in Sydenham, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THIS FOUNTAIN WAS MOVED AND RESITED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE BOROUGH OF SYDENHAM (1877–1903) 1978 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: King Edward Lamp - The suburb: [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Rides on: other - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080919/00378/R0031581.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming This Fountain Was Moved and Resited by the City Council](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Fountain%20Was%20Moved%20and%20Resited%20by%20the%20City%20Council) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Fountain%20Was%20Moved%20and%20Resited%20by%20the%20City%20Council) - [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 “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Lamp and Drinking Fountain and Setting - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.7](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~350 m from the pin · 401 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54767&lon=172.6364&radius=250 ## Around it - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground), community park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-507-cashmere), track · ~450 m - [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), track · ~650 m - [Sydenham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310938-sydenham-park), plaque · ~150 m - [Sydenham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311033-sydenham-park), plaque · ~200 m - [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28996-sydenham-school-memorial), plaque · ~350 m - [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28992-sydenham-school-memorial), plaque · ~350 m ## The reports nearby 1,866 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9068904), Bruce Rod, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9053967), [240 Brougham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/240-brougham-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045824), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045819), 2–6 Elgin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022848), 240–248 Brougham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Sign Poles](https://www.chch.live/report/9022521), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9012950), [332 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/332-colombo-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) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8984184), [364 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/364-colombo-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974216), [312 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/312-colombo-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8940607), Bruce Rod, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8924264), [312 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/312-colombo-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at King Edward Lamp 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 other. 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 2009. 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/29149-king-edward-lamp