# To Commemorate the Golden Jubilee, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Botanic Gardens Paddling Pool in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > TO COMMEMORATE THE GOLDEN JUBILEE / OF / THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHRISTCHURCH / THESE POOLS ARE DEDICATED / TO / THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF OUR CITY / 12TH APRIL, 1972 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: Botanic Gardens Paddling Pool - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190514/IMG_01114805/IMG_01114805.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming To Commemorate the Golden Jubilee](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=To%20Commemorate%20the%20Golden%20Jubilee) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=To%20Commemorate%20the%20Golden%20Jubilee) - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](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: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~500 m from the pin · 105 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52871&lon=172.6198&radius=250 ## Around it - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), the botanic park it’s inside - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-421-christchurch-central-city), track · ~200 m - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85552-botanic-gardens), plaque · under 150 m - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85708-botanic-gardens), plaque · under 150 m - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85723-botanic-gardens), plaque · under 150 m - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/87066-botanic-gardens), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 491 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9001746), New Zealand Icon Garden, Water Garden Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9001723), New Zealand Icon Garden, Water Garden Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8932058), [7 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-riccarton-avenue) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8910975), Hagley Park North 14 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8891363), [14 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-riccarton-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8883800), [10 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-riccarton-avenue) - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8876713), [14 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-riccarton-avenue) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8870950), [8 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8844070), [8 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8760385), [8 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8759294), [8 Riccarton Ave, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8757534), [8 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Botanic Gardens Paddling Pool in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service. 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/310853-botanic-gardens-paddling-pool