# In Loving Memory of / Ian Whitehead, a plaque of Somerfield A plaque of the city, standing at Pioneer Rec And Sports Centre in Somerfield, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In Loving Memory of / Ian Whitehead / Ian was the source of ideas, / an inspirational leader, colleague and dear friend. / Forever in our thoughts 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: Pioneer Rec And Sports Centre - The suburb: [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190412/IMG_00814387/IMG_00814387.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Loving Memory of / Ian Whitehead](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Ian%20Whitehead) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Ian%20Whitehead) - [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), 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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On the recorded Centannial Park tip](https://www.chch.live/landfills), 1915–1947 · the landfill register - [On a council-listed parcel](https://www.chch.live/hazards), Cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal - [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill), Mixed Fill with Rubbish - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Metropolitan Facilities](https://www.chch.live/zones), OMF - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 527 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56577&lon=172.61379&radius=250 ## Around it - [Centennial Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1746-centennial-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Hoon Hay Scouts Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1218-hoon-hay-scouts-reserve), community park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-414-somerfield), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-409-spreydon), track · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-447-cashmere), track · ~700 m - [Welcome to Ashgrove Reserve If You’D Have a Mind at Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/30436-ashgrove-reserve), plaque · ~750 m - [These Gates Were Presented and Erected in 1926](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28249-barrington-park), plaque · 1.1 km - [Holmcroft Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113838-holmcroft-reserve), plaque · 1.2 km - [In Memory of Graham Strange Chairperson 2002 - 2004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35677-holmcroft-reserve), plaque · 1.2 km ## The reports nearby 946 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052299), CJM7+5X, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9011274), Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9003694), [24 Conway Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/24-conway-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8997012), CJM7+5X, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8989702), 2–4 Roberta Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8946837), [15 Stanbury Avenue, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/15-stanbury-avenue) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8943505), [81 Lyttelton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/81-lyttelton-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8910603), [37 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/37-sparks-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8903159), [61 Lyttelton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/61-lyttelton-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8871233), [207B Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/207b-hoon-hay-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8840596), [21 Conway St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/21-conway-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8792720), [81 Lyttelton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/81-lyttelton-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Pioneer Rec And Sports Centre in [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), 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 seat. 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/310854-pioneer-rec-and-sports-centre