# In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE EARTHQUAKE / ON 22 FEBRUARY 2011, AGED 22 YEARS / FOREVER OUR SHINING STAR

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 suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2018
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20180802/20180816_093140/20180816_093140.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Plaque no. 310899](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310899-ground), its words filed unknown
- [Plaque no. 310900](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310900-ground), its words filed unknown
- [Plaque no. 310901](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310901-ground), its words filed unknown
- [Plaque no. 311001](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311001-ground), its words filed unknown
- [Plaque no. 311010](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311010-ground), its words filed unknown
- [Geoffrey Ernest Scarr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311044-ground), “Geoffrey Ernest Scarr/ 6.4.1932 - 7.5.2012/ My love and soulmate forever/og Virg…”
- [Kings Silver Jubilee / 1935 / Planted by Puples](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311045-ground), “Kings Silver jubilee/ 1935/ Planted by puples of/ Elmwood School”
- [Polish Settlers Place / 1872-2017](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311062-ground), “POLISH SETTLERS PLACE/ 1872-2017/ Dedicated to Early Polish Settlers, from faraw…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Jaime%20Robert%20McDowell%20Gilbert)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Jaime%20Robert%20McDowell%20Gilbert)
- [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 liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~300 m from the pin · 162 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53005&lon=172.63982&radius=250

## Around it

- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), botanic park · ~200 m
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), botanic park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), plaque · ~150 m
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve), plaque · ~200 m
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve), plaque · ~200 m
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311007-godley-statue-reserve), plaque · ~200 m


## The reports nearby
6,639 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9085935), [195 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195-hereford-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082761), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082743), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), [196 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-hereford-street)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081855), [160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-manchester-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074664), [210 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071726), [136 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-worcester-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9069386), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at this ground?**

9 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2018. 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/310859-ground
