# Antony Gormley / Stay 2015, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Stay in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Antony Gormley / STAY 2015 / Commissioned by Christchurch City Council for integration into Te Papa Otakaro Avon River Precinct With generous support from Anderson Lloyd Lawyers Antony Gormley, Aurecon, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), The Fletcher Construction Company Metapopore Charitable Trust and RCP / Installed in 2015 for the SCAPE 8 Public Art Christchurch Biennial 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: [Stay](https://www.chch.live/memorial/stay), the memorial it stands on - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - Rides on: other - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20200305/Plaque0503179/Plaque0503179.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Antony Gormley / Stay 2015](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Antony%20Gormley%20%2F%20Stay%202015) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Antony%20Gormley%20%2F%20Stay%202015) - [Stay](https://www.chch.live/memorial/stay), the ground’s own page - [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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Puāri Pā - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~500 m from the pin · 140 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53037&lon=172.63375&radius=250 ## Around it - [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), botanic park · under 150 m - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), botanic park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Avon Riverbank Central City plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310894-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · under 150 m - [The Kate Sheppard National Memorial to Woman'S Suffrage](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310893-kate-sheppard-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Kate Sheppard Memorial plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310895-kate-sheppard-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Planted by / Miss R. Medlicott / Dominion President 1968–69](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75289-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 5,927 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9089531), [322 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/322-montreal-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9070847), [48 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9060284), [280A Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280a-durham-street-north) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9058778), [280A Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280a-durham-street-north) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054179), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9048319), [322 Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/322-montreal-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9047966), [316 Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/316-montreal-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045844), [72 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/72-hereford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9042273), [31 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-cathedral-square) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9040809), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9018007), [110 Cambridge Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-cambridge-terrace) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Stay 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. **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/310892-stay