# In Commemoration of the Barr Family’S Longstanding, a plaque of Russley A plaque of the city, standing at Manakura 1 Drainage Reserve in Russley, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In commemoration of the Barr family’s longstanding commitment to the area and horse racing fraternity. / Steward Barr - 1933-1934 National Trainers' Premiership, runner up John Barr - 1956 New Zealand Cup winner Gordon Barr - 1956 W.S.Cox Plate winner 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: Manakura 1 Drainage Reserve - The suburb: [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley) - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20200506/Plaque060557/Plaque060557.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Commemoration of the Barr Family’S Longstanding](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Commemoration%20of%20the%20Barr%20Family%E2%80%99S%20Longstanding) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Commemoration%20of%20the%20Barr%20Family%E2%80%99S%20Longstanding) - [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley), 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 “Low Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Residential New Neighbourhood](https://www.chch.live/zones), RNN - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 4 September 2010 · ~150 m from the pin · 18 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52351&lon=172.54174&radius=250 ## Around it - [Harkness Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1900-harkness-reserve), community park · ~450 m - [Withells Landscape Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1433-withells-landscape-reserve), community park · ~550 m - [Walk and bike track through Russley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-226-russley), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-219-broomfield), track · ~650 m - [Walk and bike track through Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-216-hei-hei), track · 1.3 km - [Peebles Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310843-peebles-reserve), plaque · ~950 m - [Beckenham Neighbourhood Millennium Project Sponsors Involved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36394-chokebore-reserve), plaque · 1.1 km - [In Remembrance of / Matthew McEachen](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311071-glen-kerran-drainage-reserve), plaque · 1.1 km - [This Bench Is Presented / the Local Community](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311059-avonhead-park), plaque · 1.2 km ## The reports nearby 114 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9058170), [64 Manakura St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/64-manakura-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8908993), [13 Grey Way Road, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/13-grey-way-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8774097), [64 Horoeka Street, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/64-horoeka-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8702685), [70R Manakura St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/70r-manakura-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8543897), [40 Manakura Street, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/40-manakura-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8323751), [367 Yaldhurst Road, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/367-yaldhurst-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8238628), [11 Cutts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/11-cutts-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8156288), [7A Delaware Crescent, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/7a-delaware-crescent) - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8154838), [362 Yaldhurst Road, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/362-yaldhurst-road) - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/7946664), [362 Yaldhurst Road, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/362-yaldhurst-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7758205), [1 Cutts Road, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/1-cutts-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7684845), [2 Larkhill Pl, ????, ??????? 8042, ????](https://www.chch.live/russley/2-larkhill-place) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Manakura 1 Drainage Reserve in [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley), 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/310897-manakura-1-drainage-reserve