This Cairn / Marks the Site / of the / Brick Wharf

A plaque at Avon Riverbank Central City, standing in Christchurch Central. The words below are the register’s own transcription, the casing, the spelling, the typos.

THIS CAIRN / MARKS THE SITE / OF THE / BRICK WHARF / WHERE THE / EARLY SETTLER / LANDED 1840 / ERECTED DEC 1926

The ground

Avon Riverbank Central City

The suburb

Christchurch Central

Rides on

stone plinth

The register says

in service

The register’s own frame

the register’s photograph of the plaque at Avon Riverbank Central City

The council’s image, opened at its own host, the frame is the record’s, the reading is yours.

Where it stands

The record’s own pin; the strong outline is the suburb around it, the rest are its neighbours.

The ground’s other names 9

Planted by / Miss R. Medlicott / Dominion President 1968–69 “PLANTED BY / Miss R. MEDLICOTT / DOMINION PRESIDENT 1968–69 / TO…”

… Golden Jubilee / 1962 “… GOLDEN JUBILEE / 1962”

Avon Riverbank Central City plaque, no. 75298 the surveyor’s note: no text found

In Memory of the A‑bomb Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “In memory of the A‑Bomb victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki / He t…”

International Federation of University Women 22nd Triennial “INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN 22ND TRIENNIAL CONF…”

Avon Riverbank Central City plaque, no. 310891 the surveyor’s note: illegible – tree plaque at base, distant

Avon Riverbank Central City plaque, no. 310894 the surveyor’s note: illegible – long inscription panel at memorial

Avon Riverbank Central City plaque, no. 310896 the surveyor’s note: illegible – inscription panel at memorial

1 more names stand on the same ground, the whole roll keeps them: /plaques.

In the archive

Documents naming This Cairn / Marks the Site / of the / Brick Wharf the shelf, searched for the name on the plaque The record’s own search everywhere else the name appears Avon Riverbank Central City the park the plaque stands on Christchurch Central 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 mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding On the plan’s flood map Avon River, the managed reach The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability” the 2019 screening study Inside a listed place’s setting The Bricks Site, Cairn and Setting On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground Tautahi Pā A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting Heritage A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item Heritage The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) ARP The nearest recorded shake: M3.8 25 September 2010 · ~450 m from the pin · 134 logged within 5 km

The plans and surveys kept here, asked once of the pin. The whole stack answers live: what stood on this ground →

Around it

Avon Riverbank Central City community park · under 150 m Cambridge Green community park · under 150 m Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City track · under 150 m from the pin Walk and bike track through Linwood track · ~400 m from the pin Plaque no. 310899 plaque · under 150 m Plaque no. 310900 plaque · under 150 m Plaque no. 310901 plaque · under 150 m Christchurch City Council 1969 H2o – Sig – T16 plaque · ~200 m

The reports nearby

3,047 council reports pinned within 250 m of the point, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 2,581 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

Abandoned Vehicle 344 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City · 14 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 7 Willow Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 243 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Rubbish and Bins - General 360 Barbadoes St · 6 October 2026

Rubbish and Bins - General 228 Kilmore St · 6 October 2026

Accessibility 377 Barbadoes St · 6 October 2026

Abandoned Vehicle 326–344 Oxford Tce · 5 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 107 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City · 5 October 2026

General Request 211 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City · 5 October 2026

Litter 350 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City · 4 October 2026

Park - General Request 366 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City · 2 October 2026

Park - General Request 368 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City · 2 October 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is this?

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avon Riverbank Central City in Christchurch Central, 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

Are there others at Avon Riverbank Central City?

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

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.

The record behind this

Christchurch City Council’s 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 today. The pin is the record’s position on the layer.

This page as markdown: /plaque/310902-avon-riverbank-central-city.md · the roll: /plaques · the record as data: /plaques.json · on the big map: /map?layer=plaques · the monuments the crowd mapped: /memorial · what stood on this ground before: /before.