# Aldred Reserve plaque, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Aldred Reserve in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > ALDRED PARK / IN 1993 A SUGGESTION WAS PUT TO THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL BY THE VICTORIA NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP, TO ESTABLISH A RESERVE ON THIS SITE. / SUBSEQUENTLY IT WAS PURCHASED, CLEARED AND LANDSCAPED. / IT HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE REVEREND ALDRED WHO OWNED LARGE TRACTS OF THE LAND IN THIS AREA DURING THE CITY'S EARLY SETTLEMENT. / THE NEIGHBOURHOOD SURROUNDING THIS PARK IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE CITY. THE SOCIAL CLASS STRUCTURE OF 100 YEARS AGO IS STILL EVIDENT IN THE STYLES OF HOUSING IN THE AREA, FROM THE SMALLEST OF WORKERS COTTAGES TO LARGE VILLAS AND GRANDER HOMES. / EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THESE CAN BE SEEN ON \[illegible\], DURHAM, PEACOCK AND MONTREAL STREETS, ALSO \[illegible\] AND GRACEFIELD AVENUES. / NOTABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE INCLUDE JAMES K BAXTER (WRITER & POET) AND FANNY BUSS (ARTIST). / IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE THORN, JOHN HUGGINS, FRANK WARE & FRASER BURRIDGE, / WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A NEIGHBOURHOOD. 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: [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - The year the register carries: 2004 - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090820/00378/R0054174.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Aldred Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Aldred%20Reserve%20plaque) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Aldred%20Reserve%20plaque) - [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), 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 - [Graded TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~950 m from the pin · 90 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52377&lon=172.63378&radius=250 ## Around it - [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), community park · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-511-saint-albans), track · ~350 m - [Victoria Triangles plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310919-victoria-triangles), plaque · ~250 m - [Diamondjubilee / 1837 - 1897](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310925-victoria-triangles), plaque · ~250 m - [Victoria Triangles plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310928-victoria-triangles), plaque · ~250 m - [Removed / From Intersection of / High & Manchester Streets](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310926-victoria-triangles), plaque · ~250 m ## The reports nearby 1,693 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9084014), [30B Gracefield Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/30b-gracefield-avenue) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069841), [368 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/368-durham-street-north) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9019293), [44 Salisbury St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-salisbury-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9018526), [59 Salisbury St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-salisbury-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9004037), [45 Peacock St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-peacock-street) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8999506), Victoria Dental Centre Tower Building, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8989560), [867 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/867-colombo-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8969209), [867 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/867-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8953097), [390 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/390-montreal-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8953088), [388 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/388-montreal-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8953085), [376 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/376-montreal-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8953078), [376 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/376-montreal-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Aldred Reserve 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 wall. 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, commissioned 2004. 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/310931-aldred-reserve