# In Memory of a Special Lady / Glenys Marilyn Martin, a plaque of Diamond Harbour A plaque of the city, standing at Diamond Harbour Cemetery in Diamond Harbour, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In memory of a special lady / GLENYS MARILYN MARTIN / 19-1-1940 to 27-4-2012 / Loved Wife, Mum / Grandma, Great Grandma 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: [Diamond Harbour Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/diamond-harbour-cemetery), the cemetery it stands on - The suburb: [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour) - The year the register carries: 2012 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20211125/Plaque2511164/Plaque2511164.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Rest a While on John'S Seat and Find Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5430-diamond-harbour-cemetery), “REST A WHILE ON JOHN'S SEAT AND FIND PEACE” - [Rest Awhile on / Johns Seat / and Find Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310942-diamond-harbour-cemetery), “REST AWHILE ON / JOHNS SEAT / AND FIND PEACE.” - [To Honour Ann Thornton’S Vision](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310943-diamond-harbour-cemetery), “To honour Ann Thornton’s vision / and all those who have helped create this site…” - [In Loving Memory / Malcolm Peter Walker, no. 310944](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310944-diamond-harbour-cemetery), “IN LOVING MEMORY / Malcolm Peter Walker / Mai Dai, Gramps, Pop / 7/1/1942 – 2/4/…” - [In Loving Memory / Malcolm Peter Walker, no. 310945](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310945-diamond-harbour-cemetery), “IN LOVING MEMORY / Malcolm Peter Walker / Mai Dai, Gramps, Pop / 7/1/1942 – 2/4/…” - [In Appreciation of and With Thanks for / the Life](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310946-diamond-harbour-cemetery), “In appreciation of and with thanks for / the life of / James Charles Thornton /…” - [Diamond Harbour Cemetery plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311021-diamond-harbour-cemetery), its words filed unknown ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of a Special Lady / Glenys Marilyn Martin](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20a%20Special%20Lady%20%2F%20Glenys%20Marilyn%20Martin) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20a%20Special%20Lady%20%2F%20Glenys%20Marilyn%20Martin) - [Diamond Harbour Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/diamond-harbour-cemetery), the ground’s own page - [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), 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 - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Purau - [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (Cemetery)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPC - [The rockfall survey counts 1 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 0 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 March 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 169 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.62356&lon=172.74181&radius=250 ## Around it - [Stoddart Point Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1274-stoddart-point-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Coastal Cliff Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1346-coastal-cliff-reserve), community park · ~350 m - [Tree Planted in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5443-stoddart-point-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [This Memorial Marks the 50th Anniversary of the End of WWII](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5710-stoddart-point-reserve), plaque · ~300 m - [Shambles / 1988 - 1998](https://www.chch.live/plaque/1639-james-drive-reserve), plaque · 1.8 km - [Presented to the People of Lyttelton and the Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/plaque/589-sumner-road-gardens), plaque · 2.7 km ## The reports nearby 130 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9059790), Stoddards Rd, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9022309), [2D Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2d-waipapa-avenue) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9001851), [20B Purau Avenue, Banks Peninsula, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8855941), [2D Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2d-waipapa-avenue) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8772782), [20A Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20a-purau-avenue) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8763648), [2D Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2d-waipapa-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8758128), [2D Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2d-waipapa-avenue) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8491915), Stoddards Rd, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7988835), [20B Purau Avenue, Banks Peninsula, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/7922259), Stoddards Rd, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7761010), [2D Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2d-waipapa-avenue) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7523702), [20B Purau Avenue, Banks Peninsula, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Diamond Harbour Cemetery in [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), 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. **Are there others at Diamond Harbour Cemetery?** 8 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2012. 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/310941-diamond-harbour-cemetery