# Christchurch City Council / Parks and Recreation Depot, a plaque of Woolston A plaque of the city, standing at Linwood Service Centre / Lib in Woolston, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL / PARKS AND RECREATION DEPOT / OFFICIALLY OPENED BY / THE MAYOR OF CHRISTCHURCH / SIR HAMISH HAY / 8 OCTOBER 1987 / \[illegible bottom line(s)\] 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: Linwood Service Centre / Lib - The suburb: [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) - The year the register carries: 1899 - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20220517/Plaque1705178/Plaque1705178.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Christchurch City Council / Parks and Recreation Depot](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Christchurch%20City%20Council%20%2F%20Parks%20and%20Recreation%20Depot) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Christchurch%20City%20Council%20%2F%20Parks%20and%20Recreation%20Depot) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 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](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Heathcote River, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill), natural - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground High density residential zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), HRZ - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 4 July 2011 · ~650 m from the pin · 345 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53759&lon=172.67731&radius=250 ## Around it - [Linwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1311-linwood-park), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Linwood Nursery](https://www.chch.live/park/1503-linwood-nursery), community park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-104-woolston), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-101-bromley), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-93-phillipstown), track · ~150 m - [This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the Coronation](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60179-linwood-park), plaque · ~200 m - [In Memory of Rita Brown & Nerissa Beauty That Love](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54722-bromley-cemetery), plaque · ~650 m - [A Tiny Little Moonbeam That Danced Inside our Hearts](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54726-bromley-cemetery), plaque · ~650 m - [Lest We Forget](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54651-bromley-cemetery), plaque · ~750 m ## The reports nearby 706 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/9074831), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9032972), [130 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/130-smith-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8995045), [332 Linwood Avenue, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/332-linwood-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8969050), [180 Smith St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8964523), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8963830), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8962047), [130 Smith St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/130-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8915711), [117 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/117-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8891806), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8771055), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8718396), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8717648), [180 Smith Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/180-smith-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Linwood Service Centre / Lib in [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 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 1899. 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/310964-linwood-service-centre-lib