# This Mural Was Created / by Dcypher in May 2016, a plaque of Riccarton A plaque of the city, standing at Wharenui Pool in Riccarton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > This mural was created / by Dcypher in May 2016 / to mark the reopening of the / Wharenui Recreation Centre. / This facility sustained earthquake damage / in February 2011 and was repaired / and restored in 2016. / Thanks to Dcypher (Guy Ellis) and to / the brand owners who gave / Christchurch City Council / permission to use their images. / © Christchurch City Council. Third party copyright / images are reproduced under copyright licences. 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: Wharenui Pool - The suburb: [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton) - The year the register carries: 1899 - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20220706/Plaque060726/Plaque060726.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming This Mural Was Created / by Dcypher in May 2016](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Mural%20Was%20Created%20%2F%20by%20Dcypher%20in%20May%202016) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Mural%20Was%20Created%20%2F%20by%20Dcypher%20in%20May%202016) - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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 “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [A plan matter touches it, Airport Noise Influence Area](https://www.chch.live/matters), Utilities - [The plan reserves this ground for Wharenui School](https://www.chch.live/designations), Minister of Education - [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (School)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPS - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 1.2 km from the pin · 112 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53567&lon=172.59664&radius=250 ## Around it - [Harrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1035-harrington-park), sports ground park · ~500 m - [Paeroa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1226-paeroa-reserve), community park · ~550 m - [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton), track · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-357-riccarton), track · ~500 m - [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-363-addington), track · ~550 m - [Shand Reserve – John Shand, Arrived From Chester, England](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27206-shand-crescent-reserve), plaque · ~700 m - [This Tree Was Planted by the Riccarton Wigram Community](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27190-shand-crescent-reserve), plaque · ~750 m - [Presented to the Borough of Riccarton on the Occasion](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27188-shand-crescent-reserve), plaque · ~750 m - [Addington Water Tower Ipenz Recognises This Engineering](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6957-christchurch-railway-station-r), plaque · ~1000 m ## The reports nearby 1,874 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9090520), [47 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/47-wainui-street) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9090499), [119 Elizabeth Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/119-elizabeth-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9052786), Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9041822), [33 Division St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, Nueva Zelanda](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/33-division-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9015068), [9C Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9c-rex-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9007195), [39 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/39-wainui-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9007168), [24 Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/24-rex-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9007148), [2 Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2-rex-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999908), [43 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/43-wainui-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8964775), [114 Elizabeth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/114-elizabeth-street) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8947980), [56 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/56-wainui-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8946907), [49 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/49-wainui-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Wharenui Pool in [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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/310967-wharenui-pool