# In Memory of / David Cox / Advocate, Friend & Member, a plaque of Redcliffs

A plaque of the city, standing at Redcliffs Public Library in Redcliffs, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> IN MEMORY OF / DAVID COX / ADVOCATE, FRIEND & MEMBER OF / RICHMOND VILLAGE GREEN

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: Redcliffs Public Library
- The suburb: [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs)
- The year the register carries: 1899
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20221009/Plaque0910129/Plaque0910129.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Presented by / the Lions Club / Place Name](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310979-redcliffs-public-library), “PRESENTED BY / THE LIONS CLUB / illegible place name”
- [In Memory of / Evie Buckler / Life Member and Founder](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310981-redcliffs-public-library), “IN MEMORY OF / EVIE BUCKLER / LIFE MEMBER AND FOUNDER OF / RICHMOND VILLAGE LIBR…”
- [In Memory of / Shirley Williams](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310982-redcliffs-public-library), “IN MEMORY OF / SHIRLEY WILLIAMS / OUR VOICE, TENACIOUS & BRAVE / FOR THE COMMUNI…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of / David Cox / Advocate, Friend & Member](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20David%20Cox%20%2F%20Advocate%2C%20Friend%20%26%20Member)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20David%20Cox%20%2F%20Advocate%2C%20Friend%20%26%20Member)
- [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 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 TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue
- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014
- [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako
- [A plan matter touches it, Tsunami Management Area](https://www.chch.live/matters), Section 6
- [A plan matter touches it, Coastal Hazard Medium Risk Management Area](https://www.chch.live/matters), Section 6
- [The plan zones this ground Local centre zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), LCZ
- [The rockfall survey counts 1 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 1 came down
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56172&lon=172.73938&radius=250

## Around it

- [Beachville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1069-beachville-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Moncks Cave Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1796-moncks-cave-reserve), community park · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · under 150 m
- [To the Citizens of Christchurch From the Rotary Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57697-barnett-park-sports-grounds), plaque · ~250 m
- [Mary Moodie Founder and Mother of Foster Care 1926 – 1995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57575-barnett-park-sports-grounds), plaque · ~300 m
- [A Sumner …](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57713-barnett-park-sports-grounds), plaque · ~300 m
- [A Joint Project Between the Christchurch City Council](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57656-barnett-park-sports-grounds), plaque · ~300 m


## The reports nearby
503 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8912242), [71 Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/71-main-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8797544), [93 Main Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/93-main-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8760201), [2 Moncks Spur Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/2-moncks-spur-road)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8744069), [89 Main Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/89-main-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8708447), [89B Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/89b-main-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8674644), [2 Moncks Spur Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/2-moncks-spur-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8640546), [1 Moncks Spur Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/1-moncks-spur-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8637444), Barnett Park 200A Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8628715), [5 Beachville Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/5-beachville-road)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8615214), [188 Main Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/188-main-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8554267), [99 Main Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/99-main-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8523634), [27 Beachville Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/27-beachville-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Redcliffs Public Library in [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Redcliffs Public Library?**

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

**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.


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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/310980-redcliffs-public-library
