# In Memory of a Wonderful Lady / Nan Gibb, a plaque of Hillmorton

A plaque of the city, standing at Pavilion Park in Hillmorton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> In memory of a wonderful lady/ Nan Gibb/ 1-11-1932 20-6-2013/ “Bide a wee”

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: [Pavilion Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1898-pavilion-park), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton)
- The year the register carries: 2024
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of a Wonderful Lady / Nan Gibb](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20a%20Wonderful%20Lady%20%2F%20Nan%20Gibb)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20a%20Wonderful%20Lady%20%2F%20Nan%20Gibb)
- [Pavilion Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1898-pavilion-park), the ground’s own page
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), 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
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 January 2011 · ~250 m from the pin · 250 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54942&lon=172.59287&radius=250

## Around it

- [Pavilion Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1898-pavilion-park), the community park it’s inside
- [Albion Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1844-albion-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-321-hillmorton), track · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Middleton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-318-middleton), track · ~400 m
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-333-addington), track · ~450 m
- [In Loving Memory of / Barbara Joan Duff](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311049-spreydon-domain), plaque · ~900 m
- [Canterbury Agricultural Park / Was Officially](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310353-canterbury-agricultural-park), plaque · ~1000 m
- [Unveiled 11‑11‑1987 by / T.M.R. Maskew O.B.E. Past President](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310352-canterbury-agricultural-park), plaque · ~1000 m
- [Unveiled 16‑11‑2012](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310355-canterbury-agricultural-park), plaque · ~1000 m


## The reports nearby
308 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/9053298), [9 John Campbell Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/9-john-campbell-crescent)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9016944), [16 John Campbell Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/16-john-campbell-crescent)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8988946), [3 The Wickets, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3-the-wickets)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8985215), [4 Spruce Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/4-spruce-lane)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8923636), [5 The Willows, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/5-the-willows)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8759541), [19 Pavilion Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/19-pavilion-crescent)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8637962), Linden Grove 4 Spruce Lane, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8636652), [85 Mokihi Gardens, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/85-mokihi-gardens)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8590465), [48 Sylvan Street, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/48-sylvan-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8486337), Annex Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8479327), [6 Linden Grove Avenue, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/6-linden-grove-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8450277), 56–58 Sylvan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Pavilion Park in [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), 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.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2024. 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/311048-pavilion-park
