# In Loving Memory of / James Ryder Burford / 1944 - 2017, a plaque of Merivale A plaque of the city, standing at Millbrook Reserve in Merivale, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In loving memory of/ James Ryder Burford/ 1944 - 2017/ cherished father, brother,/ partner and friend 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: [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service ## The ground’s other names - [Millbrook Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41187-millbrook-reserve), its words filed unknown - [In Fond Memory of Miss Betty Hart 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41206-millbrook-reserve), “IN FOND MEMORY OF MISS BETTY HART 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003 LONG STANDING MEMBER OF…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Loving Memory of / James Ryder Burford / 1944 - 2017](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20James%20Ryder%20Burford%20%2F%201944%20-%202017) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20James%20Ryder%20Burford%20%2F%201944%20-%202017) - [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 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 - [The September 2010 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), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High 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: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 1.2 km from the pin · 71 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52252&lon=172.61703&radius=250 ## Around it - [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park), botanic park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-434-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-387-merivale), track · under 150 m - [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76080-little-hagley-park), plaque · under 150 m - [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/287220-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~150 m - [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/70499-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~200 m - [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115800-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~500 m ## The reports nearby 373 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9083763), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9074338), [2 Rhodes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/2-rhodes-street) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8958994), [21 Carlton Mill Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/21-carlton-mill-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8927816), [16 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/16-rossall-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907686), [38 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/38-rossall-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8879415), [37A Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/37a-rossall-street) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8714296), Millbrook Reserve 3 Rossall Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8673513), [4 Desmond Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/4-desmond-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8659169), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8644298), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8525678), [33 Rossall Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/33-rossall-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8401272), [15 Desmond St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/15-desmond-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Millbrook Reserve in [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 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 Millbrook Reserve?** 3 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2009. 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/311054-millbrook-reserve