# English Park, a plaque of Saint Albans A plaque of the city, standing at English Park in Saint Albans, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > English Park/ Isaac Philpott's house origionally on this site of the present English Park./ It was here that the first Methodist prayer meeting/ in St. Albans was held in 1851/ The etchingwas made by Isaac's granddaughter,/ Mrs Bertha Miles, from a photograph 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: [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans) - The year the register carries: 2026 - Rides on: rock - Status: in service ## In the archive - [Documents naming English Park](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=English%20Park) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=English%20Park) - [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), the ground’s own page - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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 - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Metropolitan Facilities](https://www.chch.live/zones), OMF - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · 1.7 km from the pin · 57 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50834&lon=172.63692&radius=250 ## Around it - [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Berwick Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1673-berwick-reserve), community park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-509-saint-albans), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-545-mairehau), track · ~750 m - [New Zealand Football / Southern Regional Facilities](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310852-english-park-stadium), plaque · under 150 m - [St Albans Park / Pavilion / 2018](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310842-st-albans-park), plaque · ~650 m - [New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36743-abberley-park), plaque · ~750 m - [In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36619-abberley-park), plaque · ~800 m ## The reports nearby 683 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9019266), [106 Westminster St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/106-westminster-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8981937), [18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-sheppard-place) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8970895), [93 Westminster St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/93-westminster-street) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8964512), [131 Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/131-cranford-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8951874), [85 Trafalgar St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/85-trafalgar-street) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8895469), [115 Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/115-cranford-street) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8876338), [15 Oxley Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/15-oxley-avenue) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8849238), [12 Berwick St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/12-berwick-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8838738), [117 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/117-cranford-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8829885), [30 Courtenay Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/30-courtenay-street) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8823185), [83 Westminster Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/83-westminster-street) - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8812933), [18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-sheppard-place) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at English Park in [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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 rock. 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 2026. 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/311055-english-park