# Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) Was Both a Statesman, a plaque of Addington A plaque of the city, standing at Disraeli Reserve in Addington, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) was both a statesman and novelist. In 1868 and from 1874-80 he enjoyed two periods as one of the most popular British Prime Ministers. In 1876 he was made Earl of Beaconsfield. He secured working class support through his efforts to establish his trade union legislation. For Disraeli, literature was second to politics. However, the novels of his "'Young England Trilogy': Coningsby (1844); Sybil (1845) and Tancred (1847), written to promote his doctrine of Troy Democracy, have great characterisation and show his keen insight into the structure of Society. The Artwork 'Sybil' was created by Christchurch artist Ian Lamont (2007). The Cherubs, reproduced here from the Addington Cemetery, forms part of the Literary Streets Heritage Trail on which you are invited to collect crayon (or similar) rubbings of the images on paper. 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: [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1147-disraeli-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service ## The ground’s other names - [Disraeli Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311070-disraeli-reserve), the surveyor’s note: Decorative Cherubs carving – no text ## In the archive - [Documents naming Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) Was Both a Statesman](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Benjamin%20Disraeli%20(1804%20-%201881)%20Was%20Both%20a%20Statesman) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Benjamin%20Disraeli%20(1804%20-%201881)%20Was%20Both%20a%20Statesman) - [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1147-disraeli-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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 liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · under 150 m from the pin · 261 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54224&lon=172.62316&radius=250 ## Around it - [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1147-disraeli-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1634-addington-cemetery), botanic park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), track · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-432-addington), track · ~250 m - [What a Difference a Drain Makes!](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65246-baxters-drain), plaque · ~250 m - [The Thistle, Reproduced Here From the Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311067-baxters-drain), plaque · ~350 m - [Baxters Drain plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311068-baxters-drain), plaque · ~350 m - [Rain Garden 8 Type III](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31272-ruskin-reserve), plaque · ~350 m ## The reports nearby 1,012 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092818), [49 Disraeli Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/49-disraeli-street) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9083649), [424 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/424-selwyn-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9055785), [29 Braddon Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/29-braddon-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025717), [33 Fairfield Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/33-fairfield-avenue) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9013446), [37 Disraeli Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/37-disraeli-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9011262), [13 Braddon St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/13-braddon-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005235), [410 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/410-selwyn-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8950795), [394 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/394-selwyn-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8937306), [424 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/424-selwyn-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8922553), [33 Fairfield Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/33-fairfield-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8891511), [425 Selwyn Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/425-selwyn-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8880456), [391 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/391-selwyn-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Disraeli Reserve in [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Disraeli Reserve?** 2 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. 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/311069-disraeli-reserve