# In Memory of / Freda Newfield, a plaque of Saint Martins A plaque of the city, standing at Heathcote Riverbank Tr South in Saint Martins, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN MEMORY OF / FREDA NEWFIELD / 15 NOVEMBER 1920 - 27 JULY 2004 / WHO ENJOYED THIS VIEW FOR OVER 50 YEARS / REMEMBERED BY HER SIX SONS AND THEIR FAMILIES 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: Heathcote Riverbank Tr South - The suburb: [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins) - Rides on: seat - Status: in service ## The ground’s other names - [Heathcote Riverbank Tr South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310907-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), its words filed unknown - [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory, no. 310908](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310908-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), “IN MEMORY OF / DESMOND TIMBRELL / 1921 – 2007 / IN MEMORY OF / BERESFORD TIMBREL…” - [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory, no. 310909](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310909-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), “IN MEMORY OF / DESMOND TIMBRELL / 1921 – 2007 / IN MEMORY OF / BERESFORD TIMBREL…” - [In Loving Memory of / Mark Cowling](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311057-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), “In loving memory of/ Mark Cowling/ 18.12.76 - 6.9.20/ a dedicated family man, wh…” - [A Glass of Wine, a Quiet Smoke](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311058-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), “A glass of wine, a quiet smoke/ A time to dream, a time to hope/ Phil Quilter/ 1…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of / Freda Newfield](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Freda%20Newfield) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Freda%20Newfield) - [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins), 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 TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Heathcote 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 Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 18 September 2011 · ~800 m from the pin · 547 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55297&lon=172.65203&radius=250 ## Around it - [Waltham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1783-waltham-park), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Acorn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1231-acorn-reserve), community park · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-555-saint-martins), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-553-sydenham), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), track · ~250 m - [Waltham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32732-waltham-park), plaque · ~150 m - [Waltham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32724-waltham-park), plaque · ~150 m - [St. Martins Park Opened Dec](https://www.chch.live/plaque/30267-st-martins-park), plaque · ~600 m - [J. R. McKenzie Gave Risingholme to This City 1943](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41774-risingholme-park), plaque · ~650 m ## The reports nearby 390 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/9048505), [189 Wilsons Road South, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/189-wilsons-road-south) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9042855), [19 Wilding Street, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/19-wilding-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9034522), [98 St Martins Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/98-st-martins-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9008688), [144 Riverlaw Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/144-riverlaw-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8956517), [126 Riverlaw Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/126-riverlaw-terrace) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8947469), [124 Riverlaw Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/124-riverlaw-terrace) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8946324), [23 Fifield Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/23-fifield-terrace) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8945854), [124 Riverlaw Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/124-riverlaw-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8943833), [126 Riverlaw Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/126-riverlaw-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8943646), [126 Riverlaw Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/126-riverlaw-terrace) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8801635), [88 St Martins Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/88-st-martins-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8801630), [97 St Martins Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/97-st-martins-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Heathcote Riverbank Tr South in [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins), 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 Heathcote Riverbank Tr South?** 6 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service. 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/311072-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south