# John Joseph Connor / Dougal John Lang Connor, a plaque of Christchurch A plaque of the city, standing at Kennedys Bush, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > JOHN JOSEPH CONNOR/ DOUGAL JOHN LANG CONNOR/ SHANNAGH PIRIMIA ROIRI 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: [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1064-kennedys-bush), the park it stands on - The year the register carries: 2010 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service ## The ground’s other names - [Kennedys Bush plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311009-kennedys-bush), its words filed unknown - [In Loving Memory / of / Norman Roberts](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311076-kennedys-bush), “In Loving Memory/ of/ NORMAN ROBERTS/ 15.2.1915 - 16.11.2010/ Friend of the Summ…” - [In Loving Memory / of / Bettyroberts](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311077-kennedys-bush), “In Loving Memory/ of/ BETTYROBERTS/ 21.6.1919 - 10.9.2008/ Friend of the Summit…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming John Joseph Connor / Dougal John Lang Connor](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=John%20Joseph%20Connor%20%2F%20Dougal%20John%20Lang%20Connor) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=John%20Joseph%20Connor%20%2F%20Dougal%20John%20Lang%20Connor) - [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1064-kennedys-bush), the ground’s own page A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts. ## The ground under it - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON - [The rockfall survey counts 3 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 0 came down · 1 wobbles easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 7 October 2010 · 1.3 km from the pin · 208 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.63247&lon=172.6257&radius=250 ## Around it - [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1064-kennedys-bush), regional park · under 150 m - [Orongomai Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1452-orongomai-reserve), regional park · ~150 m - [International Year of the Volunteer 2001](https://www.chch.live/plaque/872-cholmondeley-reserve), plaque · 1.8 km - [The Parkinson Memorial Park Trust Assisted in This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/953-cholmondeley-reserve), plaque · 1.9 km - [Pat Parkinson on the Occasion of Opening the Restored Old](https://www.chch.live/plaque/947-cholmondeley-reserve), plaque · 1.9 km - [Playhut Donated to the Governors Bay Preschool by Jamie](https://www.chch.live/plaque/1335-allandale-domain), plaque · 2.2 km ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Kennedys Bush, 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 Kennedys Bush?** 4 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2010. 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/311078-kennedys-bush