# Andrew Mensal Johnson / 1830 - 1916, a plaque of Woolston

A plaque of the city, standing at Heathcote Riverbank Tr East in Woolston, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> ANDREW MENSAL JOHNSON / 1830 - 1916 / An inaugural member and curator of the Camterbury Acclimatisation Society, based at Hagley Park, Andrew Johnson established 'Troutdate' a fish breeding farm, near present day Skylark Lane. / Troutdale was renowned for its picnic gardens, large aquariums of imported and native fish and numerous ponds of exotic water lilies from around the world. 'Percy' the Tuatara and other curious animals and birds were also on show. / Andrew Johnson was the first person to introduce English brown trout, perch and American brook trout into New Zealand waterways.

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 East
- The suburb: [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston)
- The year the register carries: 2026
- Rides on: stone plinth
- Status: in service

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Andrew Mensal Johnson / 1830 - 1916](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Andrew%20Mensal%20Johnson%20%2F%201830%20-%201916)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Andrew%20Mensal%20Johnson%20%2F%201830%20-%201916)
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 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: M3.9](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~300 m from the pin · 521 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55142&lon=172.67222&radius=250

## Around it

- [Radley Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1294-radley-playground), community park · under 150 m
- [Woolston Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1099-woolston-park), sports ground park · ~400 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-85-woolston), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Opawa](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-78-opawa), track · ~450 m
- [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-92-hillsborough), track · ~450 m
- [George Wears Samms 1882 – 1954 Lily Samms Scott 1909 – 2005](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54542-woolston-park), plaque · ~450 m
- [Erected on the 77th Anniversary of the Opawa School](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35501-monro-playground), plaque · ~450 m
- [Edgar Taylor Walk in Recognition of the Life Work of Edgar](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35498-monro-playground), plaque · ~450 m
- [This Garden Is Dedicated to the Memory of James McCombs](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54470-woolston-park), plaque · ~450 m


## The reports nearby
1,001 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074520), [102 Wildberry Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/102-wildberry-street)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9032829), [72 Radley Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/72-radley-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9032804), [90 Radley Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/90-radley-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9028462), [115 Clarendon Terrace, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/115-clarendon-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9027865), [102 Wildberry Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/102-wildberry-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9022506), [2 Marshall Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/2-marshall-street)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9019078), [78 Radley Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/78-radley-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996877), 76–88 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/8995673), [76 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/76-richardson-terrace)
- [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/8995558), [84 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/84-richardson-terrace)
- [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/8995510), [92 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/92-richardson-terrace)
- [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/8995084), [124 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/124-richardson-terrace)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Heathcote Riverbank Tr East in [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 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.

**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.


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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/311081-heathcote-riverbank-tr-east