# In Loving Memory of / Peter Ryan Smith / 1972 - 2010, a plaque of New Brighton

A plaque of the city, standing at New Brighton Beach Developed in New Brighton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> In loving memory of / PETER RYAN SMITH / 1972 - 2010 / GONE FROM OUR LIVES, BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS. LOVED AND MISSED FOREVER.

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: [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton)
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

## The ground’s other names

- [This Seat Is Dedicated to / Frances M. Sands](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95581-new-brighton-beach-developed), “This seat is Dedicated to / Frances M. Sands / In Memory of her service to / the…”
- [This Seat Is Dedicated to / Jim & Yvonne Read](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95593-new-brighton-beach-developed), “This seat is Dedicated to / Jim & Yvonne Read / in appreciation of their service…”
- [This Seat Is Dedicated to / Kempton H. Jervous-Chenery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95617-new-brighton-beach-developed), “This seat is Dedicated to / Kempton H. Jervous-Chenery / In Memory of his servic…”
- [This Clock and Tower Were Donated](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95653-new-brighton-beach-developed), “THIS CLOCK AND TOWER WERE DONATED TO THE / BOROUGH OF NEW BRIGHTON BY RICHARD ED…”
- [New Brighton Beach Developed plaque, no. 95655](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95655-new-brighton-beach-developed), its words filed unknown
- [New Brighton Beach Developed plaque, no. 95658](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95658-new-brighton-beach-developed), “THIS CLOCK AND TOWER WERE DONATED BY R. E. GREEN / (officials and councillors li…”
- [Pegasus / Charitable Trust / Kay, Mary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95707-new-brighton-beach-developed), “PEGASUS / CHARITABLE TRUST / KAY, MARY, & / Mrs R. A. JACKSON”
- [New Brighton Beach Developed plaque, no. 96387](https://www.chch.live/plaque/96387-new-brighton-beach-developed), its words filed unknown
- [New Brighton Beach Developed plaque, no. 96388](https://www.chch.live/plaque/96388-new-brighton-beach-developed), “SERVICE ABOVE SELF / THIS WISHING WELL WAS FOR OVER / TEN YEARS IN THE PARTICULA…”
- [This Pillar / Was Erected by / Geo, no. 96390](https://www.chch.live/plaque/96390-new-brighton-beach-developed), “THIS PILLAR / WAS ERECTED BY / GEO. T. HAWKER / THE FATHER / OF NEW BRIGHTON / 1…”
- [Peter Ryan Smith / 16-1-1943 – 18-11-11](https://www.chch.live/plaque/116839-new-brighton-beach-developed), “Peter Ryan Smith / 16-1-1943 – 18-11-11 / Loving husband, father, son / Loved th…”
- [New Brighton Beach Developed plaque, no. 286999](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286999-new-brighton-beach-developed), the surveyor’s note: illegible – small bench plaque
- [New Brighton Beach Developed plaque, no. 310917](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310917-new-brighton-beach-developed), its words filed unknown
- [This Pillar / Was Erected by / Geo, no. 310918](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310918-new-brighton-beach-developed), “THIS PILLAR / WAS ERECTED BY / GEO. T. HAWKER / THE FATHER / OF NEW BRIGHTON / 1…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Loving Memory of / Peter Ryan Smith / 1972 - 2010](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Peter%20Ryan%20Smith%20%2F%201972%20-%202010)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Peter%20Ryan%20Smith%20%2F%201972%20-%202010)
- [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), the ground’s own page
- [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 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

- [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 19 December 2018 · ~150 m from the pin · 335 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50661&lon=172.73098&radius=250

## Around it

- [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), the regional park it’s inside
- [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), regional park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-182-new-brighton), track · ~400 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-179-bexley), track · ~700 m
- [New Brighton Pier Lighting / 21 June 2007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95674-lonsdale-st-and-shackleton-st), plaque · under 150 m
- [The Christchurch Pier / Officially Opened 1 November 1997](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95672-lonsdale-st-and-shackleton-st), plaque · under 150 m
- [The New Brighton Surf Bathing & Lifesaving Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/96548-new-brighton-surf-lifesaving-c), plaque · under 150 m
- [In Memory of / David E. Payne / 17-2-1935 - 14-4-2008](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95718-lonsdale-st-and-shackleton-st), plaque · under 150 m


## The reports nearby
3,427 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9196868), FPVM+HP, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9195553), [185 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/185-marine-parade)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9194721), [2 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/2-brighton-mall)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9194706), [12 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/12-hawke-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9189115), Marine Parade near Beresford St, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9182587), [74 Brighton Mall, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/74-brighton-mall)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9163987), [213 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/213-marine-parade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9155620), [2 Brighton Mall, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/2-brighton-mall)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9153701), [213 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/213-marine-parade)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9140325), [205 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/205-marine-parade)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9126407), [213 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/213-marine-parade)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9113037), [195 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/195-marine-parade)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at New Brighton Beach Developed in [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 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 New Brighton Beach Developed?**

15 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.


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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/311083-new-brighton-beach-developed