# The Passionflowers, Reproduced Here From the Addington, a plaque of Addington A plaque of the city, standing at Ruskin Reserve in Addington, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > The passionflowers, reproduced here from the Addington Cemetery, form part of the Literary Streets Heritage Trail on which you are invited to collect crayon (or similar) rubbins 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: [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081021/00377/R0035144.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [John Ruskin (1819–1900), Was the Pre-Eminent Critic](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31205-ruskin-reserve), “John Ruskin (1819–1900), was the pre-eminent critic of Victorian art and society…” - [Ruskin Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31207-ruskin-reserve), the surveyor’s note: Decorative passionflower carving – no text - [Rain Garden 8 Type III](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31272-ruskin-reserve), “RAIN GARDEN 8 TYPE III” ## In the archive - [Documents naming The Passionflowers, Reproduced Here From the Addington](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Passionflowers%2C%20Reproduced%20Here%20From%20the%20Addington) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=The%20Passionflowers%2C%20Reproduced%20Here%20From%20the%20Addington) - [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-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 - [Graded TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~300 m from the pin · 338 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54581&lon=172.6249&radius=250 ## Around it - [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Baxters Drain](https://www.chch.live/park/1463-baxters-drain), community park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), track · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-468-spreydon), track · ~450 m - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), track · ~650 m - [The Thistle, Reproduced Here From the Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311067-baxters-drain), plaque · under 150 m - [Baxters Drain plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311068-baxters-drain), plaque · under 150 m - [What a Difference a Drain Makes!](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65246-baxters-drain), plaque · ~200 m - [Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) Was Both a Statesman](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311069-disraeli-reserve), plaque · ~400 m ## The reports nearby 1,495 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/9087584), [43 Bolton Avenue, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/43-bolton-avenue) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081789), [362 Selwyn Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/362-selwyn-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058677), [71 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-burke-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058675), [83 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/83-burke-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039951), [71 Ruskin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-ruskin-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) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9024084), [52B Burke Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/52b-burke-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9024016), [49 Antigua Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/49-antigua-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) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9003177), [127A Brougham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/127a-brougham-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9003091), [83 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/83-burke-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8981575), [127A Brougham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/127a-brougham-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Ruskin 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Ruskin Reserve?** 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 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/31204-ruskin-reserve