# In Memory of Owen Wilkes 1940 — 2005 International Peace, a plaque of Beckenham A plaque of the city, standing at Beckenham Park in Beckenham, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN MEMORY OF OWEN WILKES 1940 — 2005 INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACTIVIST, RESEARCHER, ARCHAEOLOGIST WHO SPENT HIS EARLY YEARS IN BECKENHAM 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: [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081127/00378/R0035427.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Tree Was Planted in Loving Memory of Lynn Taylor 1950](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33695-beckenham-park), “This tree was planted in loving memory of Lynn Taylor 1950 - 2005 who loved Beck…” - [Thank You for the Inspirational Journey Paul James Blacklow](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33710-beckenham-park), “Thank you for the inspirational journey Paul James Blacklow 26.10.1971 — 11.3.20…” - [Edgar Taylor Walk Duplicate Entry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33747-beckenham-park), “EDGAR TAYLOR WALK duplicate entry (full text in 35498)” - [Planted by Beckenham Town Women'S Guild Coronation Year 1953](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33759-beckenham-park), “PLANTED BY BECKENHAM TOWN WOMEN'S GUILD CORONATION YEAR 1953” - [Arbor Day 1950 Planted to Commemorate the Centennial](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33904-beckenham-park), “ARBOR DAY 1950 PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF CANTERBURY” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of Owen Wilkes 1940 — 2005 International Peace](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Owen%20Wilkes%201940%20%E2%80%94%202005%20International%20Peace) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Owen%20Wilkes%201940%20%E2%80%94%202005%20International%20Peace) - [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), the ground’s own page - [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham), 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 - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Heathcote River, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a kept landscape, SF10 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The rockfall survey counts 9 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 6 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 February 2011 · ~450 m from the pin · 605 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56127&lon=172.64737&radius=250 ## Around it - [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), community park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-548-saint-martins), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), track · ~350 m - [St. Martins Park Opened Dec](https://www.chch.live/plaque/30267-st-martins-park), plaque · ~450 m - [Enjoying the Memories Owen Stanley Dennis 5-3-1935](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32083-huntsbury-playground), plaque · ~700 m - [In Memory of Roger & Mary Byers](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32087-huntsbury-playground), plaque · ~700 m - [Farnley Reserve Developed by Soroptimists of Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/42372-farnley-reserve), plaque · ~700 m ## The reports nearby 746 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9074465), [155 Eastern Terrace, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/155-eastern-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9012460), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9006233), [148 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/148-fisher-avenue) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8940412), [52 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/52-palatine-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8934891), [121 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/121-fisher-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8908925), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8908323), [215 Eastern Terrace, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/215-eastern-terrace) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8874468), [20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/20-norwood-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8817187), [20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/20-norwood-street) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8785270), 173–205 Eastern Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8735292), [64 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/64-palatine-terrace) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8686031), [126 Fisher Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/126-fisher-avenue) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Beckenham Park in [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham), 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 Beckenham Park?** 6 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/33683-beckenham-park