# Thank You for the Inspirational Journey Paul James Blacklow, 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 > Thank you for the inspirational journey Paul James Blacklow 26.10.1971 — 11.3.2007 You were exceptional & will be forever in our hearts 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: rock - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081128/00378/R0035575.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Memory of Owen Wilkes 1940 — 2005 International Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33683-beckenham-park), “IN MEMORY OF OWEN WILKES 1940 — 2005 INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACTIVIST, RESEARCHER, A…” - [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…” - [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 Thank You for the Inspirational Journey Paul James Blacklow](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Thank%20You%20for%20the%20Inspirational%20Journey%20Paul%20James%20Blacklow) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Thank%20You%20for%20the%20Inspirational%20Journey%20Paul%20James%20Blacklow) - [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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [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: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 February 2011 · ~550 m from the pin · 604 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56227&lon=172.64459&radius=250 ## Around it - [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve), community park · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-530-beckenham), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-548-saint-martins), track · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-463-somerfield), track · ~300 m - [Farnley Reserve Developed by Soroptimists of Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/42372-farnley-reserve), plaque · ~600 m - [Farnley Reserve / Received International Recognition](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85523-farnley-reserve), plaque · ~600 m - [St. Martins Park Opened Dec](https://www.chch.live/plaque/30267-st-martins-park), plaque · ~700 m - [Enjoying the Memories Owen Stanley Dennis 5-3-1935](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32083-huntsbury-playground), plaque · ~750 m ## The reports nearby 712 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) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9041245), [49 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/49-norwood-street) - [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) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8955166), [29 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/29-norwood-street) - [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/8908925), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [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) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8805332), Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8785270), 173–205 Eastern Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8653017), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand ## 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 rock. 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/33710-beckenham-park