# H.G. Ell Memorial Gates 25 June 1984 to Commemorate, a plaque of Hillsborough A plaque of the city, standing at Natural Heritage Project Monum in Hillsborough, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > H.G. ELL MEMORIAL GATES 25 June 1984 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Henry George Ell Founder of the Summit Road Unveiled by Hon. Ann Hercus M.P. 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: Natural Heritage Project Monum - The suburb: [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081204/00377/R0038950.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming H.G. Ell Memorial Gates 25 June 1984 to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=H.G.%20Ell%20Memorial%20Gates%2025%20June%201984%20to%20Commemorate) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=H.G.%20Ell%20Memorial%20Gates%2025%20June%201984%20to%20Commemorate) - [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), 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 - [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 rockfall survey counts 7 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 7 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~300 m from the pin · 654 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5616&lon=172.6643&radius=250 ## Around it - [King George V Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1758-king-george-v-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-70-hillsborough), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Opawa](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-40-opawa), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-42-saint-martins), track · under 150 m - [In Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311056-hansen-park), plaque · under 150 m - [In Loving Memory of / Mark Cowling](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311057-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~150 m - [Heathcote Riverbank Tr South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310907-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~300 m - [Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35342-hansen-park), plaque · ~350 m ## The reports nearby 443 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8988746), [11 Rapaki Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/11-rapaki-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8980602), [81C Aynsley Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/81c-aynsley-terrace) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8960729), [299 Centaurus Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/299-centaurus-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8947051), 307–347 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907811), [3A Rapaki Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/3a-rapaki-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8889894), [299 Centaurus Road, Hillsborough Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/299-centaurus-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8867263), [297 Centaurus Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/297-centaurus-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8808540), [299 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/299-centaurus-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8764304), [299 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/299-centaurus-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8742399), 94–96 Aynsley Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8637334), [302 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/302-centaurus-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8637313), [310 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/310-centaurus-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Natural Heritage Project Monum in [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), 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. **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/34761-natural-heritage-project-monum