# In Memory of Graham Strange Chairperson 2002 - 2004, a plaque of Cracroft

A plaque of the city, standing at Holmcroft Reserve in Cracroft, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> IN MEMORY OF GRAHAM STRANGE CHAIRPERSON 2002 - 2004

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: [Holmcroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1044-holmcroft-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081218/00378/R0037479.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Presented by Mr. R.K. Baker Chairman of Grounds Committee](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35756-holmcroft-reserve), “PRESENTED BY MR. R.K. BAKER CHAIRMAN OF GROUNDS COMMITTEE 1981-89 CHAIRMAN OF CR…”
- [Holmcroft Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113838-holmcroft-reserve), the surveyor’s note: illegible – plaque too distant

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of Graham Strange Chairperson 2002 - 2004](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Graham%20Strange%20Chairperson%202002%20-%202004)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Graham%20Strange%20Chairperson%202002%20-%202004)
- [Holmcroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1044-holmcroft-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft), 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 liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](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: M3.9](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 569 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57636&lon=172.61771&radius=250

## Around it

- [Holmcroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1044-holmcroft-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Shalamar Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/940-shalamar-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-400-cracroft), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-366-cashmere), track · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-425-somerfield), track · ~500 m
- [In Memory of / Cliff Stevenson / 1923 – 2013](https://www.chch.live/plaque/121718-cashmere-stream-esplanade-rese), plaque · ~350 m
- [In Memory of / Duncan Lindsay / 1928 – 2013](https://www.chch.live/plaque/121711-cashmere-stream-esplanade-rese), plaque · ~400 m
- [Welcome to Ashgrove Reserve If You’D Have a Mind at Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/30436-ashgrove-reserve), plaque · ~500 m
- [Cashmere Garden Club in Commemoration of Their 60th](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32204-cashmere-village-green), plaque · 1.1 km


## The reports nearby
234 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9091722), [7B Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/7b-worsleys-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9029717), [20 Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/20-worsleys-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9022294), Worsleys Reserve 7B Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9022217), Worsleys Reserve 7B Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8906908), [7B Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/7b-worsleys-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8775603), [40R Shalamar Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/40r-shalamar-drive)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8573859), [8 Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/8-worsleys-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8532301), [8A Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/8a-worsleys-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8456333), [8 Bridgemere Lane, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/8-bridgemere-lane)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8375975), [7B Worsleys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/7b-worsleys-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8355530), [2 McCullough Lane, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/2-mccullough-lane)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8322041), Long Acre Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Holmcroft Reserve in [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft), 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Holmcroft Reserve?**

3 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.


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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/35677-holmcroft-reserve
