# In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham, a plaque of Saint Albans A plaque of the city, standing at Abberley Park in Saint Albans, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In Memory Of Roy Reed Accidentally killed on Trentham Racecourse March 17th 1936 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: [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090113/00377/R0041753.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [1990 Natural Heritage Projects Duplicate Entry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36733-abberley-park), “1990 Natural Heritage Projects duplicate entry (full text in 34742)” - [New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36743-abberley-park), “New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park Opened February 17th 1940 ...” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Roy%20Reed%20Accidentally%20Killed%20on%20Trentham) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Roy%20Reed%20Accidentally%20Killed%20on%20Trentham) - [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), the ground’s own page - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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), 1986 Storm Report (July) - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Abberley Park - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon River and Tributaries - [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), 30 August 2025 · 1.7 km from the pin · 56 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51354&lon=172.63035&radius=250 ## Around it - [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), the botanic park it’s inside - [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club), sports ground park · ~350 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-511-saint-albans), track · ~450 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), track · ~850 m - [Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41294-merivale-village-green), plaque · ~650 m - [New Zealand Football / Southern Regional Facilities](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310852-english-park-stadium), plaque · ~700 m - [English Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311055-english-park), plaque · ~800 m - [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/70519-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~950 m ## The reports nearby 805 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/9009424), [36 Ranfurly St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/36-ranfurly-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005689), [57 Ranfurly St, St Albans Northland 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/57-ranfurly-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9005609), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8959409), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950457), [153 Springfield Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/153-springfield-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8922537), [28A Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/28a-abberley-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8911401), [28 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/28-abberley-crescent) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8909120), [10 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/10-edgeware-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8857417), [182 Springfield Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/182-springfield-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8853009), [32 Ranfurly Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/32-ranfurly-street) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8833181), [176 Springfield Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/176-springfield-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8794726), [23 Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Abberley Park in [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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 Abberley Park?** 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 2009. 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/36619-abberley-park