# In This Park Are Oak Trees Sourced by L. T. K. and Olive, a plaque of Fendalton A plaque of the city, standing at Ltk Allison Memorial in Fendalton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN THIS PARK ARE OAK TREES SOURCED BY L. T. K. AND OLIVE ALLISON WHICH ORIGINATE FROM QUERCUS ROBUR ACORNS BROUGHT TO NEW ZEALAND IN 1850 ON THE 'CHARLOTTE JANE' FROM THE FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGLAND BY THE BISHOP FAMILY. / L.T.K. ALLISON WAS A CHAIRMAN OF THE FENDALTON DOMAINS BOARD (1933-1954) WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PARK. / HIS DAUGHTER, DOROTHY ADDISON, DEDICATED THIS PLAQUE IN 2003 / ROCK FROM GARLANDS QUARRY 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: Ltk Allison Memorial - The suburb: [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090216/00377/R0045159.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming In This Park Are Oak Trees Sourced by L. T. K. and Olive](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20This%20Park%20Are%20Oak%20Trees%20Sourced%20by%20L.%20T.%20K.%20and%20Olive) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20This%20Park%20Are%20Oak%20Trees%20Sourced%20by%20L.%20T.%20K.%20and%20Olive) - [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton), 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), Avon River, the managed reach - [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: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 2.3 km from the pin · 41 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5189&lon=172.5927&radius=250 ## Around it - [Fendalton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1051-fendalton-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Otara Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/926-otara-reserve), community park · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-331-fendalton), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-328-ilam), track · ~200 m - [Fendalton Plunket Rooms This Stone Was Laid by Mr Cecil](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40350-fendalton-park), plaque · under 150 m - [Bet’S Bench Elizabeth 'Betty' Turner September 1928 — March](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40005-waiwetu-reserve), plaque · ~450 m - [Together Again Edward 'Eddie' Turner March 1925 — 2006](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40006-waiwetu-reserve), plaque · ~450 m - [Planted on the Site of the Former Waimairi District Council](https://www.chch.live/plaque/39871-jeffreys-reserve), plaque · ~600 m ## The reports nearby 383 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085354), [6 Willowbrook Place, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/6-willowbrook-place) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9077563), [186 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/186-fendalton-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9009719), [177 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/177-fendalton-road) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8958291), [19A Waiwetu St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/19a-waiwetu-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8930942), Fendalton Park Kotare Street, Fendalton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8820945), [181 Fendalton Road, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/181-fendalton-road) - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8791066), [177 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/177-fendalton-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8783759), [28a Makora Street, Fendalton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/28a-makora-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8720113), [185 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/185-fendalton-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8714097), [21 Waiwetu St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/21-waiwetu-street) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8640618), [185 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/185-fendalton-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8629198), [14A Glandovey Road, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/14a-glandovey-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Ltk Allison Memorial in [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton), 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 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/40106-ltk-allison-memorial