# In Fond Memory of Miss Betty Hart 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003, a plaque of Christchurch Central

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

## The words it carries

> IN FOND MEMORY OF MISS BETTY HART 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003 LONG STANDING MEMBER OF THE CHRISTCHURCH BEAUTIFYING ASSN INC

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: [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090303/00377/R0047067.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Millbrook Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41187-millbrook-reserve), its words filed unknown
- [In Loving Memory of / James Ryder Burford / 1944 - 2017](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311054-millbrook-reserve), “In loving memory of/ James Ryder Burford/ 1944 - 2017/ cherished father, brother…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Fond Memory of Miss Betty Hart 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Fond%20Memory%20of%20Miss%20Betty%20Hart%2030-3-1913%20%E2%80%94%2024-7-2003)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Fond%20Memory%20of%20Miss%20Betty%20Hart%2030-3-1913%20%E2%80%94%2024-7-2003)
- [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.3 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 1.1 km from the pin · 71 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52261&lon=172.61742&radius=250

## Around it

- [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-434-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-387-merivale), track · under 150 m
- [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76080-little-hagley-park), plaque · under 150 m
- [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/70499-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~150 m
- [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/287220-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~150 m
- [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115800-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~500 m


## The reports nearby
188 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081866), Harper Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8965960), [27 Helmores Lane, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/27-helmores-lane)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8885516), Helmores Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8874630), [1 Harper Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-harper-avenue)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8764886), Carlton Mill Riverside Reserve Carlton Mill Bridge, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8764551), [1 Harper Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-harper-avenue)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8650406), [7C Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7c-rossall-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8635769), [6R Desmond Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6r-desmond-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8634047), [6R Desmond Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6r-desmond-street)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8597770), [6R Desmond Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6r-desmond-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8597263), [6R Desmond Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6r-desmond-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8428678), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Millbrook Reserve in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 Millbrook 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 2009. 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/41206-millbrook-reserve
