# In Memory, a plaque of Lyttelton A plaque of the city, standing at Captain John Parsons Memorial in Lyttelton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN MEMORY OF (TEXT PARTIALLY OBSCURED) 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: Captain John Parsons Memorial - The suburb: [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080108/00378/R0010133.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory) - [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 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 scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Ōhinehou - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The rockfall survey counts 1 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 0 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 6 February 2012 · ~250 m from the pin · 378 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6032&lon=172.71832&radius=250 ## Around it - [Sutton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1187-sutton-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [Lyttelton War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1214-lyttelton-war-memorial), community park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-163-heathcote-valley), track · 1.4 km - [‘ohinehou’ / This Carving Represents ‘hinehouroko’](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310890-sutton-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [In Memory of Stanley James Helms 1947 - 1997 in Recognition](https://www.chch.live/plaque/481-sutton-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [Sled Dog / New Zealand Antarctic Society](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310888-sled-dog), plaque · ~200 m - [In Memory of John Richard Webb](https://www.chch.live/plaque/465-simeon-quay-reserve), plaque · ~300 m ## The reports nearby 938 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9065307), 3–17 Cunningham Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9065304), [2 Cunningham Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-cunningham-terrace) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9060214), 44–78 London St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9023431), [1 Hawkhurst Road, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/1-hawkhurst-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9022230), [7 Dublin Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/7-dublin-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9001841), [14 Canterbury St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/14-canterbury-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8979409), [7 Dublin St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/7-dublin-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8978315), [25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-canterbury-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955506), Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955490), Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8915718), [40 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/40-norwich-quay) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8876593), [20 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-norwich-quay) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Captain John Parsons Memorial in [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 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/486-captain-john-parsons-memorial