# In Commemoration of the Centenary of Women’S Suffrage, a plaque of Richmond

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

## The words it carries

> In Commemoration of the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage Hagley Ferrymead Community Board November 1993

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: [Richmond Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1205-richmond-playground), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090612/00377/R0058501.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Commemoration of the Centenary of Women’S Suffrage](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Commemoration%20of%20the%20Centenary%20of%20Women%E2%80%99S%20Suffrage)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Commemoration%20of%20the%20Centenary%20of%20Women%E2%80%99S%20Suffrage)
- [Richmond Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1205-richmond-playground), the ground’s own page
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 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
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High 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: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 3 April 2011 · ~650 m from the pin · 147 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52051&lon=172.65621&radius=250

## Around it

- [Richmond Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1205-richmond-playground), the community park it’s inside
- [Alexandra Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1145-alexandra-park), community park · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-587-richmond), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Dallington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-50-dallington), track · ~350 m
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside), track · ~400 m
- [Donated by N.Z. Founders Society Inc. Canterbury Branch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59101-avebury-park), plaque · ~350 m
- [Rene Griffith Died 6th July 2005 Aged 96 in Surrey, England](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59094-avebury-park), plaque · ~350 m
- [1932 – 1992 This Tåtara Was Planted to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59089-avebury-park), plaque · ~350 m
- [These Gates Were Donated to the Linwood–avonside Croquet](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59631-beverley-park), plaque · ~750 m


## The reports nearby
1,543 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9088086), [37 London St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/37-london-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9087967), 24–26 Pavitt St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9084498), [310 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/310-stanmore-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9072380), [68 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/68-vogel-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9069787), [76 Alexandra St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/76-alexandra-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039472), [9 Pavitt St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/9-pavitt-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9024547), [249A Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/249a-stanmore-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9024542), [261 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/261-stanmore-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9024532), [322 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/322-stanmore-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9019414), [331 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/331-stanmore-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9019398), [295 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/295-stanmore-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9016743), [339 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/339-stanmore-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Richmond Playground in [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 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 seat. 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.


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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/51845-richmond-playground
