# Woolston Proclaimed a Borough July 27th 1893 ‘may IT, a plaque of Woolston A plaque of the city, standing at Woolston Borough Monument in Woolston, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > WOOLSTON PROCLAIMED A BOROUGH JULY 27TH 1893 ‘MAY IT PROSPER’ JOHN RICHARDSON MAYOR 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: Woolston Borough Monument - The suburb: [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090619/00377/R0059460.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Woolston Proclaimed a Borough July 27th 1893 ‘may IT](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Woolston%20Proclaimed%20a%20Borough%20July%2027th%201893%20%E2%80%98may%20IT) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Woolston%20Proclaimed%20a%20Borough%20July%2027th%201893%20%E2%80%98may%20IT) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 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 - [Graded TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Heathcote River, the managed reach - [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), Woolston Borough Monument and Setting - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 29 October 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 462 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54677&lon=172.67769&radius=250 ## Around it - [Christchurch Quay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/908-christchurch-quay-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Connal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1178-connal-reserve), community park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · under 150 m - [Christchurch Quay Est](https://www.chch.live/plaque/53354-christchurch-quay-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [Woolston Centennial 27th July 1893–1993 Plaque – Donated](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54222-woolston-park), plaque · ~200 m - [Woolston Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310934-woolston-park), plaque · ~200 m - [This Garden Is Dedicated to the Memory of James McCombs](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54470-woolston-park), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 1,049 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092427), [589 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/589-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092416), Ferry Rd near Tilford St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9032897), [5 Hargood Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/5-hargood-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9032886), [560 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/560-ferry-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9032648), [635 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/635-ferry-road) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9022549), [24 Richardson Terrace, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/24-richardson-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9022220), [583 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/583-ferry-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996775), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996262), [583 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/583-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8962086), [619 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/619-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948870), [627 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/627-ferry-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8940212), [589 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/589-ferry-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Woolston Borough Monument in [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 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/53344-woolston-borough-monument