# In Memory of Madam Libeau, Pierre David, Le Vaillant, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at L'Aube Hill Reserve in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In Memory of Madam Libeau, Pierre David, Le Vaillant, Etéveneaux, Mlle Amelie Etéveneaux, Mon. Fleur, Rouslot, André Jendrot, Capt. Edourd Le Lièvre, Mr Magee, Mrs Magee, Mr Peter Walter ... EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL MAY 1842 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: [L'Aube Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1200-l-aube-hill-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080312/00378/R0014831.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Loving Memory of our Dear Friend Bernard Poujol Port De](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5357-l-aube-hill-reserve), “In loving memory of our dear friend Bernard Poujol Port de Bouc 1930 - Paris 200…” - [Old French Burial Ground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5365-l-aube-hill-reserve), “OLD FRENCH BURIAL GROUND” - [Ci-Gît Le Corps de Le Lièvre édouard, Gé de 35 Ans, Capt Du](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5367-l-aube-hill-reserve), “CI-GÎT LE CORPS DE LE LIÈVRE ÉDOUARD, GÉ DE 35 ANS, CAPT DU NAVIRE HÉVA, DÉCÉDÉ…” - [Ici Repose Le Corps de Mr Pierre Le Buffé Commis de La](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5370-l-aube-hill-reserve), “ICI REPOSE LE CORPS DE MR PIERRE LE BUFFÉ COMMIS DE LA MARINE GÉ DE 26 ANS. MORT…” - [French Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5371-l-aube-hill-reserve), “FRENCH CEMETERY” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of Madam Libeau, Pierre David, Le Vaillant](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Madam%20Libeau%2C%20Pierre%20David%2C%20Le%20Vaillant) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Madam%20Libeau%2C%20Pierre%20David%2C%20Le%20Vaillant) - [L'Aube Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1200-l-aube-hill-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2008 Akaroa Basin Harbour Settlements Study - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), French Cemetery Akaroa - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (Cemetery)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPC - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.3 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8038&lon=172.97033&radius=250 ## Around it - [L'aube Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1200-l-aube-hill-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Settlers Hill Walkway](https://www.chch.live/park/1063-settlers-hill-walkway), community park · ~150 m - [To Commemorate Akaroa Cricket Club Centennial 24 February](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4808-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · ~150 m - [Erected in Memory of Rex & Son Murray Davis Both Had a Life](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4810-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · ~200 m - [In Memory of Ted Armstrong 1912 - 1995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4813-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · ~200 m - [In Loving Memory Len Blomquist 1902 - 1993](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4672-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · ~250 m ## The reports nearby 124 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8632403), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8631787), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8444491), [40 Rue Brittan, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40-rue-brittan) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8409392), [28 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-lavaud) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8358120), Rue Brittan, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8349660), [40C Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40c-rue-lavaud) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8122935), [38 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/38-rue-lavaud) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8028031), [40 Rue Brittan, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40-rue-brittan) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7863642), [19 Settlers Hill, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/19-settlers-hill) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at L'Aube Hill Reserve in [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 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 L'Aube Hill Reserve?** 6 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **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/5368-l-aube-hill-reserve