# Rest – There Is Peace and Beauty in our Valley Donated, a plaque of Redcliffs

A plaque of the city, standing at Barnett Park Sports Grounds in Redcliffs, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> REST – THERE IS PEACE AND BEAUTY IN OUR VALLEY DONATED BY LILA WILKINS

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: [Barnett Park Sports Grounds](https://www.chch.live/park/1021-barnett-park-sports-grounds), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090721/00377/R0063547.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Mary Moodie Founder and Mother of Foster Care 1926 – 1995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57575-barnett-park-sports-grounds), “MARY MOODIE FOUNDER AND MOTHER OF FOSTER CARE 1926 – 1995”
- [A Joint Project Between the Christchurch City Council](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57656-barnett-park-sports-grounds), “A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF FER…”
- [To the Citizens of Christchurch From the Rotary Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57697-barnett-park-sports-grounds), “TO THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF LINWOOD–WOOLSTON JUNE 19…”
- [A Sumner …](https://www.chch.live/plaque/57713-barnett-park-sports-grounds), “A SUMNER …”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Rest – There Is Peace and Beauty in our Valley Donated](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rest%20%E2%80%93%20There%20Is%20Peace%20and%20Beauty%20in%20our%20Valley%20Donated)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Rest%20%E2%80%93%20There%20Is%20Peace%20and%20Beauty%20in%20our%20Valley%20Donated)
- [Barnett Park Sports Grounds](https://www.chch.live/park/1021-barnett-park-sports-grounds), the ground’s own page
- [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 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 modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2000 Sumner - Redcliffs Flood Event (October)
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON
- [The rockfall survey counts 27 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 16 came down · 6 wobble easy
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 16 June 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 600 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56844&lon=172.73904&radius=250

## Around it

- [Barnett Park Sports Grounds](https://www.chch.live/park/1021-barnett-park-sports-grounds), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Barnett Park Conservation](https://www.chch.live/park/1492-barnett-park-conservation), regional park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~450 m
- [We Remember With Love our Precious](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95225-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~450 m
- [Moncks Bay Tram Stop 1934](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95235-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~450 m
- [Moncks Bay Gun Emplacement / Circa 1940](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95227-monks-bay-gun-emplacement), plaque · ~450 m
- [Rest a While and Embrace the / Moment / in Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95233-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~450 m


## The reports nearby
81 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9123643), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9001249), [111 Bay View Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/111-bay-view-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8836169), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8665012), Barnett Park 200A Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8499089), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8496224), [60 Bay View Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/60-bay-view-road)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8394725), [56 Bay View Road, Moncks Bay, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/56-bay-view-road)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8394720), [60 Bay View Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/60-bay-view-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8295408), [54 Bay View Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/54-bay-view-road)
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8251669), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8185343), [58 Bay View Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/58-bay-view-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7762361), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Barnett Park Sports Grounds in [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 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.

**Are there others at Barnett Park Sports Grounds?**

5 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/57466-barnett-park-sports-grounds
