# In Loving Memory of Valerie May Johnson 1913 – 1998, a plaque of Scarborough A plaque of the city, standing at Nicholson Park in Scarborough, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN LOVING MEMORY OF VALERIE MAY JOHNSON 1913 – 1998 WHO LOVED THESE HILLS AND THE VIEW OF THE SEA 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: [Nicholson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1530-nicholson-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090727/00378/R0051797.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Loving Memory of Trish Macfarlane You Will Be Remembered](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58027-nicholson-park), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF TRISH MACFARLANE YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED ALWAYS LIKE THIS BEA…” - [In Remembrance of (My Lovely Lady) Daryl Brown and Her Love](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58032-nicholson-park), “IN REMEMBRANCE OF (MY LOVELY LADY) DARYL BROWN AND HER LOVE FOR SUMNER & THE SEA…” - [Remembering Steven Sergio Searle 1948 – 2004 Time](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58052-nicholson-park), “Remembering STEVEN SERGIO SEARLE 1948 – 2004 Time for a quiet one…” - [In Loving Memory of Alan James Samson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58055-nicholson-park), “In Loving Memory of ALAN JAMES SAMSON 2.10.47 – 20.9.04 A very special man. You…” - [In Loving Memory of David Glen Samson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58056-nicholson-park), “In Loving Memory of David Glen Samson 20.1.76 – 30.5.01 A seat with a view espec…” - [In Loving Memory of Graham Riley 1912 – 1998 He Loved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58072-nicholson-park), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF GRAHAM RILEY 1912 – 1998 HE LOVED TO WALK HERE WITH PAT AND…” - [We Remember Jim and Marjorie 1912–1996](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58075-nicholson-park), “WE REMEMBER JIM and MARJORIE 1912–1996 / 1915–2007 WHO LOVED THIS VIEW The Curti…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Loving Memory of Valerie May Johnson 1913 – 1998](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20Valerie%20May%20Johnson%201913%20%E2%80%93%201998) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20Valerie%20May%20Johnson%201913%20%E2%80%93%201998) - [Nicholson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1530-nicholson-park), the ground’s own page - [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), 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 - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The rockfall survey counts 91 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 54 came down · 14 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 13 June 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 434 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57246&lon=172.77452&radius=250 ## Around it - [Nicholson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1530-nicholson-park), the community park it’s inside - [Whitewash Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1265-whitewash-reserve), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), track · ~450 m - [This Seat Was Donated by the / Sumner Senior Citizens Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84474-whitewash-reserve), plaque · ~250 m - [To the Memory of / Gilbert W. Lewis / 1921 - 1995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84478-whitewash-reserve), plaque · ~250 m - [World War II Road Blocks / 1942](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84475-whitewash-reserve), plaque · ~250 m - [In Memory of / Gordon and Jack Dalziel](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84442-scarborough-beach), plaque · ~250 m ## The reports nearby 316 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8969059), [31 Taylors Mistake Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/31-taylors-mistake-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8733090), Nicholson Park 142 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8730825), [13 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/13-scarborough-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8683112), [134 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/134-scarborough-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8613046), [134 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/134-scarborough-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8490700), Taylors Mistake Beach, Christchurch Canterbury 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8270634), [31 Whitewash Head Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/31-whitewash-head-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8237021), [2 Flowers Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-flowers-track) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8189855), [10 Taylors Mistake Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/10-taylors-mistake-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8144039), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8112328), [13 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/13-scarborough-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8045138), [5 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/5-scarborough-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Nicholson Park in [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), 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 Nicholson Park?** 8 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. --- 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/58038-nicholson-park