# We Remember Jim and Marjorie 1912–1996, 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 > WE REMEMBER JIM and MARJORIE 1912–1996 / 1915–2007 WHO LOVED THIS VIEW The Curtis Family 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/20090728/00378/R0051892.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…” - [In Loving Memory of Valerie May Johnson 1913 – 1998](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58038-nicholson-park), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF VALERIE MAY JOHNSON 1913 – 1998 WHO LOVED THESE HILLS AND TH…” - [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…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming We Remember Jim and Marjorie 1912–1996](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=We%20Remember%20Jim%20and%20Marjorie%201912%E2%80%931996) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=We%20Remember%20Jim%20and%20Marjorie%201912%E2%80%931996) - [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 - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [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 89 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 53 came down · 14 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 435 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57165&lon=172.77397&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 · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), track · ~400 m - [To the Memory of / Gilbert W. Lewis / 1921 - 1995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84478-whitewash-reserve), plaque · ~150 m - [This Seat Was Donated by the / Sumner Senior Citizens Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84474-whitewash-reserve), plaque · ~150 m - [World War II Road Blocks / 1942](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84475-whitewash-reserve), plaque · ~200 m - [In Memory of / Gordon and Jack Dalziel](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84442-scarborough-beach), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 381 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) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8792148), [2 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-scarborough-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8751881), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-scarborough-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) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8529156), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-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) ## 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/58075-nicholson-park