# Rene Griffith Died 6th July 2005 Aged 96 in Surrey, England, a plaque of Richmond

A plaque of the city, standing at Avebury Park in Richmond, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> RENE GRIFFITH Died 6th July 2005 aged 96 in Surrey, England This place was a favourite in her beloved New Zealand.

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: [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1019-avebury-park), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090804/00378/R0052711.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [1932 – 1992 This Tåtara Was Planted to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59089-avebury-park), “1932 – 1992 This tōtara was planted to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the…”
- [Donated by N.Z. Founders Society Inc. Canterbury Branch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59101-avebury-park), “Donated by N.Z. Founders Society Inc. Canterbury Branch September 2007”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Rene Griffith Died 6th July 2005 Aged 96 in Surrey, England](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rene%20Griffith%20Died%206th%20July%202005%20Aged%2096%20in%20Surrey%2C%20England)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Rene%20Griffith%20Died%206th%20July%202005%20Aged%2096%20in%20Surrey%2C%20England)
- [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1019-avebury-park), the ground’s own page
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 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

- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 3 April 2011 · ~350 m from the pin · 157 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51948&lon=172.66021&radius=250

## Around it

- [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1019-avebury-park), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Avon Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1890-avon-riverbank-true-right), community park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-52-richmond), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Dallington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-50-dallington), track · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside), track · ~200 m
- [In Commemoration of the Centenary of Women’S Suffrage](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51845-richmond-playground), plaque · ~350 m
- [These Gates Were Donated to the Linwood–avonside Croquet](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59631-beverley-park), plaque · ~1000 m
- [Woodham Park Opened 21st Nov](https://www.chch.live/plaque/53985-woodham-park), plaque · 1.0 km
- [Woodham Park / Opened 21st Nov](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310932-woodham-park), plaque · 1.0 km


## The reports nearby
1,258 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9077965), [37 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/37-eveleyn-couzins-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9072380), [68 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/68-vogel-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047314), [15 Flesher Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/15-flesher-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9014423), [46 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/46-vogel-street)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9003587), [223 River Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/223-river-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8987185), [1 Gowerton Place, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/1-gowerton-place)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8987028), [11 Tweed Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/11-tweed-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8957419), [16 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/16-eveleyn-couzins-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8956536), [172 North Avon Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/172-north-avon-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8931382), [59 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/59-vogel-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8929158), [46 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/46-vogel-street)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8919470), [42 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/42-vogel-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avebury Park in [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 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 Avebury Park?**

3 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/59094-avebury-park