# William Guise Brittan Historical Garden on 26 November 1994, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at William Brittan Garden Opening in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> WILLIAM GUISE BRITTAN HISTORICAL GARDEN On 26 November 1994 the first shrubs were planted at the official opening of this reserve. The guest of honour was Amanda Upham, daughter of Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, V.C. and Bar, the great‑grandson of William Guise Brittan.

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: William Brittan Garden Opening
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090812/00377/R0065998.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming William Guise Brittan Historical Garden on 26 November 1994](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=William%20Guise%20Brittan%20Historical%20Garden%20on%2026%20November%201994)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=William%20Guise%20Brittan%20Historical%20Garden%20on%2026%20November%201994)
- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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

- [Graded TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside the Englefield Avonville heritage area](https://www.chch.live/heritage), the schedule’s whole-street care
- [The plan zones this ground Residential Suburban](https://www.chch.live/zones), RS
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 June 2012 · ~650 m from the pin · 158 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52679&lon=172.65079&radius=250

## Around it

- [William Brittan](https://www.chch.live/park/1734-william-brittan), the community park it’s inside
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-572-linwood), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-575-richmond), track · ~350 m
- [He Tohu Whakamaumahara o Matou Tipuna](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59732-william-brittan-reserve-ancest), plaque · under 150 m
- [These Gates Were Donated to the Linwood–avonside Croquet](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59631-beverley-park), plaque · ~250 m
- [Thanks to / Käinga ORA](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310903-te-ara-a-rongo-gloucester-worc), plaque · ~400 m
- [This Cairn / Marks the Site / of the / Brick Wharf](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310902-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · ~450 m


## The reports nearby
1,668 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9084860), [207 Fitzgerald Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9082426), [284 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-kilmore-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075567), [198 Chester St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/198-chester-st-east)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074390), [2A Bangor Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2a-bangor-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9065950), [198 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/198-chester-street-east)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9065573), [196 Chester St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-chester-st-east)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9054422), [472 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/472-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9054395), [284 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-kilmore-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9054393), [227A Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227a-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9046120), [2 Bangor Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-bangor-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9045851), [168B Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/168b-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043594), [202 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/202-fitzgerald-avenue)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at William Brittan Garden Opening in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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.

**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/59723-william-brittan-garden-opening