# In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘a Friend of the Estuary’, a plaque of Redcliffs A plaque of the city, standing at Mccormacks Bay in Redcliffs, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘A Friend of the Estuary’ 2002 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: [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), 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/20090707/00377/R0062003.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Bernard Hansen — a Friend of the Estuary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61804-mccormacks-bay), “BERNARD HANSEN — a friend of the estuary” - [Paul Barry Dolan 1974–1993 in Commemoration](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61827-mccormacks-bay), “PAUL BARRY DOLAN 1974–1993 In commemoration of his involvement in the McCormacks…” - [Sit and Enjoy the Beauty of our Southern Alps — Donated](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62130-mccormacks-bay), “Sit and enjoy the beauty of our Southern Alps — donated by Ron Poore” - [In Loving Memory of Cyril & Betty Hunter 1914–2007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62149-mccormacks-bay), “In Loving Memory of Cyril & Betty Hunter 1914–2007 / 1916–2007 Many happy years…” - [In Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62161-mccormacks-bay), “In Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941 – 25 January 2008 A keen ob…” - [In Proud Memory of My Son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62210-mccormacks-bay), “In proud memory of my son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982 Killed in Fiordland wh…” - [Presented by Mt Pleasant Garden Club 1940 – 1980](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62246-mccormacks-bay), “Presented by Mt Pleasant Garden Club 1940 – 1980” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘a Friend of the Estuary’](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Remembrance%20of%20Ruth%20Spragge%20%E2%80%98a%20Friend%20of%20the%20Estuary%E2%80%99) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Remembrance%20of%20Ruth%20Spragge%20%E2%80%98a%20Friend%20of%20the%20Estuary%E2%80%99) - [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), 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 - [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 - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), McCormacks Bay, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On the recorded McCormacks Bay South end tip](https://www.chch.live/landfills), ?–1950 · the landfill register - [On a council-listed parcel](https://www.chch.live/hazards), Cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs - [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55773&lon=172.72813&radius=250 ## Around it - [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Balmoral Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1614-balmoral-hill-reserve), community park · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-162-ferrymead), track · 1.0 km - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · 1.0 km - [In Memory of Geoffrey Courthorpe Salt](https://www.chch.live/plaque/56768-glenstrae-road-reserve), plaque · ~400 m - [Dunkeld Meeting Place Opened by Anthony Docherty Deputy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55227-balmoral-hill-reserve), plaque · ~450 m - [Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~500 m - [These Swings Are a Gift From Reuben, for Everyone to Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310954-te-papa-kura-redcliffs-park), plaque · ~600 m ## The reports nearby 212 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9053851), 138–140 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8998954), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Sign Poles](https://www.chch.live/report/8992376), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8888852), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8884630), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8877181), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8874397), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8874192), [150 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/150-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8774980), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8680032), [128 McCormacks Bay Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/128-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8579035), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8567828), Redcliffs, Canterbury 8081, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Mccormacks Bay 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 Mccormacks Bay?** 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/62144-mccormacks-bay