# In Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941, a plaque of Mount Pleasant

A plaque of the city, standing at Mccormacks Bay in Mount Pleasant, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> In Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941 – 25 January 2008 A keen observer of the bay and its birdlife

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: [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090708/00377/R0062069.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 Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘a Friend of the Estuary’](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62144-mccormacks-bay), “In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘A Friend of the Estuary’ 2002”
- [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 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 Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20Anne%20(Rosemary)%20Fear%207%20June%201941)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20Anne%20(Rosemary)%20Fear%207%20June%201941)
- [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the ground’s own page
- [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant), 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
- [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 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 plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The rockfall survey counts 25 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 21 came down
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55726&lon=172.72307&radius=250

## Around it

- [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Soleares Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1565-soleares-playground), community park · ~450 m
- [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~400 m
- [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-162-ferrymead), track · ~600 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~600 m
- [In Memory of Geoffrey Courthorpe Salt](https://www.chch.live/plaque/56768-glenstrae-road-reserve), plaque · ~650 m
- [Jonathan McGregor Smith / on Mt. D’Archiac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54096-the-brae), plaque · ~750 m
- [Dunkeld Meeting Place Opened by Anthony Docherty Deputy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55227-balmoral-hill-reserve), plaque · ~800 m
- [Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~900 m


## The reports nearby
298 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/9066506), [40 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/40-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9024065), Main Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8988764), [18 Soleares Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/18-soleares-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8988729), [14 Soleares Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/14-soleares-avenue)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8985106), [64 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/64-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8936025), [23 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/23-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8915665), [60 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/60-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8889721), [3 Maffeys Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/3-maffeys-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8833404), [68 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/68-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8653331), [23 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/23-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8636794), [23 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/23-mccormacks-bay-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8627120), [23 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/23-mccormacks-bay-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Mccormacks Bay in [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant), 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.


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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/62161-mccormacks-bay