# In Proud Memory of My Son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982, 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 proud memory of my son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982 Killed in Fiordland while attempting an alpine rescue The ultimate sacrifice Once, for us, the sun used to shine. Jack W. Taylor 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/R0062113.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 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…” - [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 Proud Memory of My Son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Proud%20Memory%20of%20My%20Son%20Steven%20Clive%20Taylor%201959%20%E2%80%93%201982) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Proud%20Memory%20of%20My%20Son%20Steven%20Clive%20Taylor%201959%20%E2%80%93%201982) - [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 R14/78 2014 - [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 rockfall survey counts 41 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 38 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 24 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 597 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55981&lon=172.72684&radius=250 ## Around it - [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Glenstrae Road Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1461-glenstrae-road-reserve), community park · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~500 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 · ~200 m - [Dunkeld Meeting Place Opened by Anthony Docherty Deputy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55227-balmoral-hill-reserve), plaque · ~400 m - [These Swings Are a Gift From Reuben, for Everyone to Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310954-te-papa-kura-redcliffs-park), plaque · ~650 m - [Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~700 m ## The reports nearby 167 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9030492), [17B Basil Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/17b-basil-place) - [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) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8804346), [78 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/78-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8571003), [1 Maffeys Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/1-maffeys-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8563869), [68 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/68-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8425409), [100 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/100-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8329690), [78 McCormacks Bay Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/78-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8245874), [11 Basil Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/11-basil-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8182245), 92–102 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8164856), [108 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/108-mccormacks-bay-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7716690), [3A La Costa Lane, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant/3a-la-costa-lane) ## 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. --- 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/62210-mccormacks-bay