# The Chapel Is Open 1 Pm to 4 Pm Daily Closed Sundays, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Friendship Corner in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THE CHAPEL IS OPEN 1 PM TO 4 PM DAILY CLOSED SUNDAYS & CHRISTMAS DAY 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: [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090829/00378/R0055191.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Planted on 14th April 1983 by His Excellency Premier Zhao](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62798-friendship-corner), “PLANTED ON 14TH APRIL 1983 BY HIS EXCELLENCY PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG OF THE PEOPLE'S…” - [In Memory of Allied Naval Personnel Who Paid the Supreme, no. 62806](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62806-friendship-corner), “IN MEMORY OF ALLIED NAVAL PERSONNEL WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE SERVIC…” - [Royal New Zealand Navy, no. 62807](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62807-friendship-corner), “ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY (crest only)” - [In Memory of Allied Naval Personnel Who Paid the Supreme, no. 62808](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62808-friendship-corner), “IN MEMORY OF ALLIED NAVAL PERSONNEL WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE (duplicate of…” - [Royal New Zealand Navy, no. 62809](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62809-friendship-corner), “ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY (crest)” - [Rose](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62820-friendship-corner), “Rose. Soroptimist International Donated and planted by Soroptimists of Christchu…” - [Friendship Corner / Sister Cities](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85794-friendship-corner), “FRIENDSHIP CORNER / Sister Cities / (list largely illegible on inlay)” - [Halswell Quarry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85797-friendship-corner), “HALSWELL QUARRY / (bronze plaque describing quarry history – partial)” - [Friendship Corner plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85804-friendship-corner), the surveyor’s note: illegible – triangular emblem plaque ## In the archive - [Documents naming The Chapel Is Open 1 Pm to 4 Pm Daily Closed Sundays](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Chapel%20Is%20Open%201%20Pm%20to%204%20Pm%20Daily%20Closed%20Sundays) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=The%20Chapel%20Is%20Open%201%20Pm%20to%204%20Pm%20Daily%20Closed%20Sundays) - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), the ground’s own page - [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 - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP - [The nearest recorded shake: M4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 December 2010 · ~200 m from the pin · 169 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53352&lon=172.63345&radius=250 ## Around it - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), the botanic park it’s inside - [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), botanic park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [26th Infantry Battalion 2nzef](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286886-bridge-of-remembrance), plaque · under 150 m - [Dedicated to All Personnel of the Allied](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286885-bridge-of-remembrance), plaque · under 150 m - [Dedicated to All Personnel of the Allied Merchant Navies](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62877-bridge-of-remembrance), plaque · under 150 m - [There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62875-bridge-of-remembrance), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 5,041 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084452), [60 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-cashel-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9076150), [50 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-lichfield-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057502), [115 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-cashel-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9053409), [119 Cashel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/119-cashel-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045844), [72 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/72-hereford-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9042828), Tiffany Reserve 95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9034244), [54 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/54-lichfield-street) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9031892), 119–171 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028848), [59 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-cambridge-terrace) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9028821), [88 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-cambridge-terrace) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9028798), [96 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/96-oxford-terrace) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9018007), [110 Cambridge Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-cambridge-terrace) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Friendship Corner 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Friendship Corner?** 10 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/62802-friendship-corner