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Bridge of Remembrance plaque, no. 62853

A plaque at Bridge Of Remembrance, standing in Christchurch Central. The surveyor filed a note, not words: “Bronze soldier profile medallion – no text”.

The ground
Bridge Of Remembrance
The suburb
Christchurch Central
The year
2009, the register’s commission
The register says
in service

The register’s own frame

the register’s photograph of the plaque at Bridge Of Remembrance

The council’s image, opened at its own host, the frame is the record’s, the reading is yours.

Where it stands

The record’s own pin; the strong outline is the suburb around it, the rest are its neighbours.

The ground’s other names 19

Qvid Non Pro Patria “QVID NON PRO PATRIA” Erected by the Citizens of Christchurch in Grateful “ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE …” There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance, no. 62849 “THERE'S ROSEMARY THAT'S FOR REMEMBRANCE” There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance, no. 62850 “THERE'S ROSEMARY THAT'S FOR REMEMBRANCE” City of Christchurch This Plaque Records the Completion “CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH THIS PLAQUE RECORDS THE COMPLETION OF MAJOR…” Dedicated to the Memory of All Gunners Who Served “DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GUNNERS WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT W…” On This Site on the 16th Dec “ON THIS SITE ON THE 16TH DEC. 1867 THE FIRST PARADE OF E. BATTER…” Bridge of Remembrance plaque, no. 62864 the surveyor’s note: Bronze soldier medallion – no text

11 more names stand on the same ground, the whole roll keeps them: /plaques.

In the archive

Documents naming Bridge of Remembrance plaque, no. 62853 the shelf, searched for the name on the plaque The record’s own search everywhere else the name appears Bridge Of Remembrance the park the plaque stands on Christchurch Central 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” the 2019 screening study Inside a listed place’s setting Bridge of Remembrance and Setting On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground Ōtākaro (Avon River) Inside a kept landscape, SF8.2 - Significant Feature the landscape schedule A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting Heritage A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item Heritage The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) ARP The nearest recorded shake: M4 27 December 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 166 logged within 5 km

The plans and surveys kept here, asked once of the pin. The whole stack answers live: what stood on this ground →

Around it

Bridge Of Remembrance the botanic park it’s inside Friendship Corner botanic park · under 150 m Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City track · under 150 m from the pin In Memory of Allied Naval Personnel Who Paid the Supreme plaque · under 150 m Royal New Zealand Navy plaque · under 150 m In Memory of Allied Naval Personnel Who Paid the Supreme plaque · under 150 m Royal New Zealand Navy plaque · under 150 m

The reports nearby

5,870 council reports pinned within 250 m of the point, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,946 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City · 11 October 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 115 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City · 8 October 2026
General Request 119 Cashel St · 8 October 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 262A Montreal St · 7 October 2026
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art 262A Montreal St · 7 October 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 44B Hereford St · 7 October 2026
Trees - General 72 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City · 7 October 2026
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art Tiffany Reserve 95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City · 6 October 2026
Animal - General 88 Worcester St · 6 October 2026
Hazard, vehicle 54 Lichfield St · 5 October 2026
Traffic Signals 119–171 Tuam St · 5 October 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 59 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City · 4 October 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is this?

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Bridge Of Remembrance in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

What does it say?

The surveyor filed a note, not the words themselves, “Bronze soldier profile medallion – no text”. The plaque still earns its page: it stands, the ground is named, and the record’s pin is real.

Are there others at Bridge Of Remembrance?

20 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.

The record behind this

Christchurch City Council’s 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 today. The pin is the record’s position on the layer.

This page as markdown: /plaque/62853-bridge-of-remembrance.md · the roll: /plaques · the record as data: /plaques.json · on the big map: /map?layer=plaques · the monuments the crowd mapped: /memorial · what stood on this ground before: /before.