# Planted on 30th August 1982 by John Bollard and Henry, a plaque of Christchurch Central

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

## The words it carries

> PLANTED ON 30TH AUGUST 1982 BY JOHN BOLLARD AND HENRY SIMONSON OF THE SEATTLE/CHRISTCHURCH SISTER CITY LINK

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: [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2010
- Rides on: wall
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090831/00378/R0055315.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Qvid Non Pro Patria](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62826-bridge-of-remembrance), “QVID NON PRO PATRIA”
- [Erected by the Citizens of Christchurch in Grateful](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62847-bridge-of-remembrance), “ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF CANTERBURY'S…”
- [There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance, no. 62849](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62849-bridge-of-remembrance), “THERE'S ROSEMARY THAT'S FOR REMEMBRANCE”
- [There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance, no. 62850](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62850-bridge-of-remembrance), “THERE'S ROSEMARY THAT'S FOR REMEMBRANCE”
- [Bridge of Remembrance plaque, no. 62853](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62853-bridge-of-remembrance), the surveyor’s note: Bronze soldier profile medallion – no text
- [City of Christchurch This Plaque Records the Completion](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62858-bridge-of-remembrance), “CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH THIS PLAQUE RECORDS THE COMPLETION OF MAJOR REFURBISHMENT O…”
- [Dedicated to the Memory of All Gunners Who Served](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62859-bridge-of-remembrance), “DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL GUNNERS WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WARS AND SUBSEQUE…”
- [On This Site on the 16th Dec](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62861-bridge-of-remembrance), “ON THIS SITE ON THE 16TH DEC. 1867 THE FIRST PARADE OF E. BATTERY CHRISTCHURCH A…”
- [Bridge of Remembrance plaque, no. 62864](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62864-bridge-of-remembrance), the surveyor’s note: Bronze soldier medallion – no text
- [Foundation Stone Laid 25th April 1923 by His Excellency](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62866-bridge-of-remembrance), “FOUNDATION STONE LAID 25TH APRIL 1923 BY HIS EXCELLENCY VISCOUNT JELLICOE GOVERN…”
- [There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance, no. 62875](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62875-bridge-of-remembrance), “THERE'S ROSEMARY THAT'S FOR REMEMBRANCE (duplicate carving)”
- [There'S Rosemary That'S for Remembrance, no. 62876](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62876-bridge-of-remembrance), “THERE'S ROSEMARY THAT'S FOR REMEMBRANCE”
- [Dedicated to All Personnel of the Allied Merchant Navies](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62877-bridge-of-remembrance), “DEDICATED TO ALL PERSONNEL OF THE ALLIED MERCHANT NAVIES WHO SERVED WITH HONOUR…”
- [World War II / 1939 – 1945 / in Memory of Members](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286883-bridge-of-remembrance), “WORLD WAR II / 1939 – 1945 / IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE / 23rd N.Z. BATTALION /…”
- [In Memory of Men Who Served](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286884-bridge-of-remembrance), “In Memory of Men who served with / 20 BATTALION & ARMOURED REGIMENT / 2NZEF 1939…”
- [Dedicated to All Personnel of the Allied](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286885-bridge-of-remembrance), “DEDICATED TO ALL PERSONNEL OF THE ALLIED / MERCHANT NAVIES WHO SERVED WITH / HON…”
- [26th Infantry Battalion 2nzef](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286886-bridge-of-remembrance), “26th INFANTRY BATTALION 2NZEF / THIS SEAT IS DEDICATED TO THE / MEMORY OF OUR ME…”
- [The Battle for Crete / May 1941](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286887-bridge-of-remembrance), “THE BATTLE FOR CRETE / MAY 1941 / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / AND…”
- [Bridge of Remembrance plaque, no. 286888](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286888-bridge-of-remembrance), the surveyor’s note: no text found

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Planted on 30th August 1982 by John Bollard and Henry](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Planted%20on%2030th%20August%201982%20by%20John%20Bollard%20and%20Henry)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Planted%20on%2030th%20August%201982%20by%20John%20Bollard%20and%20Henry)
- [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 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
- [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Bridge of Remembrance and Setting
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.2 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [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 · ~250 m from the pin · 166 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53318&lon=172.63341&radius=250

## Around it

- [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [In Memory of Allied Naval Personnel Who Paid the Supreme](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62806-friendship-corner), plaque · under 150 m
- [Royal New Zealand Navy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62807-friendship-corner), plaque · under 150 m
- [In Memory of Allied Naval Personnel Who Paid the Supreme](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62808-friendship-corner), plaque · under 150 m
- [Royal New Zealand Navy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62809-friendship-corner), plaque · under 150 m


## The reports nearby
5,726 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/9092241), [112 Oxford Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/112-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9089081), [95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95a-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9089082), [95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95a-oxford-terrace)
- [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/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-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)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9048252), [262A Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262a-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048239), [44B Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44b-hereford-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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Bridge Of Remembrance 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 wall. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**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 2010. 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/62872-bridge-of-remembrance
