# Robert Falcon Scott — Memorial Plaque, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Scott Statue in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > ROBERT FALCON SCOTT — memorial plaque (full biographical text) 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: Scott Statue - 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/20200304/Plaque0403175/Plaque0403175.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Robert Falcon Scott — Memorial Base](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63189-scott-statue), “ROBERT FALCON SCOTT — memorial base (duplicate of main pedestal)” - [‘i Do Not Regret This Journey](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63190-scott-statue), “‘I DO NOT REGRET THIS JOURNEY ...’ (Scott quotation inscription)” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Robert Falcon Scott — Memorial Plaque](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Robert%20Falcon%20Scott%20%E2%80%94%20Memorial%20Plaque) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Robert%20Falcon%20Scott%20%E2%80%94%20Memorial%20Plaque) - [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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Captain Robert Falcon Scott Statue and Setting - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Puāri Pā - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](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 · ~450 m from the pin · 147 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53118&lon=172.63362&radius=250 ## Around it - [Statue of Robert Falcon Scott](https://www.chch.live/memorial/statue-of-robert-falcon-scott), the statue it stands on, its pin sits 1 m away - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), botanic park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Antarctic Programmes 1957–2007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63188-scott-statue-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [Christchurch and Antarctica — Gateway City Historical Plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63187-scott-statue-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [Avon Riverbank Central City plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310891-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · under 150 m - [Avon Riverbank Central City plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310896-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 6,555 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/9070847), [48 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard) - [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) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054179), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048303), [48 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048293), [296 Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/296-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 fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9042273), [31 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-cathedral-square) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9040809), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9035883), [711 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/711-colombo-street) - [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/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 Scott Statue 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 Scott Statue?** 3 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/63191-scott-statue