# Poplar Crescent 1929, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Edmonds Band Rotunda in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> POPLAR CRESCENT 1929

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: [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20211214/Plaque1412114/Plaque1412114.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda), “THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRA…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Poplar Crescent 1929](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Poplar%20Crescent%201929)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Poplar%20Crescent%201929)
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [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), Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting
- [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: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~400 m from the pin · 134 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52785&lon=172.63862&radius=250

## Around it

- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), botanic park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), track · ~350 m
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), plaque · ~150 m
- [The Market Hall Stood on This Site From 1852 to 1870](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64755-victoria-square), plaque · ~200 m
- [The Market Hall Stood on / This Site From 1862 to 1874](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307417-victoria-square), plaque · ~200 m
- [Scottish Pioneer Tribute](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311079-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · ~200 m


## The reports nearby
5,520 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9091986), [162 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/162-gloucester-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082442), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), [297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074822), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074812), Otakaro Orchard 227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074664), [210 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-armagh-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9069386), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9060208), [168 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/168-gloucester-street)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9059869), [110 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-armagh-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9059857), [218 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-armagh-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Edmonds Band Rotunda 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Edmonds Band Rotunda?**

2 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.


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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/64607-edmonds-band-rotunda
