# This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented, 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 > THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS OF RESIDENCE IN CHRISTCHURCH 26TH SEPTEMBER 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: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20211213/Plaque1312113/Plaque1312113.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Poplar Crescent 1929](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64607-edmonds-band-rotunda), “POPLAR CRESCENT 1929” ## In the archive - [Documents naming This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Rotunda%20Shelter%20and%20Circular%20Seat%20Were%20Presented) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Rotunda%20Shelter%20and%20Circular%20Seat%20Were%20Presented) - [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 · ~350 m from the pin · 133 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52785&lon=172.63887&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 · ~300 m - [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), plaque · under 150 m - [Scottish Pioneer Tribute](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311079-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · ~200 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 ## The reports nearby 5,543 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 wall. 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. --- 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/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda