# Addington Water Tower Ipenz Recognises This Engineering, a plaque of Addington A plaque of the city, standing at Christchurch Railway Station R in Addington, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > ADDINGTON WATER TOWER IPENZ RECOGNISES THIS ENGINEERING WORK AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF N.Z.’S ENGINEERING HERITAGE. ERECTED TO SUPPLY THE RAILWAY WORKSHOPS. THE WATER TOWER IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST STRUCTURES IN REINFORCED CONCRETE. OWNER: THE N.Z. RAILWAYS CORPORATION. DESIGNER: PETER ELLIS (N.Z.R.). BUILDER: J.A. ELLIS (GOVT FOREMAN). CONSTRUCTED 1883. 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: Christchurch Railway Station R - The suburb: [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Rides on: other - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080422/00378/R0016644.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Addington Water Tower Ipenz Recognises This Engineering](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Addington%20Water%20Tower%20Ipenz%20Recognises%20This%20Engineering) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Addington%20Water%20Tower%20Ipenz%20Recognises%20This%20Engineering) - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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 a council-listed parcel](https://www.chch.live/hazards), Chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage - [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), Former Addington Railway Workshops Water Tower and Setting - [The plan zones this ground Large format retail zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), LFRZ - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 January 2011 · ~450 m from the pin · 182 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53941&lon=172.60777&radius=250 ## Around it - [Christchurch Railway Station Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/961-christchurch-railway-station-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [Longley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1249-longley-reserve), community park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-364-addington), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton), track · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-390-riccarton), track · ~350 m - [Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) Was One of the Most Popular](https://www.chch.live/plaque/111863-mountfort-park), plaque · ~750 m - [Hagley Park South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72187-hagley-park-south), plaque · ~950 m - [A Deans Avenue Precinct Society Project / Supported](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72319-hagley-park-south), plaque · ~950 m - [This Mural Was Created / by Dcypher in May 2016](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310967-wharenui-pool), plaque · ~1000 m ## The reports nearby 256 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9011428), [63 Blenheim Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/63-blenheim-road) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8786242), [44 Clarence St South, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/44-clarence-st-south) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8060375), [19 Longley Place, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/19-longley-place) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8021096), [15 Lester Lane, Addington, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/15-lester-lane) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8002067), [3 Detroit Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-detroit-place) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7997854), [3 Detroit Place, Addington, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-detroit-place) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7903507), [4 Troup Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/4-troup-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7802487), [12 Lowe St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/12-lowe-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7732417), [19 Longley Place, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/19-longley-place) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7661755), [15 Tyne St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/15-tyne-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7566707), [9 Lester Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/9-lester-lane) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7368068), [66 Clarence St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/66-clarence-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Christchurch Railway Station R in [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. 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/6957-christchurch-railway-station-r