# Canterbury Centenary / 1850 1950, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at First Methodist Sunday School in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > CANTERBURY CENTENARY / 1850 1950 / ON THIS SITE THE FIRST METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN CANTERBURY WAS COMMENCED IN THE WHARE OF MR & MRS JOHN QUAIFE ON 1ST APRIL 1851 / DEDICATED 1ST APRIL 1951 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: First Methodist Sunday School - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20091107/00378/R0061325.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Canterbury Centenary / 1850 1950](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Canterbury%20Centenary%20%2F%201850%201950) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Canterbury%20Centenary%20%2F%201850%201950) - [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), Hagley Park - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 129 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.532&lon=172.61519&radius=250 ## Around it - [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), sports ground park · ~100 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-419-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-362-riccarton), track · ~450 m - [This Stone Was Erected / December 16th 1900](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72403-pilgrams-huts-monument), plaque · under 150 m - [MAC Gibbon Gates / Donated by / Cr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75169-hagley-park-north), plaque · ~150 m - [A Deans Avenue Precinct Society Project / Supported](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72319-hagley-park-south), plaque · ~200 m - [Turkish Red Pine](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75147-hagley-park-north), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 219 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8871959), Riccarton Ave, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8869203), Riccarton Ave, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8628990), Riccarton Ave, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8628977), Hagley Park South 57 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8584024), [10 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-riccarton-avenue) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8461235), Riccarton Avenue, Canterbury Region 8011, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8450997), 3410435, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8348254), Riccarton Ave, Canterbury Region 8011, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8340822), 3410435, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8246245), Riccarton Ave, Canterbury Region 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8173357), Riccarton Ave, Canterbury Region 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8150166), [14 Riccarton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-riccarton-avenue) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at First Methodist Sunday School 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 plaque. 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 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/72401-first-methodist-sunday-school