# This Stone Was Erected / December 16th 1900, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Pilgrams Huts Monument in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> THIS STONE WAS ERECTED / DECEMBER 16th 1900 / BY THE / CANTERBURY OLD COLONISTS ASSOCIATION / TO MARK THE SPOT WHERE A NUMBER OF / CANTERBURY PILGRIMS / ERECTED THEIR HUTS IN 1850. / THE QUAIFES, PHILPOTTS AND THE PATRICKS / SET UP THEIR HOMES HERE.

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: Pilgrams Huts Monument
- 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/R0061327.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming This Stone Was Erected / December 16th 1900](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Stone%20Was%20Erected%20%2F%20December%2016th%201900)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Stone%20Was%20Erected%20%2F%20December%2016th%201900)
- [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 · 126 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53191&lon=172.61523&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 · under 150 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 · ~400 m
- [Canterbury Centenary / 1850 1950](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72401-first-methodist-sunday-school), 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
223 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9066051), [87 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/87-riccarton-avenue)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8901516), 44–60 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [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
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8389298), Canterbury, 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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Pilgrams Huts Monument 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.


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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/72403-pilgrams-huts-monument
