# Erected / to the Memory of / E.A.M. Leaver, a plaque of North New Brighton

A plaque of the city, standing at North Beach in North New Brighton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF / E.A.M. LEAVER J.P. / BY THE NORTH BEACH / PROGRESS LEAGUE & FRIENDS / IN RECOGNITION / OF FAITHFUL SERVICE / TO THE BOROUGH / JAN 1940 / (unveiled by – illegible)

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: [North Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1413-north-beach), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton)
- The year the register carries: 2000
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100506/00378/R0064943.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Erected / to the Memory of / E.A.M. Leaver](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Erected%20%2F%20to%20the%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20E.A.M.%20Leaver)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Erected%20%2F%20to%20the%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20E.A.M.%20Leaver)
- [North Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1413-north-beach), the ground’s own page
- [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton), 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

- [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Christchurch Coastal Strip
- [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Coastal](https://www.chch.live/zones), OC
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.9](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 December 2011 · ~600 m from the pin · 244 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49479&lon=172.72687&radius=250

## Around it

- [North Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1413-north-beach), the regional park it’s inside
- [Thomson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1420-thomson-park), sports ground park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-176-north-new-brighton), track · ~500 m
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-177-new-brighton), track · ~500 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-172-bottle-lake), track · 1.2 km
- [Arthur and Jeanie McLeod](https://www.chch.live/plaque/114064-rawhiti-domain), plaque · ~850 m
- [In Loving Memory of / Freddie (Arkwright) Kirkpatrick](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310865-rawhiti-domain), plaque · ~850 m
- [Sculpted by Te Pani Trust in Partnership With Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/47030-broad-park), plaque · 1.0 km
- [Jason Reeves – World Champion – ‘crippa’](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310905-he-puna-taimoana), plaque · 1.2 km


## The reports nearby
434 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9073598), [93 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/93-marine-parade)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9043883), [80 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/80-marine-parade)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9006895), [76 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76-marine-parade)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9003781), [80 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/80-marine-parade)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8990140), [83 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/83-marine-parade)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8947210), [76A Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76a-marine-parade)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8946765), [76 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76-marine-parade)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8934673), [76b Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76b-marine-parade)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8907448), [76A Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76a-marine-parade)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8897841), [83 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/83-marine-parade)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8698479), [93 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/93-marine-parade)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8661839), 83–85 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at North Beach in [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton), 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 2000. 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/82904-north-beach
