# World War II Road Blocks / 1942, a plaque of Scarborough A plaque of the city, standing at Whitewash Reserve in Scarborough, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > WORLD WAR II ROAD BLOCKS / 1942 / THESE CONCRETE BLOCKS WERE ORIGINALLY SITUATED / ON THE ROAD BETWEEN THE PRESENT CHILDREN'S / SWIMMING POOL AND THE CLIFF WHEN SUMNER WAS PART / OF THE RESTRICTED ENTRY LYTTELTON FORTRESS AREA. / DEMOLISHED IN LATE 1943, THE BLOCKS WERE RECOVERED / FROM THE FORESHORE IN MAY 1994. / CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL & / SUMNER REDCLIFFS HISTORICAL SOC. INC. / 4.11.2000 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: [Whitewash Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1265-whitewash-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough) - The year the register carries: 2000 - Rides on: other - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100622/00378/R0066476.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Trish & Rick'S / Seat](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84433-whitewash-reserve), “TRISH & RICK'S / SEAT / (Sit, relax and enjoy the view – lower line partly illeg…” - [This Seat Was Donated by the / Sumner Senior Citizens Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84474-whitewash-reserve), “THIS SEAT WAS DONATED BY THE / SUMNER SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB / TO COMMEMORATE THEI…” - [To the Memory of / Gilbert W. Lewis / 1921 - 1995](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84478-whitewash-reserve), “TO THE MEMORY OF / GILBERT W. LEWIS / 1921 - 1995 / 'I must go down to the sea a…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming World War II Road Blocks / 1942](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=World%20War%20II%20Road%20Blocks%20%2F%201942) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=World%20War%20II%20Road%20Blocks%20%2F%201942) - [Whitewash Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1265-whitewash-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), 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 “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The rockfall survey counts 93 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 57 came down · 14 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~250 m from the pin · 448 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57104&lon=172.77195&radius=250 ## Around it - [Whitewash Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1265-whitewash-reserve), regional park · under 150 m - [Scarborough Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1002-scarborough-beach), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), track · ~300 m - [In Memory of / Gordon and Jack Dalziel](https://www.chch.live/plaque/84442-scarborough-beach), plaque · ~150 m - [In Loving Memory of Graham Riley 1912 – 1998 He Loved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58072-nicholson-park), plaque · ~150 m - [We Remember Jim and Marjorie 1912–1996](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58075-nicholson-park), plaque · ~200 m - [Remembering Steven Sergio Searle 1948 – 2004 Time](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58052-nicholson-park), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 324 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9065295), [21 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/21-scarborough-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8993405), [23 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/23-scarborough-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8792148), [2 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-scarborough-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8751881), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-scarborough-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8733090), Nicholson Park 142 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8730825), [13 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/13-scarborough-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8683112), [134 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/134-scarborough-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8613046), [134 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/134-scarborough-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8529156), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-scarborough-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8270634), [31 Whitewash Head Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/31-whitewash-head-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8237021), [2 Flowers Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/2-flowers-track) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8144039), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Whitewash Reserve in [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), 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. **Are there others at Whitewash Reserve?** 4 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **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. --- 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/84475-whitewash-reserve