# Christchurch / City Council / 1967 / H2o – S10 – T16, a plaque of Ferrymead A plaque of the city, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary in Ferrymead, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > CHRISTCHURCH / CITY COUNCIL / 1967 / H2O – S10 – T16 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: [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead) - The year the register carries: 1998 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100603/00378/R0065795.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Donated by Friends and Family / in Memory of / Keith Murray](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95137-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “Donated by friends and family / in memory of / Keith Murray / (1966 – 2005) / wh…” - [Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF DENNIS AND EILENE WATSON / LOCAL RESIDENTS SINCE 1954 /…” - [We Remember With Love our Precious](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95225-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “We remember with love our precious / husband, father & grandfather / JAMES COYLE…” - [Rest a While and Embrace the / Moment / in Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95233-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “REST A WHILE AND EMBRACE THE / MOMENT / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CYNTHIA / MARJORIE…” - [Moncks Bay Tram Stop 1934](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95235-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “MONCKS BAY TRAM STOP 1934 / BUILT IN 1934 BY STONEMASON WILLIAM VAUGHAN FOR / TH…” - [Arbor Day 1993 / Planted by Members / of the Second](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95336-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “ARBOR DAY 1993 / PLANTED BY MEMBERS / OF THE SECOND / BURWOOD/PEGASUS / COMMUNIT…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Christchurch / City Council / 1967 / H2o – S10 – T16](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Christchurch%20%2F%20City%20Council%20%2F%201967%20%2F%20H2o%20%E2%80%93%20S10%20%E2%80%93%20T16) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Christchurch%20%2F%20City%20Council%20%2F%201967%20%2F%20H2o%20%E2%80%93%20S10%20%E2%80%93%20T16) - [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the ground’s own page - [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead), 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs - [Inside a kept landscape, SF10 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The rockfall survey counts 2 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 1 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 18 March 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 583 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5583&lon=172.70834&radius=250 ## Around it - [Settlers Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1293-settlers-reserve), community park · under 150 m - [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-162-ferrymead), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-169-mount-pleasant), track · ~150 m - [New Zealand’S First Railway This Stone Marks the Site](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55674-first-railway-monument), plaque · ~350 m - [Jonathan McGregor Smith / on Mt. D’Archiac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54096-the-brae), plaque · ~500 m - [Christchurch / City Council Your People Your City](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113578-ferrymead-park), plaque · ~700 m - [Ferrymead / Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113579-ferrymead-park), plaque · ~750 m ## The reports nearby 458 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8915673), [2 Main Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/2-main-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8877659), Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Heathcote Ward, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8874545), 287–289 Bridle Path Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8872764), [1099R Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/1099r-ferry-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8845604), [11 Ferrymead Terrace, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/11-ferrymead-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8842885), [11 Settlers Crescent, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/11-settlers-crescent) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8828046), [3 Ferrymead Terrace, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/3-ferrymead-terrace) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8826454), [13 Tidal View, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/13-tidal-view) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8626771), [11 Tidal View, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/11-tidal-view) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8618974), [11 Cannon Hill Crescent, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/11-cannon-hill-crescent) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8560414), Bridle Path Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8471336), Tidal View, Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary in [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead), 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Avon And Heathcote Estuary?** 7 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 1998. 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/95149-avon-and-heathcote-estuary