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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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STATUES AND MEMORIALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

(See 10 S. xi., xii. : 11 S. i.-xii., passim; 12 S. i. 65, 243,406; ii. 45, 168,263,345; iii. 125, 380, 468 ; iv. 69.)

LOCAL WORTHIES. WILLIAM MILNEB.

Port Erin, Isle of Man. On the summit of Bradda Head, which rises sheer from the sea, a tower is erected to the memory of William Milner, who died in 1874. He resided in Port Erin, and was head of the Milner' s Safe Manufacturing Company. The tower rises in two stages, and can be as- cended by a flight of steps in the interior. On a stone slab, over the doorway is in- scribed :

" To William Milner, in grateful acknowledg- ment of his many charities to the poor of Port Erin, and of his never tiring efforts for the benefit of the Manx fishermen, this Tower was erected by public subscription, A.D. 1871."

E. D. COVTLL.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. At the junction of the North Road " and Forsyth Road, Jes- rnond, is a drinking-fountain, some 7 feet high and 3 feet wide, constructed of rough white stone. Through the centre of the structure runs a course of white granite, forming the basin. Above this a panel is thus inscribed : ,.

fountain was presented to the

City of Newcastle by Miss Caroline Sophia

Russell Covill

in loving remembrance of

her brother the late

Edwin Dodd Covill

who was for upwards of

60 years well and honorably

known in Newcastle. W. D. Stephens, Esq., Mayor 1888. " Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it unto me." Matt. xxv. ver. 40.

The fountain was unveiled in June, 1889.

G. E. T. SMITHSON.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. On the wall of the Geographical Society Institute, St. Mary's Place, is a bronze tablet. It was unveiled on March 8, 1900, by Mr. J. J. Forster, and is thus inscribed :

Tyneside Geographical Society.

In high appreciation of the services of

George Edward Temple Smithson

Co-Founder and first Secretary

1887-1899.

W. D. STEPHENS.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. At .the junction of the Great North Road and Clayton Road is the Stephens memorial fountain. It was designed by Messrs. Marshall & Tweedy, and unveiled on May 2, 1908, by Thomas Burt, M.P. On a stone tablet in the centre of the structure is a bronze medallion, con- taining a bust portrait of Alderman Stephens, and below it the words : "A Citizen of Lofty Ideals and "Strenuous Endeavour." Then follows the inscription :

Erected by public subscription

in recognition of the openlrearted charity,

ceaseless activity and unfailing geniality,

which marked the public life of

W. D. Stephens,

Alderman and J.P., of the City of Newcastle- on-Tyne,

Sheriff 1879-80, Mayor 1887-8. . Distinguished as the president of great

organizations for the promotion of Maritime Commerce, he earned still higher

appreciation in the cause of temperance and the betterment of the poor and needy.

The fountain is 14 feet high, and contains a basin in front and dog-troughs at the sides. The base is of red granite, and the superstructure of Damley freestone.

SIB C. F. HAMOND.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. On the terrace in Leazes Park is a pedestal containing a bronze bust of Sir C. F. Hamond. It was modelled by Mr. T. Eyre Macklin, and un- veiled on May 30, 1905, by Mrs. J. Baxter Ellis. The pedestal is thus inscribed :

Alderman

Sir Cha 8 Fred Hamond

J.P., D.L.

Erected

13th Feb. 1905

to

com memorate

his services

in obtaining

this Park

in 1872.

The lower part of the inscription is inserted within a bronze wreath, below which are the words :

Palmam qui meruit ferat.

MINEBS' MEMOBIALS.

Durham. On the outside of the old Miners' Hall formerly stood four bronze memorial statues bearing the names of W. H. Patterson, W. Crawford, A. Mac- donald, and John Forman. They were removed to the new premises in October, 1915.