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Window dedication wall tablet — C W C Henderson
tablet | memorial
bronze
Bronze plaque with raised letters in memory of Charles William Chipchase Henderson of The Riding 1847 – 1914. Has a raised escutcheon in top L.H. corner: shield and scroll with motto: ‘SOLA VIRTUS NOBILITAT’ (Virtue alone ennobles). Arms: Per pale indented in chief a crescent between two ermine spots.
THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN EVER BLESSED MEMORY OF
CHARLES WILLIAM CHIPCHASE HENDERSON
OF THE RIDING
BORN 31 DECEMBER 1847 DIED 3 DECEMBER 1914
LOVED AND HONOURED BY ALL MEN
“HIS HEART WAS RICH OF SUCH FINE MOULD THAT IF YOU
SOWED THEREIN THE SEED OF HATE IT BLOSSOMED CHARITY”
3 different sizes
1918
Window [HEXAB1431] Dedicated 3 Nov 1918
1847: C W C Henderson was born 31st December.
1886: C W C Henderson, coal-owner, The Riding
1890: Originally from County Durham. Having made his pile selling carpets and rugs, CWC sold up in 1890 and moved to Tynedale. He made a massive injection of money and enthusiasm into Hexham Racecourse.
1914: Mr Henderson died in 1914, as a result of a chill caught while doing war work. [Tynedale Mirror, 11.3.1937, p.3]. [Hexham Parish Mag. Jan. 1915] C.W.C. died on 3rd December.
North of west door
Nave/West End/West Wall
CND: NWW2



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