The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1883-04-21 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE ERECTION OF THE CAVENDISH MEMORIAL.  The memorial cross which the Bradford Ceme. tery Company have for some time past been at work upon for the tenantry of the Duke of Devon. shire's Bolton Abbey estates has now been completed, and has been temporarily erected in the , Undercliffe Cemetery, prior to its removal to Bolton Abbey, out of deference to the wish of some of the admirers of the deceased nobleman, who thought that many of the Bradford public would mish to inspect the monument before it was removed to itsl final destination. The cross—which stands about 17 feet high, andis carved from the fine white freestone obtained at Mr. C Waterhouse's Bolton Wood quarries, which experience has shown to be eminently adapted for monumental purposes—is a close copy both in design and ornamentation af the ancient Runic remains found in different parts of this country, and has been erected from designs prepared by Messrs. Mawson, arehittc.s, of Bradford. It consists of five pieces namely, a bee about seven feet square and two feet thick, formed of one solid block, a pedestal about tour feet six inches high by four feet square, an ornamental shaft, the cross proper and a rap ot finial; and now that the different portions have been pat together the design is seen be very harmonious and effective. The cro‘s and shaft are very richly carved with the curious interlacing patterns peculiar to Runic remains, this portion of the work having been performed by Messrs. Farmer and Rindley, the sculptors, of London, who did the earn i sr and figures on the exterior of the Bradford Town Hall. On the pedestal is the followiag inscription in Runic text:—  To the Beloved Memory of lord FREDERICK CHARLES CAVENDISH, Son of WILLIAM, 7tl, MUCK OF DEVONSHIRE, and of Bwronn I+Bottoms, hie wife, Born November liOth, 1836. He went out as Chief Secretary to Ireland "Full of love to that country, "Full of hope for her future, "Full of capacity to render her service," And was Murdered in tho.Plicenix Park, Dublin, Within twelve hours of his arrival, May 6th, 1882. "The Lord grant thee thy heart's desire, Aud fulfil all thy mind." It may be stated that the text of the inscri2tion was decided upon by Duly Cavendish, the widow of the deceased nobleman, and Lady Egertm his sister, whilst the lines quoted are words used by Mr. Gladstone in communicating the sorrowful news of the assassination to the House of Commune on the Monday after its occarr.ce. The cross— which we may state has been ekecuted under the superintendence of Mr. Spencer, general minsger of the Bradford Cemetery Company-I)as been erected in the cemetery close to the stone yard of the company, and it will remain in its in esent pobi• tion for a few days. It is to be erected on its per. raiment site at Bolton Abbey on the 23rd instant, the place selected being the edge of the Abbey burial ground in a romantic spot, beneath th.. shade of one of the magnificent sycamore trees for which the Abbey is famous. It is rather a sotruwful fact in Connection with the cross that Mr. Petyt, the Duse of Devonshire's agent for the Bolton estate, and the principal mover in the subscription amongst the tenantry by which the' cost is to be defrayed, was not able to see the (*depletion of the work, be having died only a few days ago.