Another obituary window has more recently been erected; placed next to
the latter. It is in memory of George Edward Anson, Esq., son of the
Dean of Chester. The inscription is as follows:—In memory of George
Edwd. Anson, Esq. C.B., Keeper of H.M. Privy Purse; Treasurer of H.R.H.
Prince Albert, and to the Prince of Wales. Suddenly called away from the
faithful but unostentatious discharge of high official duties to his rest
in Christ, on the 9th day of October, 1849, aged 37. He was the 2nd son
of the Rev. Frederick Anson, D.D., Dean of this Cathedral, with whose
bereavement the inhabitants of this city and neighbourhood record their
sympathy, and commemorate his zeal in the restoration of the Cathedral
Church, by erecting this memorial window. Mr. Hardman of Birmingham was
the artist; and the cost of the window £180. The events represented are
the Raising of Jairus’ Daughter—Raising of Lazarus—Raising the Widow’s
Son—Entombment and Resurrection of our Lord—and, Our Lord appearing to
Mary.
The service of the cathedral is performed with great solemnity and fine
taste; and the talented organist, Mr. Gunton, merits great praise for the
admirable manner in which he fulfils his important duties.
The hours of Service are:—Week-day: morning, 7 10; afternoon, 3.
Sunday:—morning, 11; afternoon, 4 o’clock. During the winter months the
service begins at 4 in the afternoon. There is an anthem every day in
the afternoon service.
The following is a list of the dignitaries of the cathedral:—
DEAN.
F. Anson, D.D.
CANONS.
Rev. J. Slade, M.A. Rev. T. Eaton, M.A.
Rev. G. B. Blomfield, M.A. Rev. T. Hillyard, M.A.
HONORARY CANONS.
Rev. Henry Raikes, M.A. Rev. H. McNeile, D.D.
Rev. C. A. Thurlow, M.A. Rev. H. Stowell, M.A.
MINOR CANONS.
R. W. Gleadowe, M.A. W. H. Massie, M.A.
W. Harrison, M.A. E. E. Thurland, B.A., Precentor, &c.
In concluding this record of the venerable Cathedral of Chester, we think
it will have appeared, that while it has a _history_ of deep interest and
significance, it has also many architectural beauties, well deserving of
a minute and careful study.
“Amid the imposing growth of material wealth and pride, it is not
unseasonable to remember that _temple architecture_ is the oldest in
the world; and to ask, after so impressive a vindication of its
longevity, whether having been the earliest, it may not prove the
latest term of human civilization. I am persuaded that so it will
be; for there is in the soul of man ‘a temple not made with hands,’
which demands and shapes forth the visible structure as its shell of
life; which is ever fresh amid the change and wreck of ages, and can
build again the ruins of the past; indeed, the hidden cloister of
whose worship will remain still open, and thrill with higher strains,
when time and its structures shall be no more.”
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