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Bronze plate re Barker window above

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Bronze plaque with raised letters relating to the window [HEXAB1424] above in memory of Henry John Barker, Rector 1862–1899. Invisible fixings to wall

THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED BY THE
PARISHIONERS OF HEXHAM TO THE
GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY
OF THEIR BELOVED PASTOR
HENRY CHRISTOPHER BARKER M:A
LECTURER OF HEXHAM 1862–1899
RECTOR OF HEXHAM 1866–1898
RURAL DEAN 1866–1886
HONORARY CANON OF DURHAM
1872–1882 · HONORARY CANON OF
NEWCASTLE 1882–1899 · BORN 21:
OCT:1818 · DIED 2:OCT:1899

1903

‘In memory of Henry Christopher BARKER M.A. Rector and Lecturer, Hexham, and Hon. Canon of Newcastle, b. 21 Oct. 1818, d. 2 Oct. 1899. “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God”. In memory of Emily Margaret, the beloved wife of Henry Christopher BARKER M.A. Rector and Lecturer of Hexham, and daughter of Charles Smith BIRD M.A. Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral, who entered into rest 29 Mar. 1882 aged 54 yrs. “I know whom I believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day” 2 Tim. 1.12.’ [Inscription at Cemetery 30/17: see URL]
From burial register: 4493; Barker, Henry C.; Clerk in Holy Orders; 80; Hexham House; 5 Oct 1899; F.B.Plummer; C468.
“Mr T Ellis proposed that permission be given to the placing of proposed memorials window & brass tablet to the late Canon Barker in the Aisle of the South Transept of the Church which was unanimously agreed to.” [Churchwardens' Minutes HEXAB5086 09/11/1903]

Revd Barker's address in 1886 was Hexham House

H 60 cm | W 60 cm | D 1 cm

On wall – foot 1.77 m from ground

South Transept/East Aisle/Bay 1

CND: STEW2
1903. 31^st day of December. To fill the north window of the Aisle of the South Transept with painted glass and to affix to the Wall near the same Window a brass or bronze tablet or plate referring thereto and bearing the following inscription … Faculty reg. no.1. Faculty no.220, NRO EP.184/80.
‘Hexham Cemetery’ p.29