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A hot year for Proms at St Jude’s Another message from the past

The autumn 2017 issue of Suburb Jude’s weathercock. We can now the ‘time capsule’ placed in the last thing that Canon Barnett
News (SN132, page 5, Message in follow up on this story with the spire in 1913 at its dedication. wrote”), and a “photogravure”
a bottle) reported on discovery news that conservators working We knew of its existence from of a portrait of the Barnetts by
of an unofficial capsule in an on the restoration of the spire Henrietta Barnett’s The Story of Hubert Herkomer (1849-1914)
old bottle concealed in the St and weathervane have discovered the Growth of the Hampstead from Toynbee Hall. There was no
DAVID CROSSLEY
Garden Suburb 1907-1928, which record of Henrietta’s accompanying
describes it as “a hermetically text until the discovery of
sealed copper cylinder”, and the capsule.
records that “with prayer and The conservation team also
thanksgiving” by the first vicar, found on the removal of lead
the Reverend Basil Bourchier, it from the orb a number of
was placed in the pummel of signatures on the timber, which
the spire. are presumably those of the
The capsule contains a message plumber and lead workers.
(“engrossed on vellum”) from We hope, after conservation,
Canon Samuel Barnett on the to add a contemporary note
state of the world in 1913 (“the and, again with prayer and
thanksgiving, to restore the
capsule to the restored spire.
An insider look at this year’s Proms

Mrs Shaw Herself

in the Library

The Garden Suburb Community unconventional, it was in many
Library was, once again, full to ways a success as her fortune
capacity for a very special evening gave him domestic comfort,
in April. ‘Mrs Shaw Herself’ was stability and the freedom to
a delightful hour-long theatrical explore fully his creative ideas.
event which gave a fascinating Written and performed by
insight into the life of Charlotte actress Alexis Leighton and
Payne-Townshend – a remarkable Helen Tierney who provided
woman, born into great wealth, music on Celtic harp, ‘Mrs
a political activist, Suffragette, Shaw Herself’ is drawn entirely
passionate about alleviating from Charlotte’s own writings
poverty and promoting women’s and letters, as well as those of
education, who chose to seek George Bernard Shaw and his
out causes which would benefit contemporaries, and it aims to
from her fortune. bring Charlotte out from
Drawn into the company of behind her husband’s shadow.
the Fabians, she met George This very original piece of
Bernard Shaw, and although her theatre certainly captivated the
40-year marriage to him was library audience.

SN134 Wordsearch answers and winner

The answers to the Shakespearian Oberon, Ophelia, Perdita, We urgently require a which would make life easier
characters in the last issue’s Petruchio, Polonius, Portia, volunteer to take on the role of for anyone who would like to
Wordsearch were as follows: Prospero, Puck, Shylock, Titania Wordsearch editor. There are take over the role. Anyone who
Banquo, Cordelia, Desdemona, and Yorick. Yvonne Oliver from free Wordsearch generators to is interested please get in touch
Faltsaff, Horatio, Juliet, Lysander, Brim Hill is the winner of a £20 be found online (just use your with the Suburb News Editor at
Macbeth, Malvolio, Mercutio, book token: congratulations! usual search engine to find them) rapublications@hgs.org.uk.

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