Details
A William IV salver
of shaped circular form, on rococo floral, foliate and shell feet and with a rococo floral and C and S-scroll rim, the ground chased with a frieze of flowers and foliage and engraved: "This salver, together with a pocket communion service, was presented to The Revd. James Carr, by the working classes of South Shields, as a testimony of their gratitude for his unwearied exertions in visiting the poor & afflicted during two awful visitations of the cholera. 1835", Messrs. Barnard, London 1834 - 13in. (33cm.), 30.25oz.
See Plate 7
of shaped circular form, on rococo floral, foliate and shell feet and with a rococo floral and C and S-scroll rim, the ground chased with a frieze of flowers and foliage and engraved: "This salver, together with a pocket communion service, was presented to The Revd. James Carr, by the working classes of South Shields, as a testimony of their gratitude for his unwearied exertions in visiting the poor & afflicted during two awful visitations of the cholera. 1835", Messrs. Barnard, London 1834 - 13in. (33cm.), 30.25oz.
See Plate 7
Further details
Born in Coston in Yorkshire in 1796, the Reverend James Carr was vicar of St. Hilda's, the oldest church in South Shields. He took over the living on July 20th 1831, holding it for no less than 31 years. He was instrumental in establishing the churches of St. Stephen's and Holy Trinity, both in South Shields, and was Treasurer of the St. Hilda's Disaster Fund as well as serving on the committee of the South Shields health report in 1843. Cholera was a frequent visitor to South Shields and its environs, the worst attack taking place in 1832. We have been unable to pin point the two epidemics mentioned in the above inscription. We are indebted to Miss Johnson of the historical section of the South Shields Central Library for the above information.