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Wednesday, July 13, 1891, the grounds were thrown open
to the public. The ceremony was performed by the Right
Reverend the Bishop of Winchester, Dr. A. W. Thorold,
formerly Rector of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. The order of
proceedings may be generally summarized as follows:—
The Lord Bishop of Winchester arrived at 4 o'clock, and
was met by the Rev. Canon Nisbet, the Rector of St. Gilesin-the-Fields,
Charles Bussell and Gilbert Smith, Esqres.,
the Churchwardens, and Charles Fitz-Roy Doll, Esq., the
Chairman of the Works Committee of the Board. His
Lordship immediately proceeded up the main entrance
through the Church, and so entered the Churchyard.
The Members of the Board of Works for the St. Giles
District, and of the Joint Vestry of St. Giles-in-the-Fields
and St. George, Bloomsbury, and the Guardians of the Poo
having previously assembled, formed in procession and
followed his Lordship.
On arriving at the spot selected for the ceremony, the
Rev. Canon Nisbet, the Rector of St. Giles-in-the-Fields,
welcomed the Lord Bishop of Winchester.
Charles Fitz-Roy Doll, Esq., the Chairman of the Works
Committee, addressed the Lord Bishop, and asked him to
declare the Churchyard open for the use of the public for
ever.
The Lord Bishop of Winchester replied and declared the
Churchyard open.
A hymn was then sung.
Charles Bussell, Esq., senior Churchwarden of St. Gilesin-the-Fields,
moved a vote of thanks to the Bishop of Winchester
for attending, which was seconded by J. F. Corben,
Esq., Chairman of the Board of Guardians, and carried
unanimously.