Victoria Park

Marriage of Mr. F. Griffin and Miss A.
M.Lloyd. -- On Thursday afternoon the marriage of Alder-
man Frederick Griffin, of Fisherton Street and Miss Annie M.
Lloyd, second daughter of Mr. G. Lloyd of the Canal, took
place at St Thomas’s church, in the presence of a large
congregation. The officiating clergy were the Vicar, the
Rev. C. Ll. Sanctuary, and the Rev. F.E.Trotmas. The
bride, who was given away by her father, wore an ivory
white satin duchesse dress, the train and skirt of which
were trimmed with fine lovers’ knots of rucked chiffon,
with swathed bodice, full in front, tucked sleeves and yoke
of chiffon ruche, surmounted by a long tulle veil and wreath
of bridal flowers. She was attended by four bridesmaids,
Miss Lloyd, Miss G. Lloyd, Miss Edith Stanway and Miss
Sprague, and also by two little girls, Miss D Kent and
Miss Lewer. The bridesmaids were attired in dresses com-
posed of turquoise blue and white shot fancy silk, trimmed
with white gauze chiffon, and they wore white satin straw
Trelawney hats, adorned with white ostrich feathers, white
silk, and turquoise blue chiffon. The two little girls wore
white Chinese silk dresses, trimmed with lace insertion,
and hats of white felt, with white ostrich feathers
and silk to match. The bride wore as ornament a diamond
and pearl necklace, the gift of the bridegroom, and the
bridesmaids had handsome gold bracelet watches, also the
gift of the bridegroom. Mr Wyndham Sydenham was
best man. The service was fully choral, and the music was
under the direction of the choirmaster, Mr J.M.Hayden
the hymns sung being “The voice that breathed o’er Eden,”
and “Thine for ever, God of love.” Mr. W.T. Bowey
presided at the organ, and played Mendelssohn’s “Wedding
March” as the newly-wedded couple left the church. The
bride and bridegroom left the city during the afternoon for
London. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were the recipients of a
large number of handsome and valuable presents, amongst
which were a framed illuminated address from the Directors
of the White Hart Hotel Company; a silver cigar case,
accompanied by a handsomely illuminated address, from the
committee and members of the Fisherton Conservative Club;
a marble timepiece and a barometer from Mr Griffin’s
employés at Salisbury and Poole; and fruit and nut
stands from Mr Lloyd’s staff of assistants and workmen.
On Thursday evening, Mr. Griffin’s and Mr. Lloyd’s em-
ployés were entertained at dinner at the Bull Hotel.

We regret to record the death of Mr. Frederick Griffin,
which occurred at his residence, Hughenden, Clarendon,
last (Friday) evening after a few days’ illness. Mr. Griffin
attended the funeral of Dr Corbin Finch on Thursday in
last week, and it is thought that he then contacted a chill,
and this developed into pneumonia, which was the imme-
diate cause of his death.
Mr. Frederick Griffin was born in Salisbury on April 26th,
1834, and was the eldest son of the late Mr James Griffin.
He was educated at Salisbury and Wilton, and leaving
school at the age of 17, he went to London, where he spent
several years in one of the great commercial houses of the
City. He. returned to Salisbury in 1854 to take part in the
business of his father, who was a timber merchant. and ship-
owner, carrying on a large business at Eling, Poole, South-
ampton, and Salisbury. A few years later he was admitted
to partnership, and in 1874 he succeeded to the whole
business carried on by Messrs. Griffin and Son. Under his
care the business expanded, and he was entrusted with
Government contracts for the Navy and Admiralty. The
demands of business, however, did not prevent Mr. Griffin
from taking his part in the affairs of the city. He
entered the Town Council in 1883, and remained a ‘member’,
latterly as an alderman, until November, when, on the ex-
tension of the borough, he went out of office, and decided not to
seek re-election. He devoted himself to every measure he
thought likely to promote the interests of the inhabitants of
Salisbury. One among many of these measures was the
Devizes road allotment scheme. Chiefly through his efforts
the Earl of Pembroke consented to surrender 20 acres on
the Devizes road for the purpose of making allotments. In
1886 the holders of these allotments, as a tribute of grati-
tude, presented Mr. Frederick Griffin with an inkstand
suitably inscribed. Although he had only been a member of
the Council a few years, Mr. Griffin was elected Mayor for
the Jubilee year, and election with which his colleagues and his
fellow-citizens generally had the best reasons for feeling well
satisfied. Mr Grififn determined that not only should
Salisbury have a permanent memorial of the Jubilee Day,
but that the memorial, which took the form of the Victoria
Park, should be opened on the day on which the national
holiday was observed. Although there were considerable
difficulties in the way, the Mayor succeeded, and on Wed-
nesday, June 22nd, the day on which the Jubilee was ob-
served in Salisbury, the grounds were opened. Up till the
time of his death Mr. Griffin continued to take the keenest
interest in the Victoria Park, and was always a liberal sup-
porter of it. During Mr Griffin’s year of office the statue
of Professor Fawcett was placed in the Market-place, the
Market-square was planted with trees, and the drinking
trough placed there. In that year also Mr. Griffin presented
the city with a fine portrait of Queen Victoria, which
hangs in the banqueting hall of the Council Chamber.
In October 1887, Mr. Griffin was presented with an elabo-
rate and costly silver epergné and candelabrum, together
with a handsome illuminated album, containing the names
of the subscribers. The presentation took place at a large
gathering held in the Hamilton Hall, now the School of Art,
and the gifts were made on account of “the conspicuous
energy, self-devotion, and public-spirited generosity he had
displayed in instituting and successfully carrying out the
recent Jubilee celebrations in Salisbury.” A fund amounting
to £233 was contributed by 977 subscribers. In addition,
Mr. Griffin was the recipient of another testimonial, sub-
scribed to by about 5000 citizens, representing more especially
the working classes. At the same time, Miss Griffin was
presented with a gold bracelet from the people of Salisbury.
In politics Mr. Griffin was a staunch Conservative. At all
recent elections he rendered great services to his political
party, and the Fisherton Conservative Club was his founda-
tion. In 1889 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for
the city. In February, 1899, he married Miss Annie M.
Lloyd, daughter of Mr. G. Lloyd, of the Canal, who with
one son, survives him.