St Oswald’s Church was open for visitors today so I took the opportunity to photograph the bronze plaque that remembers Claudius Galen WHEELHOUSE. I wrote about him on the 9^th of this month (A Fine Type of Englishman). I don’t know if this three-dimensional portrait of him is a good likeness but it does him proud.

In loving memory of

CLAUDIUS GALEN WHEELHOUSE F.R.C.S.

Born 29^th Dec 1826, Died 9^th April 1909

For twenty years Honorary Surgeon

To the Leeds General Infirmary

President of the British Medical

Association 1889: L.L.D. of McGill

University, Canada 1897: D. Sc. Of

Leeds University 1904: J.P. of

The East Riding of Yorkshire

1889 – 1909: Churchwarden of

this church 1890 – 1909

Some of his friends who loved and honoured him erected

this memorial

NIHIL TETIGIT QUOD NON ORNAVIT

My O level Latin wasn’t up to translating so I resorted to the Internet. Two choices.

He touched nothing which he did not adorn.

He touched nothing without embellishing it.

The Memorial Plaque is located on the wall to the left of the altar.