A vote of thanks was also accorded the chairman. The company then proceeded to the buildings where Dr. Millard, having been presented with a suitably inscribed trowel by Mr. George Hern (manager of the works), laid the stone, which bore the following inscription, “This stone was laid by G. Killick Millard, M.D., D.Sec., medical officer of health for the borough of Leicester, July 11^th, 1908.”

The Trowel

The Hallmarks

As the handle can be removed from the blade there are two hallmarks, one on the blade and one on the handle.

The Inscription

The Auction

Tony Gee, a long-term member and tenant reports:-

In October 1988 a friend of mine, who collects silver spoons, rang me to say that there was to be an auction of silver at the Warner Auction rooms in Halford Street on Wednesday 23^rd March. Lot 90 in the catalogue was a silver trowel that was presented to Dr C K Millard, the Medical Officer of Health for Leicester. This trowel was presented to Dr Millard by Mr George Hearn (manager of the works) for laying the memorial stone on the first pair of cottages on Keyham Lane on July 11^th 1908.