Sir Alfred Herbert's Memorial Service in Coventry Cathedral 1957
"Humble workers and eminent industrialists united in Coventry Cathedral this week to honour in a Memorial Service the great man who embodied them both - Sir Alfred Herbert . The tribute of little women pensioners who came from the homes he provided for them in Lady Herbert's Garden , and the tribute of the company directors from the length and breadth of the land would have been of equal value to Sir Alfred. One line in one hymn stood out in the whole service provided food for thought by those who loved and those who honoured him. It was 'Beauty for ashes of the vanished years'. Besides being a man of faith, Sir Alfred has left much behind to show for the vanished years. The quiet works of this generous man were enumerated by the Bishop, Dr Cuthbert Bardsley . Some had never been heard publicly before; all had been done in an unostentatious manner. As the bishop spoke, a few yards away men worked on Coventry's glorious new Cathedral , answering a request fo...