McLean Memorial Cairn, Napier
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Fischer's Studio
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About this object
A photograph of the McLean Memorial Cairn located at the entrance to McLean Park on Latham Street. In Scottish tradition a mound of stones acts as a memorial or marker. This large cairn, constructed using limestone boulders backed with concrete, commemorates Sir Donald McLean and was unveiled in May 1913. The inscription reads: The Honourable Sir Donald MacLean, KCMG Gorn Kilmaluag, Tyree, Scotland 25th October 1820. Died Napier, New Zealand 5th January 1877.
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Black and white photograph mounted on card.
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Measurements
Height x Width: 194 x 144mm
Height x Width: 302 x 248mm
Height x Width: 302 x 248mm
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Fischer's Studio Napier, Embossed, Embossed
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Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 12752
Credit Line
gifted by anonymous
Other number(s)
m2004/19/8, 12752, 79287
Public comments
Also the photograph of Sir Donald McLean’s Cairn Photographer, Fischer's Studio. m2004/19/8, 12752, 79287 is wrongly dated or at least the inscription is wrong. I found the following in paperspast which dates it to 1913. Napier, May 14. In the presence of an interested gathering of spectators ■at McLean Park this afternoon the ceremony of unveiling the cairn erected to the memory of the late Sir Donald McLean was performed by the Hon J. Ormond. who in a most interesting speech detailed the early history of the settlement of the North Island, paying a great tribute to the work of the late Sir Donald McLean in that direction. The cairn is a substantial structure 20 feet by 12 feet and is a replica of that erected on the memorable battlefield of Culloden. The McLean Park, a recreation reserve ten acres in extent, is also a gift to the people of Napier in memory of the late Sir Donald. SIR DONALD McLEAN. COLONIST, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 13724, 15 MAY 1913 INTERESTING CEREMONY. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.! NAPIER., May 14. ... In the presence of an interested gathering of spectators at McLean Park, this afternoon, the ceremony of unveiling the Cairn erected to the memory of the late Sir Donald McLean was performed by the Hon J Ormond, who, in a most interesting speech, detailed the early history of the settlement of the North Island, paying a great tribute of praise to the work of the late Sir Donald McLean in that direction. Speeches were also delivered by the Mayor (Mr J Vigor Brown), Mr. P. S. McLean, and Mr. R. D. D. McLean, the latter a son of the deceased statesman, while Waimarama Puhara, son of the noted Rangatira, Urupene Puhara, spoke on behalf of the Maori people. The cairn is a substantial structure, 20ft by 12ft, and is a replica of that, erected on the memorable battlefield of Culloden. McLean Park is a recreation reserve, ten acres in extent, and is also a gift to the people of Napier, in memory of the late Sir Donald McLean. WEST COAST TIMES, 15 MAY 1913
- Elizabeth Pishief posted 4 years ago.