▁in ▁The ▁Temple , ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁four ▁days ▁later . ▁No ▁mem orial ▁service ▁was ▁held . ▁When ▁alive , ▁God d ard ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁one ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁" ex er cis es ▁in ▁hyp oc ris y ". ▁He ▁left ▁over ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁his ▁will , ▁published ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁After ▁God d ard ' s ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁attacked ▁in ▁the ▁columns ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁by ▁Bernard ▁Le vin , ▁who ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" a ▁cal am ity " ▁and ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁v ind ict iveness ▁and ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁m align ▁influence ▁on ▁pen al ▁reform . ▁Le vin ▁had ▁also ▁attacked ▁God d ard ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁earlier ▁in ▁a ▁Spect ator ▁article , ▁saying ▁he ▁walked ▁hand ▁in ▁hand ▁with ▁ignor ance ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁bar bar ism ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁In ▁The ▁Times ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Le vin ▁wrote ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁God d ard ' s ▁assertion ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁" very ▁unh appy " ▁about ▁Bent ley ▁being ▁h anged ) ▁that ▁" if ▁God d ard ▁did ▁indeed ▁claim ▁this , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁bre at ht aking