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| Keywords: Archbishop of York at St Ricarius Aberford.jpg Archbishop of York visiting Church of St Ricarius Aberford Lincolnshire England The quality of the photo and the dress of the men suggests a date before 1939 The occasion is very possibly Saturday 5 June 1937 when the Archbishop of York William Temple officiated at the funeral and burial at Aberford of Colonel FRTT Gascoigne of Lotherton Hall Leeds The clergy present at Aberford with the Archbishop were Canon GAV Flower vicar of Aberford Rev H Lovell Clarke rector of Barwick Rev T Bottomley vicar of Saxton and Rev IER Wilford rector of Garforth There had been a previous service in the private chapel of Lotherton Hall where the family attended The coffin was then taken to Aberford on an estate wagon and it was met by a large gathering This gathering included Colonel E York Edward Laine and Brigadier-General RE Sugden These three and the above clergy may be visible in the image Source for history http //www britishnewspaperarchive co uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19370605/309/0009 Yorkshire Evening Post Saturday 05 June 1937 p9 Col Gascoigne Archbishop officiates at Aberford burial If the above is correct then the clergyman in the Tudor cap is probably William Temple Archbishop of York See this photo of William Temple http //www aberford net/people/2006_08_01_archive html aberford net 1939 unknown PD-art-70 William Temple archbishop St Ricarius Aberford archive images | ||||
