George William Outram Addleshaw (1 December 1906–14 June 1982) was Dean of Chester in the third quarter of the 20th century.[1] He was born on 1 December 1906 and educated at Bromsgrove and Trinity College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1931, he was initially a Curate at Highfield Parish Church, Southampton. Following this he became Vice Principal of St Chad's College, Durham, then a Canon Residentiary at York Minster before his elevation to the Deanery of Chester.[3] A man with extensive knowledge of church architecture,[4] he died on 14 June 1982.[5]
In the 1950s, Addleshaw was living at 10 Precentor's Court, adjacent to York Minster.[6]
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- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/1976 Lambeth, Church House Publishing (ISBN (invalid) 0108153674, alternate version: ISBN 0-19-200008-X, OCLC 25885092, OCLC 59162245)
- ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Dean Of Chester The Times Thursday, 8 November 1962; p. 7; Issue 55543; col D
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ The Times, Friday, 18 June 1982; p. 12; Issue 61263; col F Obituary Very Rev George Addleshaw
- ^ Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Historical Society (1952), p. 187
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