Basil Snell

The Ven. Basil Clark Snell , MA (2 February 1907 – 12 June 1986) [1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid twentieth century.[2]

Snell was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Queens' College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained in 1933 [4] and began his career with a curacy at Crosthwaite. After this he was Chaplain of Aldenham School and then Loretto School. During the war he was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces.[5] He was Rector of Tattingstone from 1947 to 1955 when he became a Residentiary Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. He was Archdeacon of Bedford from 1958 until 1962[6] and of St Albans from then to 1973.

References

  1. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 17 June 1986; pg. 18; Issue 62485. Obituary The Ven. B.C. Snell
  2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  3. “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. London Gazette
  6. Diocesan web site
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Basil Tudor Guy
Archdeacon of Bedford
19581962
Succeeded by
John Tyrell Holmes Hare
Preceded by
Charles Shipley Cockbill
Archdeacon of St Albans
19621973
Succeeded by
Peter Mumford


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