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Edward Barry Henderson (1910–1986), DSO, Bishop of Wells (1960–1975)

© the artist's estate. Image credit: The Bishop's Palace & Gardens

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Henderson was educated at Radley and Trinity College Cambridge and from 1934 he served in London parishes. He was Rector of Holy Trinity, Ayr from 1939–1947. He was a Royal Naval Chaplain and was awarded the DSO in 1944. Returning to London as Rural Dean of Westminster he became Suffragan Bishop of Tewkesbury in 1955. As Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1960 he established a Charitable Trust, so that the Bishop's Palace could be open to the public. A conversation he had with two local youths resulted in the Moat Race, which still takes place today. He and his wife Hester were highly regarded and much loved. He died in 1986 and his ashes and those of his wife were interred in the Bishop's Chapel.

The Bishop's Palace & Gardens

Wells

Title

Edward Barry Henderson (1910–1986), DSO, Bishop of Wells (1960–1975)

Date

c.1970

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 100 x W 74 cm

Accession number

34

Acquisition method

presented by Reverend Andrew Henderson (the sitter's son) on the occasion of the granting of Honorary Freedom of Wells to Bishop George Carey, 1990

Work type

Painting

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Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD England

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