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Francis Underhill (1878–1943), Bishop of Wells (1937–1943)

Harry Morley (1881–1943)

The Bishop's Palace & Gardens

Francis Underhill (1878–1943), Bishop of Wells (1937–1943)

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Before coming to Bath and Wells Underhill was Canon Theologian at Liverpool Cathedral 1931–1932, and Dean of Rochester from 1932–1937. He was the author of a number of books of spiritual and theological interest and he enjoyed travel. He was at Bath and Wells throughout most of the Second World War. With the outbreak of the war in 1939 and facing the trials of war in his Diocese, he made the Palace State Rooms available to St Brandon's School, who evacuated from Bristol. Bishop Underhill was unmarried and he and his sister lived in rooms in the north wing of the Palace. He died in 1943.

The Bishop's Palace & Gardens

Wells

Title

Francis Underhill (1878–1943), Bishop of Wells (1937–1943)

Date

1940

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 126 x W 100 cm

Accession number

30

Acquisition method

acquired, 1940

Work type

Painting

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Harry Morley

1881–1943

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