Alfred Gilbert Goddard Thurlow (6 April 1911 – 24 April 1991)[1] was an Anglican dean and author[2] in the last third of the 20th century.

He was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge[3] and ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1935.[4] He was Curate of All Saints, Wokingham[5] then Precentor of Norwich Cathedral until 1955. He then held Norfolk incumbencies in Norwich and Great Yarmouth before becoming a Canon Residentiary at Norwich Cathedral. He was Dean of Gloucester from 1972 to 1982. He spent his retirement in Chichester.

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  2. ^ Amongst others he wrote "Church Bells and Ringers of Norwich", 1947; "St George Colegate Norwich, a Redundant Church", 1950; "The Mediæval Painted Panels of Norwich Cathedral", 1959; Norwich Cathedral, 1962; "Biblical Myths and Mysteries", 1974; and "Cathedrals and Abbeys", 1986. British Library web site accessed 16:18 GMT Sunday 21 March 2010
  3. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  5. ^ Church web-site
Church of England titles Preceded bySeiriol John Arthur Evans Dean of Gloucester 1972–1982 Succeeded byKenneth Neal Jennings



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