Eric Treacy
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School | |
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Alma mater | King's College London |
Eric Treacy,
Early life and education
Born in London, Treacy was educated at
Ordained ministry
In 1932 he was ordained deacon in the Church of England and priest a year later, serving as curate at Liverpool parish church from 1932 to 1934.[2] He married Mary Leyland 'May' Treacy (née Shone) (1902–1985), a voluntary social worker, in 1932.[3][4] He took up railway photography, being inspired by visiting Liverpool Lime Street and getting to know his parishioners who worked on the railway. His photographic work appeared in various magazines during the 1930s.
His photography was interrupted by the
In 1946 Treacy published his first book which contained images of L.M.S. locomotives.[8] On demobilisation he became Rector of Keighley and in 1949 was appointed Archdeacon of Halifax.[9]
Episcopal ministry
In 1961, Treacy was
Death and commemoration
On 13 May 1978, Treacy died from a heart attack on
The Treacy Collection of 12,000 photographs forms part of the National Railway Museum's archive of over 1.4 million images.
Selected works
The following are photograph albums of Treacy's work:
- Canon Eric Treacy (1946),My Best Railway Photographs: No.1 L.M.S. , Ian Allan Ltd, London.
- Eric Treacy (1976), Roaming the Northern Rails ISBN 0-7110-0655-5
- Eric Treacy (1977), Roaming the East Coast Main Line Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0812-4
- Eric Treacy (1969), Lure of Steam Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-0900-7
- Eric Treacy (1981, reprint(?) Glory of Steam Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-1171-0
- G. Freeman Allen, (1982), Great Railway Photographs by Eric Treacy Peerage Books, London
- ISBN 0-7153-8367-1.
- P. Whitehouse & J. Powell (1985), Treacy's Routes North
- P. Whitehouse & J. Powell (1990), Treacy's British Rail
- Eric Treacy (1991 reprint), Portrait of Steam ISBN 1-85648-010-0
- Eric Treacy (1994), The Best of Eric Treacy Atlantic Transport Publishers ISBN 1-85877-007-6
- David Jenkinson & Patrick Whitehouse (1988), Eric Treacy's L.M.S. Oxford Publishing Company ISBN 0-86093-381-4
References
- ^ "Railway credentials". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2006.
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- ^ "Mary Leyland ('May') Treacy (née Shone) – National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Very Reverend Eric Treacy, 1907 – 1978". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 34809". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 March 1940. p. 1462.
- ^ "No. 37072". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 May 1945. pp. 2456–2464.
- ^ "No. 37442". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1946. pp. 615–625.
- ^ Canon Eric Treacy My Best Photographs: No.1 L.M.S., Ian Allan Ltd, London.(1946)
- Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
- ISBN 0-7153-7385-4.
Further reading
- Peart-Binns, John S. (1980) Eric Treacy, London, Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0 71101039 0.