Philip Crosfield
George Philip Chorley Crosfield
He was born on 9 September 1924 and educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh and Selwyn College, Cambridge.[2]
After
and subsequently at St. Andrew's Church, St. Andrews, where he was also Anglican chaplain to the university. It was here that he met his wife, Susan Martin, an undergraduate who was president of the Anglican Society.He was appointed
In 1968, he was appointed Vice-Provost and
In the 1980s, horrified by the effects of unemployment on young people, Crosfield set up the St. Mary's Cathedral Workshop, which has looked after the fabric of the Victorian Cathedral whilst training apprentice stonemasons and reviving the skills and trades associated with old buildings that were in danger of disappearing.
Moving to Penicuik, near Edinburgh, in retirement, he continued his work as a priest as part of the Ministry Team of St. James the Less Episcopal Church.
References
- ^ ALISON SHAW Published on Wednesday 27 March 2013 00:00. "Obituary: The Rev Canon Philip Crosfield, OBE, soldier and priest - Obituaries". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 25 March 1970; pg. 14; Issue 57827; col G Church News: New Provost of Edinburgh
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