The Ven. Basil Clark Snell (2 February 1907 – 12 June 1986) [1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid twentieth century. [2]
Snell was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Queens' College, Cambridge. [3] He was ordained in 1933 [4] and began his career with a curacy at St Kentigern's, Crosthwaite. [5] After this he was Chaplain of Aldenham School and then Loretto School. During the war he was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces. [6] He was Rector of Tattingstone from 1947 to 1955 when he became a Residentiary Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. He was Archdeacon of Bedford from 1958 until 1962 [7] and of St Albans from then to 1973.
The Ven. Basil Clark Snell (2 February 1907 – 12 June 1986) [1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid twentieth century. [2]
Snell was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Queens' College, Cambridge. [3] He was ordained in 1933 [4] and began his career with a curacy at St Kentigern's, Crosthwaite. [5] After this he was Chaplain of Aldenham School and then Loretto School. During the war he was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces. [6] He was Rector of Tattingstone from 1947 to 1955 when he became a Residentiary Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. He was Archdeacon of Bedford from 1958 until 1962 [7] and of St Albans from then to 1973.