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Rev Canon Peter Blannin Gibbons Binnall

Rev Peter Blannin Gibbons Binnall (1907 - 1980) was a minister of the Church of England. He was a Canon of Lincoln and his final position was Sub-Deacon of Lincoln [1]. He wrote books on English churches and cathedrals, which often included his own photography[2]. Many of his photographs are held in the Conway Library at the Courtauld Institute of Art[3].

Personal life and education

Peter Blannin Gibbons Binnall was born on 5 January 1907[4] and died on 29 November 1980 at Hemswell Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He married Evangeline S. Goss, in October 1936 at Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire[5].

His parents were Rev Richard Gibbons Binnall (22 Aug 1872 - 16 July 1961), Rector of Manton, Rutland, and Amy Geraldine Binnall, née Pearson (1879 - 1969)[1][6]. They married in 1906[1].

He was educated at Worksop College and Lichfield Theological College[1].

Career

Binnall was a Church of England cleric. He was a Canon of Lincoln and held the positions of: Curate of Caistor (1932-1936); Perpetual Curate of Holland Fen (1936-1945); Rector of East and West Barkwith (1945-1961); and Sub-Dean of Lincoln (1961-1975).[1]

Writing and photography

Binnall wrote books about English churches, cathedrals and towns, often illustrated by his own photographs. The Conway Library at the Courtauld Institute of Art hold his photographs in their collection, and are currently digitising them as part of a larger digitisation project of the Conway Library collection[3].

Bibliography

  • The Nineteenth Century Stained Glass in Lincoln Minster. Lincoln: Friends of Lincoln Cathedral, 1966
  • The Collegiate of the Holy Trinity, Tattershall, Lincs. Illustrations by Addys, Boston, Ltd. Gloucester: British Publishing Company, 1962
  • Caistor, Lincolnshire: Historical notes, British Publishing Company, 1960
  • Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire. An Historical Guide, etc. with Illustrations (Notes on Churches & Abbeys. no. 48.) 1960
  • Practical Hints on the Preservation of Old Churches, Wragby: Lincolnshire Old Churches Trust, 1955
  • Caistor Church and Town. Some Historical Notes, Caistor, 1934
  • Lincoln Cathedral, Pitkin Publishing

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Additional historical papers of Canon PBG Binnall". Lincs to the past.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Explore the British Library Search - Peter Blannin Gibbons Binnall". explore.bl.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. ^ "Binnall, Rev. Canon Peter Blannin Gibbons, (5 Jan. 1907–29 Nov. 1980)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-152334. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. ^ "Peter Binnall Gibbons Binnall - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. ^ "Amy Geraldine Blannin (Pearson) Binnall (1879-1969) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.