Norman Hook (priest) explained

Norman Hook[1] (1898 – 20 May 1976) was an Anglican dean[2] in the second quarter of the 20th century. Born in 1898[3] he was educated at Durham University (St Chad's Hall) and ordained in 1921. Following curacies in Liverpool[4] he held incumbencies at Enborne, West Norwood and Knutsford.[5] In 1945 he was appointed Rural Dean of Wimbledon and became a Canon of Southwark Cathedral. From 1953[6] until 1969[7] he was Dean of Norwich.[8] An eminent author,[9] he died on 20 May 1976.[10]

Arms

Escutcheon:Azure in chief three triguetrae and in base a pelican in her piety Or.
Crest:A lion passant Or resting the dexter paw on a lozenge and in the mouth a shearman’s hook Sable.
Motto:Non Vestra Sed Vos
Notes:Granted 30 September 1968[11]

Notes

  1. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp77888 NPG details
  2. Ecclesiastical News New Dean Of Norwich The Times Friday, 3 Oct 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52433; col D
  3. [Who's Who (UK)|Who was Who 1987-1990]
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
  5. [The Times]
  6. http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/Dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=128.60.0.31&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=NaviTree.tcl&dsqField=RefNo&dsqItem=DCN/3/2/2 Norfolk Record Office online catalogue
  7. Church News Dean Of Norwich To Resign The Times Thursday, 13 Mar 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57508; col D
  8. "Norwich Cathedral : church, city and diocese, 1096-1996" Atherton, I: London Hambledon Press, 1996
  9. Amongst others he wrote Holy is His Name: Studies in the Problem of Evil, 1957; The Eucharist in the New Testament, 1965; and Christ in the Twentieth Century 1968> British Library web site accessed 12:18 GMT Sunday 12 July 2009
  10. [The Times]
  11. Web site: Grant of Arms: Very Rev’d Norman Hook 1968 . Heraldry Online . 2 October 2021.

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