Sydney Adolphus Boyd - Bath Abbey - Bath, Somerset
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N 51° 22.891 W 002° 21.501
30U E 544653 N 5692446
Memorial window in the Gethsemane Chapel of Bath Abbey, with the Boyd coat of arms.
Waymark Code: WM12QTW
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/04/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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"THE BOYD MEMORIAL WINDOW in the Norman Chapel was installed in memory of Prebendary Sydney Adolphus Boyd, Rector 1901-1938, Archdeacon of Bath 1924-l938. It depicts Bishop John de Villula, the first Bishop of Bath, consecrating the Norman Cathedral as it might have been."

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"Sydney Adolphus Boyd (born Landour 7 January 1857 – d Bath 17 May 1947) was Archdeacon of Bath from 1924 to 1938.

Boyd was educated at Clifton College and Worcester College, Oxford. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1880. However, he chose an ecclesiastical path and was shortly appointed curate of Holy Trinity, Hampstead. He held incumbencies in Norwich and Macclesfield; after which he was rector of Bath Abbey from 1902 to 1938."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner)

Full name of the bearer: Sydney Adolphus Boyd

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
east window, Gethsemane Chapel, Bath Abbey


Material / Design: Glass (painted / stained)

Blazon (heraldic description):
Az a fesse chequy ar and gu within a bordure


Address:
Bath Abbey
Bath
Somerset
England


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Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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