Celebrating Hampshire Historians

Bussby, Frederick

1910 – 17 Sept 1981

Born in Lancashire, Canon Bussby was a scholar at St John’s College, Durham and then an exhibitioner at Wadham College, Oxford. He was a curate in an industrial parish in Lancashire and then vice-principal of Clifton Theological College. He joined the Army in 1936 and was a Chaplain in France, Greece, Crete and North Africa, where he was awarded the MBE. By the end of the WW2 he was Staff Chaplain to Field Marshal Montgomery.

From 1957 he served as a parish priest in Bournemouth until, in 1966, he was appointed Residentiary Canon of Winchester Cathedral, which he held until retirement in 1980. During this period he undertook, in turn, the roles of Sacrist, Treasurer and Librarian, and was Vice Dean from 1970. After retirement he continued as Librarian and Archivist.  He died only a year after retirement while leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and is buried in Jerusalem, by the road to Bethlehem.

Sources

• Winchester Cathedral Record, 1981 and 1982

Portrait

From Winchester Cathedral, 1079-1979

Contribution to county’s history

His history of Winchester Cathedral provides a benchmark for other work on the topic.

Relevant published works

• Bussby, Frederick, (1960) Jane Austen in Winchester, Friends of Winchester Cathedral

• Bussby, Frederick, (1969) Izaak Walton, Friends of Winchester Cathedral

• Bussby, Frederick, (1970) William Walker: the diver who saved Winchester Cathedral, Friends of Winchester Cathedral

• Bussby, Frederick, (1971) Saint Swithun: patron saint of Winchester, Friends of Winchester Cathedral

• Bussby, Frederick, (1972) Winchester Cathedral Library, Friends of Winchester Cathedral

• Bussby, Frederick,(1979) Winchester Cathedral, 1079-1979, Paul Cave Publications

Critical Comments

Other Comments

Contributor

Dick Selwood, April 2024.

Key Words

Winchester Cathedral, Winchester

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