Greville Phillimore
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Greville Phillimore was a priest of the Church of England
and hymnal compiler.
. He was educated successively at Westminster School
, Charterhouse School
, and Christ Church, Oxford
, where he graduated B.A. in 1842, and M.A. in 1844. Taking holy orders, he was curate at Henley-on-Thames
and at Shiplake
. In 1851 he became vicar of Downe-Ampney, near Cricklade
in Gloucestershire
; and in 1867 he returned as rector to Henley, where he remained until, in July 1883, he accepted the crown living of Ewelme
There he died on 20 January 1884.
and Hyde Wyndham Beadon of The Parish Hymn Book (1863; enlarged edition of 1875). This was one of the first books to give exposure to John Mason Neale
's translations of Greek
hymns. Phillimore contributed, besides translations, eleven original hymns, several of which were then reprinted in other collections.
His Parochial Sermons were published in 1856 (London; 2nd edit. 1885), and he was author of ‘Uncle Z,’ a story of Triberg, in the Black Forest (1881), and ‘Only a Black Box, or a Passage in the Life of a Curate’ (1883). A memorial volume, printed at Henley in 1884, and edited by his daughter Catherine, contained his hymns and some sermons.
, M.P. for Cricklade from 1837 to 1841.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and hymnal compiler.
Life
He was the fifth son of Joseph PhillimoreJoseph Phillimore
Joseph Phillimore was an English civil lawyer and politician, Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford from 1809.-Life:The eldest son of Joseph Phillimore, vicar of Orton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, by Mary, daughter of John Machin of Kensington, was born on 14 September 1775...
. He was educated successively at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
, Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
, and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, where he graduated B.A. in 1842, and M.A. in 1844. Taking holy orders, he was curate at Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
and at Shiplake
Shiplake
Shiplake is a village and civil parish about south of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England on the River Thames.-History:The Church of England parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul dates from at least the 13th century, but in 1869 the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street rebuilt the chancel,...
. In 1851 he became vicar of Downe-Ampney, near Cricklade
Cricklade
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire in England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester.On 25 September 2011 Cricklade was awarded The Royal Horticultural Society's 'Champion of Champions' award in the Britain in Bloom competition.Cricklade is twinned with...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
; and in 1867 he returned as rector to Henley, where he remained until, in July 1883, he accepted the crown living of Ewelme
Ewelme
Ewelme is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, northeast of the market town of Wallingford.To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the north-eastern corner of which is within the parish boundary.The solid geology is chalk...
There he died on 20 January 1884.
Works
Phillimore was joint editor with James Russell WoodfordJames Russell Woodford
James Russell Woodford was an English churchman, Bishop of Ely from 1873.-Life:Born on 30 April 1820 at Henley-on-Thames, he was the only son of James Russell Woodford, a hop-merchant in Southwark, and Frances, daughter of Robert Appleton of Henley...
and Hyde Wyndham Beadon of The Parish Hymn Book (1863; enlarged edition of 1875). This was one of the first books to give exposure to John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale was an Anglican priest, scholar and hymn-writer.-Life:Neale was born in London, his parents being the Revd Cornelius Neale and Susanna Neale, daughter of John Mason Good...
's translations of Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
hymns. Phillimore contributed, besides translations, eleven original hymns, several of which were then reprinted in other collections.
His Parochial Sermons were published in 1856 (London; 2nd edit. 1885), and he was author of ‘Uncle Z,’ a story of Triberg, in the Black Forest (1881), and ‘Only a Black Box, or a Passage in the Life of a Curate’ (1883). A memorial volume, printed at Henley in 1884, and edited by his daughter Catherine, contained his hymns and some sermons.
Family
He married, on 16 April 1857, Emma Caroline, daughter of Captain Ambrose Goddard (1779–1854) of the Lawn, SwindonSwindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, M.P. for Cricklade from 1837 to 1841.