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| Parry, Thomas Gambier. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Mar. 11, 1833. [Only child of Richard, a Director of the Hon. East India Co. (and Mary, dau. of Samuel Gambier, of Shenley Hall, Herts.). B. Feb. 22, 1816. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1833; B.A. 1837; M.A. 1848. Purchased the estate of Highnam, near Gloucester, 1838, and resided there for the rest of his life. J.P. and D.L. for Gloucs.; High Sheriff, 1850. Built a church on his estate, 1848, in place of an earlier one destroyed. 'Highnam is consequently indebted to him for perhaps the most beautiful country church in the kingdom.' Covered its walls with frescoes of his own designing, inventing a process to ensure their permanence to which he gave the name of 'spirit fresco'; it was adopted by Sir Frederic Leighton in his frescoes at the South Kensington Museum, and by Ford Madox Brown. Painted, from his own designs, the frescoes on the roof of the nave of Ely Cathedral, 1862. Also painted frescoes in Gloucester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey, working always gratuitously. Founded the Children's Hospital and Home for Incurables and Orphanage at Gloucester and the School of Art there. Married (1) Aug. 13, 1839, Anna Maria Isabella, dau. of Henry Fynes-Clinton, of Welwyn, Herts.; (2) Aug. 5, 1851, Ethelinda, dau. of the Very Rev. Francis Lear, Dean of Salisbury. Author, The Ministry of Fine Art. Died Sept. 28, 1888, at Highnam. Father of Charles H. H. (1883). (Eton Sch. Lists; Boase, II. 1367; Burke, L.G.; D.N.B.; Nicholls, Personalities of the Forest of Dean.) | Thomas Gambier PARRY Approx. lifespan: 1816–1888 pens. Trinity College adm1833:03:11 Only child of Richard, a Director of: : Hon. East India Co (and Mary GAMBIER dau. of Samuel GAMBIER, of Shenley Hall, Shenley, Hertfordshire .) b. 1816:02:22 Sch: Eton Matric 1833:10MT: BA 1837 MA 1848 Purchased the estate of Highnam, near Gloucester, [ Gloucestershire ] 1838,and resided there for the rest of his life. J.P. and D.L. for: : Gloucestershire High Sheriff: 1850 Built a church on his estate 1848,in Place of an earlier one destroyed. " Highnam, [ Gloucestershire ] is consequently indebted to him for perhaps the most beautiful country church in the kingdom." Covered its walls with frescoes of his own designing, inventing a process to ensure their permanence to which he gave the name of "spirit fresco";it was adopted by Sir Frederic Leighton in his frescoes at the <wrk>South Kensington Museum </wrk> South Kensington, [ London ], and by Ford Madox Brown. Painted, from his own designs, the frescoes on the roof of the nave of Ely Cathedral Ely, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1862 Also painted frescoes in Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester, [ Gloucestershire ] and Tewkesbury Abbey Tewkesbury, [ Gloucestershire ], working always gratuitously. Founded the Children's Hospital and Home for Incurables and Orphanage Gloucester, [ Gloucestershire ] and the Sch: School of Art there. m. (1) 1839:08:13,Anna Maria Isabella FYNES dau. of Henry FYNES -Clinton, of Welwyn, Hertfordshire m. (2) 1851:08:05 Ethelinda dau. of the Very Rev. Francis LEAR, Dean of Salisbury, [ Wiltshire ] Publ.: The Ministry of Fine Art d. Highnam, [ Gloucestershire ] 1888:09:28 father of Charles H. H. PARRY (1883) ( Eton School Lists; Boase, II. 1367; Burke, L.G.; D.N.B. ; Nicholls, Personalities of the Forest of Dean .) |