B. (Benjamin) Richings

Born around 1788, Benjamin Richings studied at Lincoln College, Oxford, matriculating in 1805. He earned his B.A. in 1811 and M.A. in 1812, and later served as vicar of Mancetter in Warwickshire from 1816 until his death on April 30, 1872.

Richings wrote in a practical, pastoral vein. His works include The Tent and the Altar, a book of family prayers, and A General Volume of Epitaphs, first published in 1840, which gathers memorial inscriptions alongside scriptural passages and a reflective essay on death and remembrance.

That combination of clerical duty and literary curiosity gives his work a distinctive character. His books offer a window into how Victorian readers approached devotion at home and how they used memorial writing to express grief, consolation, and moral reflection.