George Becher Blomfield

Born in Bury St Edmunds in 1801, he was the youngest son of Charles Blomfield, a schoolmaster, and Hester Pawsey. He was educated at Bury, studied at Trinity College and then Christ’s College, Cambridge, took his B.A. in 1824, and was ordained deacon in the diocese of Chester.

He spent much of his working life in and around Chester, where he served as a clergyman and became known for his interest in cathedral history and antiquities. Catalog and library records connect him with works such as On the Lady Chapel in Chester Cathedral as well as several published sermons, showing the range of his writing from local church history to religious reflection.

He died in 1885. I could confirm a good outline of his life and publications from library and catalog sources, but I could not reliably confirm a suitable portrait image from the pages available here.