William Danks

Born in Nottingham on September 3, 1845, he was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, and went on to serve in the Church of England. He was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1894 to 1907, and later a canon at Canterbury, where he died on September 4, 1916.

Alongside his church career, he wrote a number of books and sermons. He is especially associated with works on cathedral cities and religious subjects, including Canterbury and The Gospel of Consolation, writing in a way that made ecclesiastical history approachable for ordinary readers.

Although not a widely known literary figure today, his work has lasting value for readers interested in English church life, cathedral history, and early twentieth-century topographical writing.