Samuel Lodge
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The Rev. Samuel Lodge was author of Scrivelsby, the Home of the Champions
He was a headmaster of Horncastle Grammar School
, Lincolnshire
, rector for 30 years of Scrivelsby Lincolnshire
, and a Canon
of Lincoln Cathedral
.
, Essex
, a son of the Rev. Oliver Lodge (1764-1845) (latterly rector
of Elsworth
, Cambridgeshire
), and was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School
and Lincoln College
, Oxford.
Ordained in 1852, Samuel Lodge was Classical master of Louth Grammar School from 1851 to 1854, and subsequently curate
of High Toynton
, Lincolnshire, and Headmaster of Horncastle Grammar School
. He became rector
of Scrivelsby-cum-Dalderby, near Horncastle, in 1867 and was Rural Dean
of Horncastle from 1868, in addition becoming Canon Prebendary
of Stoke in Lincoln Cathedral
from 1879 to 1896.
Lodge published his book, Scrivelsby, the Home of the Champions, in 1893. The Manor of Scrivelsby
is a manor held by grand serjeanty, a form of tenure that requires the performance of a service rather than a money payment - in this case as the Queen's (or King’s) Champions
; members of the Dymoke
family have held this office since the fourteenth century.
, Norfolk
in 1852. They had eleven children, including George Edward Lodge
(1860-1954), the birds artist. Their daughter Nora Margaret married Ernest Myers
(1844-1921), the poet, Classicist & author.
Samuel Lodge died at Scrivelsby on 5 September 1897 aged 68 and was buried at St Benedict’s churchyard, Horncastle .
Queen's Champion
The feudal holder of the Manor of Scrivelsby since 1066 has held that manor from the Crown by grand serjeanty of being The Honourable The King's/Queen's Champion. Such person is also Standard Bearer of England.- Origins :...
He was a headmaster of Horncastle Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, is a selective, co-educational, foundation status Grammar School and Sixth Form College in the market town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth's gained joint specialist status for science and mathematics inpartnership with Banovallum...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, rector for 30 years of Scrivelsby Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, and a Canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
.
Life and works
Samuel Lodge was born at BarkingBarking
Barking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, a son of the Rev. Oliver Lodge (1764-1845) (latterly rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Elsworth
Elsworth
Elsworth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles west of Cambridge. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 657.-History:...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
), and was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School
Hinchingbrooke School
Hinchingbrooke School is a large school situated on the outskirts of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Originally all of the surrounding land—including what is now Huntingdon Town—comprised the grounds of Hinchingbrooke House. In fact, the Town was given the name "Huntingdon" as the owners of the house...
and Lincoln College
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
, Oxford.
Ordained in 1852, Samuel Lodge was Classical master of Louth Grammar School from 1851 to 1854, and subsequently curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
of High Toynton
High Toynton
High Toynton is a village and civil parish about east of the town of Horncastle, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, Lincolnshire, and Headmaster of Horncastle Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, is a selective, co-educational, foundation status Grammar School and Sixth Form College in the market town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth's gained joint specialist status for science and mathematics inpartnership with Banovallum...
. He became rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Scrivelsby-cum-Dalderby, near Horncastle, in 1867 and was Rural Dean
Rural Dean
In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...
of Horncastle from 1868, in addition becoming Canon Prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of Stoke in Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
from 1879 to 1896.
Lodge published his book, Scrivelsby, the Home of the Champions, in 1893. The Manor of Scrivelsby
Manor of Scrivelsby
The Manor of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England is a manor held by grand serjeanty, a form of tenure which requires the performance of a service rather than a money payment – in this case as the King or Queens Champion....
is a manor held by grand serjeanty, a form of tenure that requires the performance of a service rather than a money payment - in this case as the Queen's (or King’s) Champions
Queen's Champion
The feudal holder of the Manor of Scrivelsby since 1066 has held that manor from the Crown by grand serjeanty of being The Honourable The King's/Queen's Champion. Such person is also Standard Bearer of England.- Origins :...
; members of the Dymoke
Dymoke
Dymoke is the name of an English family holding the office of king's champion. The functions of the champion were to ride into Westminster Hall at the coronation banquet, and challenge all comers to impugn the King's title . The earliest record of the ceremony at the coronation of an English king...
family have held this office since the fourteenth century.
Family
Lodge married Mary Brettingham (1824-1916) of DissDiss
Diss is a town in Norfolk, England close to the border with the neighbouring East Anglian county of Suffolk.The town lies in the valley of the River Waveney, around a mere that covers . The mere is up to deep, although there is another of mud, making it one of the deepest natural inland lakes...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
in 1852. They had eleven children, including George Edward Lodge
George Edward Lodge
George Edward Lodge FZS, was a British illustrator of birds and an authority on falconry.-Early life:...
(1860-1954), the birds artist. Their daughter Nora Margaret married Ernest Myers
Ernest Myers
Ernest James Myers , was a poet, Classicist and author. He was the second son of the Rev. Frederic Myers, author of Catholic Thoughts, and Susan Harriett Myers...
(1844-1921), the poet, Classicist & author.
Samuel Lodge died at Scrivelsby on 5 September 1897 aged 68 and was buried at St Benedict’s churchyard, Horncastle .
Notable Relatives
- Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge Physicist (a nephew)
- Sir Richard Lodge Historian (a nephew)
- Eleanor Constance LodgeEleanor Constance LodgeEleanor Constance Lodge, CBE, was born on 18 September 1869 at Hanley, Staffordshire. She was Vice-Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 1890 to 1921 and then Principal of Westfield College, Hampstead, in the University of London from 1921 to 1931...
Historian (a niece) - Carron O LodgeCarron O LodgeCarron Angus Cyril Oliver Lodge was an English figure and landscape painter...
Artist - Francis Graham LodgeFrancis Graham LodgeFrancis Graham Lodge was a self-taught English black and white artist. He was born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the son of artist Carron O Lodge, and was known by his second name Graham...
Artist