Charles Escreet

Charles Ernest Escreet (20 February 1852 - 3 March 1919)^[1] was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Lewisham from 1906 to 1919.

Escreet was educated at Tonbridge School and Wadham College, Oxford.^[2] He was ordained in 1875^[3] and began his career with curacies at Barham and Battersea. He was Vicar of St Andrew’s, Stockwell from 1882 to 1892; Rector of Woolwich from 1892 to 1909; and Vicar of the Church of the Ascension, Blackheath from 1909 to 1917.^[4]

References

↑ Archdeacon Escreet The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 04, 1919; pg. 12; Issue 42039
↑ University Intelligence The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 08, 1878; pg. 12; Issue 29276
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
↑ ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913

Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark

Southwark	Samuel Cheetham John Richardson Samuel Taylor* Percy Herbert* Frederick Hawkes* William Gilpin* Havilland Sands Reginald Bazire Michael Whinney Wilfred Wood Douglas Bartles-Smith Michael Ipgrave Dianna Gwilliams (Acting) Jane Steen

Kingston	Charles Burney George Daniell William Hough Robert Joynt George Marten Nicol Anderson Percy Robb Bernard Jacob (became Archdeacon of Reigate)

Reigate	Bernard Jacob (previously Archdeacon of Kingston-on-Thames) Peter Coombs Martin Baddeley Danny Kajumba

Lewisham	Charles Escreet William Hough Arthur Preston Leslie Lang Robert Stannard Laurence Brown William Hayman Ivor Davies Clifford Lacey Gordon Kuhrt David Atkinson Christine Hardman (later of Lewisham and Greenwich) Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich

Wandsworth	Reginald Bazire Peter Coombs David Gerrard Stephen Roberts

Lambeth	Charles Pinder Dick Bird Nick Baines Chris Skilton Simon Gates (announced)

Bishop suffragan of Kingston Bishop suffragan of Woolwich See also: Archdeacon of Croydon.*

Anglican Diocese of Southwark

Southwark Cathedral Bishop's House, Streatham Trinity House, Southwark Area scheme (1991–present)

Office holders	The Bishop of Southwark, Christopher Chessun The area Bishop of Kingston, Richard Cheetham The area Bishop of Croydon, Jonathan Clark The area Bishop of Woolwich, Michael Ipgrave AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham The Dean of Southwark, Andrew Nunn The Archdeacon of Reigate, Danny Kajumba The Archdeacon of Croydon, Chris Skilton The Archdeacon of Wandsworth, Stephen Roberts The Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich, Alastair Cutting The Archdeacon of Southwark, Jane Steen The Archdeacon of Lambeth, Simon Gates

Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937–2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (19th century–1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)