Herbert Temple Christian Owen

Title

Herbert Temple Christian Owen

Date

1957

Description

Illuminated address presented to Herbert Temple Owen in 1957 to mark his services as church warden for more than fifty years. Herbert came from North Walsham where his father was a clergyman. In 1901, at the age of 25, Herbert was already a bank manager and by his early 30s he had become bank manager for Barclays Bank in Reepham. He lived at Moor Lodge, Reepham with his wife Annie who was the youngest daughter of Rev. Michael M. U. Wilkinson, vicar of St. Mary's, Reepham. He died in 1959 and after his wife's death in 1964 their daughter Barbara continued to live at Moor Lodge until her death in 2006.