Horsley, J W ___ 1850g-1910g ___ British ___ priest

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
There is little information about Horsley available on the internet. His first curacy was at Shoreditch in East London; he was also prison chaplain at Clerkenwell. He promoted progressive ideas about the rehabilitation of criminals and the importance of child welfare. Subsequently, he worked for the Waifs and Strays Society (later, The Children’s Society). He took various other livings in poor parts of London, and in one church crypt opened a children’s playground. He was also an alpinist and naturalist and went on annual trips to Switzerland. His diary notes written in 1886 were published as ‘Jottings from Jail’.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1886 ___ prison

WEB TEXT LINKS
an extract
 

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Jottings From Jail: Notes and Papers on Prison Matters
 

July 2005, July 2008
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