Cheshire Connection to Queen's Funeral

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Cheshire Connection to Queen's Funeral
An interesting Cheshire connection to the Queen's funeral on Mondsay 19th September.
 
Thanks to Crewe in the Past facebook member Michael Walker for posting this orginally -
 
John Ellerton was a clergyman and prolific Hymn writer. In 1860, he became chaplain for Lord Crewe and Vicar of Crewe Green.
 
As chairman of the education committee at the Mechanics Institute he reorganised and made it arguably the best in the country. he also taught there himself.
 
His best known Hymn is "The day hou gavest Lord is ended."
 
He is purported to have composed the Hymn in his head while walking from Crewe Green Vicarage down Hungerford Road as the sun went down.
 
 
Link to learn more about John Ellerton 👉https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ellerton
 
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