# Horace Dammers

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**Alfred Hounsell** "**Horace**" **Dammers** (10 July 1921 – 23 August 2004) was a British [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [dean](/source/Dean_(religion))[1] and [author](/source/Author)[2] in the second half of the 20th century.

He was born in [Great Yarmouth](/source/Great_Yarmouth),[3] on 10 July 1921[4] to a family of Hanoverian origin; his great-grandfather was Adjutant-General to King [George V of Hanover](/source/George_V_of_Hanover).[5] Dammers was educated at [Malvern](/source/Malvern_College) (where he was given the name 'Horace' in reference to his countryman's ruddy complexion) and [Pembroke College, Cambridge](/source/Pembroke_College,_Cambridge). He served in the [Royal Artillery](/source/Royal_Artillery) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II) and was [ordained](/source/Ordained) in 1948. His first posts were [curacies](/source/Curate) in [Adlington](/source/Adlington,_Lancashire) and [Edgbaston](/source/Edgbaston). He was a Lecturer at [Queen’s College, Birmingham](/source/Queen's_College,_Edgbaston) and then [Chaplain](/source/Chaplain) of St John’s College, [Palayamkottai](/source/Palayamkottai). Next he became [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of Holy Trinity, [Millhouses](/source/Millhouses). In 1965, he became a [Canon Residentiary](/source/Canon_(priest)) and Director of Studies at [Coventry Cathedral](/source/Coventry_Cathedral) until his appointment as the [Dean of Bristol](/source/Dean_of_Bristol) in 1973,[6] a post he held until retirement fourteen years later. He fathered four children,[7] one of whom is musician [Jerry Dammers](/source/Jerry_Dammers), founder of [the Specials](/source/The_Specials) and [Two Tone Records](/source/Two_Tone_Records).

## References

1. "Dean of Bristol chosen". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)* 22 December 1972; pg. 3; Issue 58663; col E

1. Amongst others he wrote *Great Venture*, 1958; *Ye Shall Receive Power*, 1958; *All in Each Place*, 1962; *God is Light, God is Love* (1963); *Lifestyle: a parable of sharing* (1982), " Preaching from the Cathedrals", 1998; and "Thank You, Holy Spirit", 2004 [British Library](/source/British_Library) website accessed 2 June 2010

1. ["The Very Rev Horace Dammers - obituary"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/the-very-rev-horace-dammers-550487.html). [The Independent](/source/The_Independent). August 30, 2004.

1. [“Who was Who” 1897-2007](/source/Who's_Who) London, [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black), 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

1. ["The Very Revd A. H. Dammers"](https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2004/10-september/gazette/the-very-revd-a-h-dammers). [Church Times](/source/Church_Times). 2 November 2006.

1. *[Crockford's Clerical Directory](/source/Crockford's_Clerical_Directory) 1975-76* London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X

1. ["Obituary: The Very Rev Horace Dammers"](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/aug/31/guardianobituaries.obituaries). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. 31 Aug 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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