The Henson Journals

John Plato Freeman

John Freeman (d. 1921), Dean's verger, Durham Cathedral; described by Henson as 'an enthusiast for the cathedral, and a famous "local" character.' He continued: 'I liked him much, enjoyed his shrewd and racy comments on men and things, and revelled in his stories of former happenings at the cathedral': Retrospect, I, 150.

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