Richard Yates (antiquary)

In January 1797 he was ordained priest, and in March 1798 he was appointed one of the chaplains of the hospital, with which he remained connected until his death.

In 1805 he was elected one of the treasurers of the Literary Fund, a post which he continued to hold till his death nearly thirty years later.

[1] On 28 April 1803 Richard Yates the elder died at Bury, having lived for 37 years within the walls of the abbey ruins, of which he was custodian.

The first part was published, edited by Richard Yates the younger, in 1805, as Monastic Remains of the Town and Abbey of St. Edmunds Bury.

This pamphlet, which pointed out the shortage of places of public worship for Anglicans, was commended by Nicholas Vansittart, the chancellor of the exchequer, who was advocating parliamentary grants for new churches and chapels, particularly in London.

[1] Yates married in 1810 the only daughter of Patrick Telfer of Gower Street, giving him independent means.