He became a Fellow and Lecturer at Oriel in 1913, which role he retained throughout his wartime service, until his move to Oxford.

He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1914 (7 June),[6] then ordained priest the following Trinity (30 May 1915) — both times by Charles Gore, Bishop of Oxford, at Cuddesdon Parish Church; very exceptionally, he was not ordained to a title post but to officiate throughout the diocese.

[1] In 1928, he left London to become Vicar of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin and a Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College, Oxford.

[14] During his episcopate, his hearing loss worsened and he suffered depression; he was a notable liberal and theologically progressive on matters such as homosexuality and remarriage of divorcés.

[5] In retirement, he divided his time between a house in the Lake District and a flat in Westminster, where he died on 24 October 1976, following a coronary in June that year.

He was buried in Borrowdale churchyard rather than his further cathedral at Southwell Minster,[5] where there is nonetheless a memorial plaque.