[6] After a curacy in Eastbourne he held incumbencies in Huddersfield, Brixton, Kersal, Bishop Auckland and Bradford.

His palace was turned into a hospital, and he showed both courage and understanding in facing war problems.

"[10] He was keen not to have Germany humiliated in the peace process, writing that a just settlement was needed which the Germans themselves 'shall acknowledge to be just.

He became a Doctor of Divinity; as Bishop of Winchester, Woods was Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

After Woods's death, the Bishop of London wrote that "He was a true example of a manly Christian, a giant in stature and virile in character.