North lancet window, in the Chancel of Broadwas Church.
		In remembrance of Robert Rodney Fowler 1820 - 1914 Rector of Broadwas 1861 - 1914 Charles Hodgson Fowler FRIBA. 1840 - 1910 Architect of the Restoration of Broadwas Church circa 1885 Hubert Rodney Ross Fowler 1807 - 1911 Surgeon Major TD. MD. DPH.

Charles Fowler - b. 1770 - d. 1840 Married - Harriet Hacket [b. 1772] They had at least 7 boys and three girls; all born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Their third eldest was Robert Hodgeson Fowler. His wife was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Mary Bish; who had at least one son and five daughters. Robert Hodgeson Fowler - b. 1798 - d. 1858 Married, Frances Elizabeth Bish - b. 1807 - d. 1872 They had at least three boys and three girls, and their third eldest was Robert Rodney Fowler. Robert Rodney Fowler - b. 12th April, 1829 [Christened, 13th April, 1829, Southwell, Nottingham] d. 3rd January, 1914 Married, *Katherine Ross; on the 11th July, 1857, at Hereford. *Katherine Ross - b.1837, Skeldon, Delaware, British Guiana. d 1919, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Their Children: Edith Munro Fowler - b. 1861[Claines, Worcester] Helen Katharina Fowler - b. 7th October, 1863. [Worcester] Herbert Rodney Ross Fowler - b. 18th September, 1867. [British Subject, Bavaria] Oline Isabel Struthers Fowler - b. 1876 [Worcester]

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor, and the principal landowners are Francis Edward Williams,Esq., Rev. William Comyns Berkeley, Rev. Rodney Rodney Fowler, Miss Smith, and E. Bird Guest, Esq. Rev. Robert Rodney Fowler B..A. of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. was the rector of St. Mary Magdalene, Broadwas from 1861 until his death, on the 3rd January 1914. His brother Charles Hodgson Fowler FRIBA., was the Architect of the Restoration of Broadwas Church circa 1885. Robert Rodney Fowler, married *Katherine Ross, the daughter of William and Helen Ross, of Skeldon. William Ross - b. 1787 - d. 19th February, 1840; Berbice, Guyana. He married Helen Elizabeth Drummond Metcalf, on the 4th September, 1840; Inverness-shire, Scotland. Helen E. D. Metcalf - b. 1808, Gibraltar - d. November 1863, London. Their children: William Munro Ross - b. 1832 - d. 28th January, 1879; London. Jane Ross - b. 1833 - d. 1933 John Cameron Ross- b. 1834 - d. 1877 *Katherine Ross - b.1837, Skeldon, Delaware, British Guiana. d 1919, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Edward Gordon Ross - b. 1839 - 1840

Information about Charles Hodgson Fowler FRIBA. 1840 - 1910

Charles Hodgson Fowler [2 March 1840 – 14 December 1910] was a prolific English ecclesiasticalarchitect who specialised in building and, especially, restoring churches.

He was born in Nottinghamshire, the son of Robert Hodgson Fowler [1798-1858] the vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Rolleston and Frances Elizabeth Bish [1802-1872].

In the early 1860s, following an apprenticeship with Sir George Gilbert Scott, he commenced work in Pimlico, London, and became an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects [RIBA] in 1863. His proposers were Scott, E. W. Pugin and Matthew Digby Wyatt. In 1864, he moved to Durham, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Fowler's initial appointment in Durham was as Clerk of Works at Durham Cathedral in succession to E.R. Robson. In 1870 he became a Fellow of the RIBA. At various times, he held the position of Architect to Rochester Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral, and Architect to the Diocese of York and the Diocese of Lincoln. From 1885 to the time of his death, he was Architect to the Dean and Chapter of Durham, a post that had previously been held by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Almost all of Fowler's work was done in four counties:  County Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Time Line - Life of the Rev. Robert Rodney Fowler

1829 Birth: 12th April, 1829 - Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
1829 Christening: 13th April, 1829 - Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
1841 Residence 1841 - [age 11] Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
1857 Marriage: [age 28] Katherine Ross - 11th July, 1857. - Bath, Somerset.
1858 Death of Parent: [age 28] Robert Hodgeson Fowler - 10th January, 1858. - Rolleston, Nottinghamshire.
1861 Birth of Child: [age 31] Edith Munrs Fowler - 1861 - Claines, Worcester.
1862 Occupation: [age 32] Clerk in Holy Orders - from 1862 to 1914 - Broadwas, Worcestershire.
1863 Birth of Child: [age 33] Helen Katherina Fowler - 1863 - Worcester.
1868 Birth of Child: [age 38] Herbert Rodney Ross Fowler - 1868 - Bavaria, Germany.
1872 Death of Parent: [age 42] France Elizabeth Bish - 5th April, 1872. - St Mary le Bow with St Mary the Less, Durham.
1876 Birth of Child: [46] Oldine Isabel Struthers Fowler - 1876 - Worcestershire.
1881 Residence: [age 51] Broadwas, Worcestershire.
1891 Residence: [age 61] Broadwas, Worcestershire.
1901 Residence: [age 71] Broadwas, Worcestershire.
1911 Residence: [age 81] Broadwas, Worcestershire.
1914 Death: [age 84] 3rd January, 1914, Broadwas, Worcestershire

From 1862 to 1908 the Rev. Robert Rodney Fowler was present at 151 burials at Broadwas Church.
He was buried there on the 7th January, 1914.[aged 84, Broadwas Rectory] [service conducted by Frank H. P. Higgins]
His wife Katherine also, on 9th January, 1919. [aged82, Eastbourne, East Sussex] [service conducted by George R. Peak]
And their daughter on 3rd November, 1948. [aged 88, Southend, Ledbury] [service conducted by Arthur J. Hemmings]