Tribute to Peter Spencer, 1932 - 2021

Dedicated to the memory of Peter Spencer

2017 10 08 Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

This site is a tribute to Peter Spencer of Clitheroe, who passed away peacefully on Monday 5th July 2021, aged 88 years, in a nursing home with family by his side. Loving father of Richard and Philip, grandfather of William, Wilfrid, Aidan and Jemimah and friend to many.

Funeral of Peter Spencer

The funeral service is at St James' Church, Clitheroe on Wednesday 28th July 2021 at 12:30 pm, followed by burial at Clitheroe Cemetery and a reception. Family flowers only please.

Please can face coverings be worn when inside, if possible.

St James' Church has no dedicated parking, so please park on a nearby road, such as Queens Road.

For those unable to attend the service, it will be available to watch on the internet via a live stream, using the link: https://youtu.be/zP8gsf96J4o

All enquiries to Co-op Funeralcare, Mincing Lane, Blackburn, BB2 2EB. Tel 01254 57331.

Service

28th July 2021 at 12:30 pm St James' Church, Clitheroe St James's St, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1HH

Burial

28th July 2021 at 1:45 pm Clitheroe Cemetery, Waddington Rd, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2JD

Donations are being gratefully received in memory of Peter on behalf of Cancer Research UK. To donate, please use the "Donate" option on this page. Alternatively, donations can be made at the funeral service.

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1933 Father at 6 7 months with his Father, Brow Head, Glusburn

1933 Father aged 8 months Brow Head Cononley

1933 possibly, Father in pram

1933 Father at 1 year old Skipton Studio

1934 1936 Father with his Mother (Nora) and Father (William) aged 1 3

1935 1937 Father estimated aged 2 4

1936 Summer Father with Cousin Monica Cleethorpes

1937 Spring Father at Brow Head Glusburn

1938 Father with his Mother and Majorie Sagar, well near bottom of Nethergill

1938 Summer Father (aged 5) with Grandad Leake and his fireman, Cleethorpes Station

1938 Summer Father (aged 5) with Nanny and baby Pamela 21 Dixon Avenue

1940 Father and his Mother, 16 Crag View Cononley, back lawn

1940 1943 Father c. 7 10 years old

1941 Summer holiday Father & Cousin Monica 16 Crag View Cononley

1942 Father aged 9, Cononley School

1942 Summer Father aged 9 in Morecambe

1945 Father with his Mother and Malcolm, Brow Head back garden, Glusburn

1948 Summer Father and Malcolm Cleethorpes

1948 Sunday School trip from Cononley to Morecambe with Peter Newbert

1949 Summer Cononley The Gibb

1949 Summer Father with his school friend Jim Monkhouse from Sutton and Cousin Monica, taken by Father's friend Andre

1950 Father with Malcolm and their Mother Morecambe

1950 Summer with Cousin Monica, visiting Uncle Ben, Auntie Edna and Cousin Janet at Quinton, Birmingham

1952 Summer Father and Malcolm Glusburn Park

1956 08 Father & Mother, Cleethorpes promenade staying at Auntie Bessie's

1957 08 03 Father & Mother's wedding St Philip & St James (Clifton) Parish Church, York,

1962 Father and Richard, 141 Watch House Lane Bentley

1963 07 Philip Christening Watch House Lane Bentley

1969 Uncle Malcolm Auntie Margaret Wedding Cononley

1970s Father school photograph

1970s Father school photograph (judging by the jacket)

1970s Holy Trinity CofE Junior School Ripon

1972 Darfield C of E Junior School

1972 04 Lyndhurst Doncaster Road Darfield 02

1972 04 Lyndhurst Doncaster Road Darfield 03 prior to moving to Ripon

1972 04 Lyndhurst Doncaster Road Darfield

1973 Father Holy Trinity C of E Junior School, Ripon

1980s Father school photograph

1981 08 25 Spread Eagle Sawley family meal

1984 Father with his family and friends

1992 Father's retirement party St James' Church of England Primary School Clitheroe

2002 12 Father's Birthday Cake with William & Wilfrid

2002 12 Jemimah's first Christmas with her Grandad

2006 Rhine cruise with Irene

2006 12 Father with Rebecca Grandma and Irene

2012 13 Father's 80th Birthday, Calf's Head, Wortson nr Clitheroe

2016 12 20 Bolton Abbey Christmas Fair

2017 10 08 Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway 2

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2017 10 08 Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

2017 10 22 Father at home in kitchen, Clitheroe

2019 12 25 Christmas Day and Father's 87th Birthday

Father and Mother in Garden, Clitheroe

Grandma Lewis's birthday party, Bootham Crescent, York

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So sorry to hear that cousin Peter had died. Happy memories of holidays at Glusburn Green with Uncle Billy and Auntie Nora together with my mother and sister Pamela. We did keep in touch by phone and exchanging cards and a cheque for birthdays. I always admired Peter for his quiet calmness which stood him in good stead in his teaching career. Our thoughts are with the family. Regards Michael and Pat Spencer

Michael September 27th, 2021

I worked with your father at St. James’ school and we always used to call him (unknown to him Frank and your mum Betty) after the television programme Some Mothers Do Have Em. I wish now that I could have told him because he had a wicked sense of humour and I am sure he would have appreciated it. He was a warm and loving man that cared for all humanity and it was a privilege to know him. Janet Sowerby.

Janet July 24th, 2021

Dear Philip and Richard, I thoroughly enjoyed looking at these photos and seeing some familiar family faces. What struck me was how much your father achieved and what a full life he led, truly a life well lived. Attending Uncle Peter’s school in Ripon was a wonderful experience - being able to proudly confess that I was, in fact, the head teacher’s niece resulted in a kind of popularity that I’d never before experienced as a somewhat shy and awkward child. Fond memories of a charming uncle who’s mischievous smile will never be forgotten x

annalisaeverton July 20th, 2021

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