Frederick C England (1876-)

Biography
Frederick (son of William George England) was an artist of little fame. Late in life he did several oil paintings, with the Salvation Army as the theme, using the smooth side of hardboard as canvas. It was all the more remarkable as he was almost blind at the time. One such painting was of his niece, Edith Louisa Jenner (1911-1987) and her husband, Norman Henry Davis in their Salvation Army uniforms.

Frederick and his wife, Isabella, had a son, also called Frederick England who owned a caravan Park at Woodland's lane, Almondsbury, Bristol. The Western Daily Press, Bristol area published the following: CARAVANS are marriage savers, site owner Mr. Frederick England said yesturday. ''They keep young couples together after they have been forced to leave rooms and flats because of new norn babies, he said. Middle aged people also like caravans because they are bigger better and more luxurious than ever before. Mr England told a planning inquiry at Thornbury. Mr England, owner of England Caravan Park Ltd., was appealing against a decision of the county planners, refusing him permission to extend his caravans site at Woodland's lane, Almondsbury. He claimed there was a huge demand for caravan homes. He said that because they were becoming larger in size he could no longer accommodate the 185 allowed by his licence on the site. He wants to extend the site to bring the number back up to 188. At the moment, only 172 are on the site. Mr. Peter Murray, assistant divisional planning officer, said the site already lay within the green belt and an extension would be in the green belt.'' ''The present site was already conspicuous and an extension would have further adverse impact on the visual amenities of the area. The Minister's decision will be announced.''