Walter John Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar

c.1804–1877

Montserrat Looking to Barcelona. Verso: Rocks and a Sketch of a Tree
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Walter John Trower was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century.

Trower was Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway from 1848 to 1859 and, after a short period as Sub-Dean of Exeter Cathedral, the Bishop of Gibraltar from 1863 to 1868. He died aged 73 on 24 October 1877. A noted artist and author, two of his books have been republished in recent years.

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Walter John Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar Montserrat Looking to Barcelona. Verso: Rocks and a Sketch of a Tree

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Walter John Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar, ‘General View of the Alhambra’ 1865

Walter John Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar General View of the Alhambra

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