James Dowdle
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James John Dowdle was a Commissioner in the Salvation Army known as the "Fiery Fiddler" and the "Saved Railway Guard". He was the first Salvation Army Commissioner to be Promoted to Glory.
Commissioner James Dowdle
Illustration of the Whitechapel Mission Hall, previously 'The Eastern Star' (1867)
William Booth in about 1862, several years before he met Dowdle
Dowdle converted John Lawley seen here with his trademark umbrella (c.1877)
Hadleigh, Essex
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Hadleigh is a town in the borough of Castle Point, in the south-east of Essex, England. It lies on the A13 road between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea. The A127 'Southend Arterial Road' bypass
Aerial view of Hadleigh town centre in snow, February 1991
Hadleigh Castle
Church of St James the Less, Hadleigh, Essex
Fire Station