▁offered ▁the ▁See ▁of ▁Bath ▁and ▁Well s . ▁He ▁left ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁July . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁translated ▁to ▁London . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁In ▁London ▁post - war ▁difficulties , ▁including ▁the ▁re building ▁of ▁sh atter ed ▁city ▁churches , ▁challeng ed ▁and ▁revealed ▁W and ' s ▁administrative ▁g ifts . ▁As ▁bishop , ▁W and ▁was ▁a ▁priv y ▁coun s ell or ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁K CV O ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 - 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁pre late ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁After ▁res ign ing ▁his ▁see ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁minor ▁canon ▁and ▁later ▁Can on ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral , ▁London , ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁edited ▁The ▁Church ▁Qu arter ly ▁Review . ▁A ▁wide - r anging ▁and ▁fa cile ▁historian , ▁he ▁wrote ▁forty - five ▁books , ▁among ▁them ▁a ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Church ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Early ▁Church ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁White ▁of ▁Car pent aria ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁Ang lic an ism ▁in ▁History ▁and ▁Today ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁an ▁aut obi ography , ▁The ▁Change ful ▁Page ▁( 1 9 6 5 ). ▁Sur v ived ▁by ▁a ▁daughter , ▁W and ▁died ▁on