Noel Martin Kennaby was Dean of St Albans from 1964 until 1973.^[1] He was born on 22 December 1905, educated at Queens' College, Cambridge^[2] and ordained in 1930. His first post was as a curate at Epsom after which he was priest in charge of Christ Church, Scarborough then Vicar of St Andrew's Handsworth.^[3] In 1943 he became Rural Dean of Tynemouth and then Provost of Newcastle.^[4] His last post before his appointment to the deanery^[5] was as senior chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.^[6] He died on 22 January 1994.