Editing Gubby Allen (section)

===Final years===
Allen retired from the Stock Exchange in 1972, resigned as MCC Treasurer in 1976 and left the Cricket Council in 1982.<ref name=ODNB/> He was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1962 and [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1986.<ref name=ODNB/> In 1968, Allen moved to a flat directly behind the Pavilion at Lord's,<ref>Swanton, pp. 291–92.</ref> where he lived until his death.<ref name=ODNB/> Following his retirement, he spent much of his time in the MCC Committee room, watching cricket at Lord's.<ref name=ODNB/> He never married,<ref name=Keating2/> and died at home on 29 November 1989,<ref name=ODNB/> suffering from the effects of a stomach operation earlier in the year.<ref name=Cricinfo/> He is buried at [[Brookwood Cemetery]] in Brookwood, Surrey, England.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tbcs.org.uk/necropolis_video.htm | title=Necropolis_video }}</ref>