Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Tamworth > St. Editha’s (Parish Church)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| Built by Samuel Green | |
| 1887 | Restored by Bryceson |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 28 | - | 4 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1766-90 | John Alcock (1715-1806) |
| 1790-1815 | William Birch (1775-1815) |
| 1815-16 | John Valentine |
| 1816-18 | Thomas Valentine (1791-1878) |
| 1818-28 | John T. Greaves |
| 1828-29 | John Hewitt |
| 1829-32 | James J. Greaves |
| 1832-67 | John T. Greaves |
| 1867-68 | T. H. Reade (1811-1903) |
| 1868-74 | John Smith Creswell (1852-1897) |
| 1874-75 | George Herbert Gregory (1853-1920) |
| 1876-77 | W. E. Wadely (1855-1943) |
| 1877-86 | R. Matthews |
| 1886-1950 | H. Rose (1863-1955) |
| 1950-65 | William Darling |
| 1965-72 | W. H. Hughes |
| 1973- | Kenneth Edwards |