Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Croydon > St. John-the-Baptist’s (Croydon Minster)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1794 | Built by John Avery |
| 1866 | Destroyed in fire |
| Status | |
| Destroyed | |
| Sources | |
| Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London | |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1868 | Built by Hill |
| 1904 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| 1912 | Enlarged by Hill |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 54 | - | 11 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| Charles Smith (1786-1856) | |
| 1830-33 | Thomas Walmisley (1814-1856) |
| John Hullah (1812-1884) | |
| 1868-1911 | Frederick Cambridge (1841-1914) |
| 1912-19 | F. Rowland Tims (1886-1955) |
| 1918- | H. L. Smith (-1973) |
| 1958-65 | Derek Holman (1931-) |
| 1965-68 | Roy Massey (1934-) |
| 1968-78 | Michael Fleming (1928-2006) |
| 1978-80 | David Brookshaw |
| 1980-85 | Simon Lole (1957-) |
| 1986-90 | Carl Jackson |
| 1990-94 | David Swinson |
| 1994-99 | Peter Nardone (1965-) |
| 2000-07 | Nigel Mc Clintock |
| 2008- | Andrew Cantrill (1971-) |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| Tom Little | |
| 1917-18 | Norman F. Demuth (1898-1968) |
| 1968- | Colin Yorke (1941-) |
| 1986 | Peter Nardone (1965-) |
| List of Organ Scholars | |
|---|---|
| David Price (1969-) | |
| 1994 | Jonathan Vaughn (1981-) |
| Ryan Leonard (1984-) | |
| List of Other Organists | |
|---|---|
| Martin How (1931-) | |