Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Birmingham > St. Philip’s (Anglican) Cathedral
St. Philip’s, Birmingham, England
| Building History | |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Became cathedral |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1715 | Built by Schwarbrick |
| 1804 | Reconstructed by England |
| 1883 | Moved form West to East |
| 1892 | Rebuilt by Nicholson of Worcester |
| 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 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 34 | - | 10 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1715-30 | Barnabas Gunn (1680-1753) |
| 1765- | Jeremiah Clarke (1742-1809) |
| 1803 | Joseph Harris |
| 1803-29 | Bishop Simms (1767-1829) |
| 1829-71 | Henry Simms (1804-1872) |
| 1871-88 | Charles J. B. Meacham (1850-1930) |
| 1888-98 | Yates Mander (1862-1917) |
| 1898-1901 | A. G. Thompson |
| 1901-06 | Arthur Elmore (1875-1932) |
| 1906-14 | Edwin Stephenson (1871-1922) |
| 1914-36 | Frederick Dunnill (1880-1936) |
| 1936-58 | Willis Grant (1907-1981) |
| 1958-68 | Thomas Tunnard (1918-) |
| 1968-74 | Roy Massey (1934-) |
| John Harper (1947-) | |
| 1974-78 | David Bruce-Payne (1945-) |
| 1978-86 | Hubert Best (1952-) |
| 1986-2018 | Marcus Huxley (1949-) |
| 2018- | David Hardie |
| 2019- | Ashley Wagner |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| Arthur Simms (1839-1914) | |
| 1907-08 | Samuel Royle Shore (1856-1946) |
| 1907-14 | T. Appleby Matthews (1881-1949) |
| Norman Blake (1915-2000) | |
| 1950-51 | Harrison Oxley (1933-2009) |
| 1952-54 | Michael Toll (1930-) |
| 1954-56 | John K. Nicholas |
| 1956-95 | Rosemary Field |
| 1966-68 | Roland L. Keen |
| Hubert Best (1952-) | |
| 1995-97 | Rupert Jeffcoat (1970-) |
| 1997-2004 | Christopher Allsop |
| 2004-10 | Stuart Nicholson |
| 2010-14 | Tim Harper |
| 2014-18 | David Hardie |