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Samuel Simms (1836-1885)
Samuel Simms (1836 – 22 February 1885) was an English organist and composer. Background He was born in Stourbridge in 1836, the son of Samuel Simms also an organist. He succeeded his father as organist of St. Thomas's Church, Stourbridge and held two other organist positions in Birmingham. He founded the Brierley Hill Choral Society and conducted it from its formation. He died at Stourbridge on 22 February 1885, and his son, also Samuel, succeeded him as organist at St Cyprian's Church, Hay Mills. He was interred in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Oldswinford.Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 27 February 1885 Appointments *Organist of St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge 1868? - ???? *Organist of St John's Church, Ladywood The Church of St. John the Evangelist and St. Peter is a Grade II listed Church of England church of Ladywood, Birmingham, England. History The Church of St. John the Evangelist was built to designs by the architect Samuel Sanders Teu ... ???? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Samuel Stratton
Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 – 25 June 1906) was an English music critic, organist and author. Life He was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas (musician), Charles Lucas.Who's who in music, Henry Saxe Wyndham, 1915 He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the ''Birmingham Post'' in 1877, holding the post until his death. He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press. He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of ''British Musical Biography'' published in 1897. Appointments * Organist of St Mary's Church, Charing Cross Road, St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London * Organist of St. James' Church, Friern Barnet * Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham 1867 - 1875 * Organist of St. John's Church, Harborne 1875 - 1878 * Organist of the Church of the Saviour, Birmingham 1878 - 1882 Publications * * ''British Musical Biography'', wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Duff Brown
James Duff Brown (1862–1914) was a British librarian, information theorist, music biographer and educationalist. Most of his life was spent in London. Biography He was born in Edinburgh, but after beginning his library career in Glasgow, he subsequently moved to London, and worked in Clerkenwell for the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. He devised three classification systems: Quinn/Brown (1898), Adjustable classification (1898) and Subject Classification (1906). The latter system was for municipal libraries and was informed by his advocacy of open shelf access of books in the UK. Indeed, he was '' e pioneer of this new system hile he was librarianof Clerkenwell, where the first experiment in open access was launched in May, 1893''. This was referred to as "safe guarded open access". Alongside his classification work, he produced a standard textbook on librarianship (the ''Manual of Library Economy''). In 1898 he was threatened with a libel action by Charles Goss, over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Simms (1784 – 1868)
Samuel Simms (1784 – 1868) was an English organist and composer. Background He was born in 1784, the son of John Simms (1744 - 1824) and his wife, Latitia Rogers. Samuel Simms was esteemed one of the finest organists of his time, and many of his siblings held musical posts in the Midlands. In 1805 he was a candidate for the post of organist at St. Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch, Shropshire, but the conditions were so unsatisfactory that only three of those assembled would compete. He finally settled at St Thomas’ Church, Stourbridge, and held the position for half a century until his death. In 1863 there was an attempt to force him to resign on a pension of £15 (equivalent to £ in ) per annum, at the instigation of the either the minister or some of the congregation. The exact complaint against him is not substantiated, but suggested to be related to the performance of his duties. He did however, command support from former pupils who rose to his defence.Birmingham Daily Pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Cyprian's Church, Hay Mills
St Cyprian's Church, Hay Mills is a parish church of the Church of England in Hay Mills, Birmingham, England. It is situated on the southern side of the main Birmingham to Coventry Road A45 at the end of a lane called the Fordrough that leads to the factory of Webster & Horsfall Ltd. It has long been associated with the Horsfall family who built the church and continue to be its owners. Built in the 19th century of red brick in the Gothic Revival style it is dedicated to St Cyprian the third century martyr and Bishop of Carthage who although coming from a wealthy background gave away a portion of his wealth to the poor of Carthage, he was beheaded by the Romans in 258.Pagans and Christians, Robin Lane Fox, 1986 The church is now Grade II listed. History James Horsfall was a wire drawer from Digbeth who invented high tensile steel wire. He moved to Hay Mill, a disused blade and sword factory at a water mill on the River Cole, rebuilding it as a steam-driven mill. The mill origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge
St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stourbridge. History The church dates from 1726. The chancel was added in 1890 by William Bidlake. List of vicars * Walter Hickman 1736 - 1742 * Charles Harris 1742 - 1782 * John Pattinson 1782 - 1808 * Joseph Taylor 1808 - 1833 * Giffard Wells 1833 - 1858 * Hugh Sherrard 1858 - 1908 * Thomas Ludovic Chavasse 1908 - 1909 * Thomas Graham Gilling-Lax 1910 - 1911 * Montague Stanhope Newland 1911 - 1944 * Thomas Whitney Uniacke Keith Murrey 1944 - 1951 * Robert Guy Pusey 1951 - 1959 * Basil Henry Trevor-Morgan 1959 - 1976 * Derek Leonard Barrett 1977 - 1991 * Stephen Hutchinson 1991 - 2003 * Ron Curtis 2005 - 2012 * ''Interregnum'' 2012 - 2015 * Andrew Sillis 2012–present Organ There are records of organ in the church dating from 1809 when an instrument was installed by George Pike England. There have been subsequent rebuildings and renovations over the years, resulting in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Church, Ladywood
The Church of St. John the Evangelist and St. Peter is a Grade II listed Church of England church of Ladywood, Birmingham, England. History The Church of St. John the Evangelist was built to designs by the architect Samuel Sanders Teulon between 1852 and 1854. It was founded as a mission from St Martin in the Bull Ring and the rector of St. Martin’s was patron of the living. The governors of the King Edward VI Schools had also agreed to allow a site on their property. The site was on what was then known as Ladywood Green, a 17th-century Great Plague burial ground. Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe laid the foundation stone on 28 September 1852, and the church was consecrated by Henry Pepys, the Bishop of Worcester, on 15 March 1854. The cost of the building was £6,000 (equivalent to ). It was a commissioners' church as a grant of £247 () was given towards its cost by the Church Building Society. In 1876 part of the parish was taken to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1836 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. * January 5 – Davy Crockett arrives in Texas. * January 12 ** , with Charles Darwin on board, reaches Sydney. ** Will County, Illinois, is formed. * February 8 – London and Greenwich Railway opens its first section, the first railway in London, England. * February 16 – A fire at the Lahaman Theatre in Saint Petersburg kills 126 people."Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p76 * February 23 – Texas Revolution: The Battle of the Alamo begins, with an American settler army surrounded by the Mexican Army, under Santa Anna. * February 25 – Samuel Colt receives a United States patent for the Colt revolver, the first revolving barrel multishot firearm. * March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Organists
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British Male Organists
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English Composers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Stourbridge
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