Herbert Stephen Irons (19 January 1834 – 29 June 1905), was an English Organist. He also wrote hymns including the tune "Southwell".

Career

He was born in

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...

, where he became a chorister at the cathedral. He was an organ pupil of Dr. Stephen Elvey at Oxford. He was *Organist of St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham 1856 - 1857,Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899. *Organist of

Southwell Minster Southwell Minster () is a minster and cathedral in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated miles from Newark-on-Trent and from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and N ...

1857 - 1872 *Assistant Organist of

Chester Cathedral Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint ...

1873 - 1876The Succession of Organists, Watkins Shaw, 1991 *Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1876 - 1905

References

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