Roger Yates (1905 - 2 September 1975Musical Opinion, Volume 99, p87) was a

pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...

builder based initially in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

and then

Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ...

who flourished between 1928 and 1972.

Background

He was born in 1905, the son of James Yates and his wife Helen. He was educated at

Tonbridge School (God Giveth the Increase) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = , president = , head_label ...

. His career as an organ builder started in 1922 with an apprenticeship with Henry Willis & Sons and Lewis & Company Ltd in London, In 1928 he Roger Yates purchased the business of Charles Francis Lloyd in Nottingham, and he remained in Nottingham until 1937. He then transferred to Bodmin, Cornwall. After service in the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

during World War II he moved to the Old Rectory, Michaelstowe, Cornwall and his business flourished until illness in 1972.

Noted instruments

*1926 St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham addition of a Tuba *1930 Front Street Methodist Church, Nottingham *1930 Congregational Church, Nottingham *1930 Methodist Church Wysall, Nottinghamshire *1930 Masonic Hall, 25 Goldsmith Street, Nottingham *1930

Addison Street Congregational Church Addison Street Congregational Church was a church in Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and no ...

, Nottingham (rebuild) *1932 Dolmetsch Foundation, Haslemere, Surrey *1934 St Mary the Virgin, Ilkeston, Derbyshire *1934 Park Hill Congregational Church, Derby Road, Nottingham *1936/37 Radcliffe-on-Trent, A.E. Allen Esq., 'Meadowcroft' (private residence) *1936 St. Peter's Church, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire *1937

St Peter's Church, East Bridgford St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. History The church was dates from the 11th century. It was restored in 1671 and 1686. The tower was rebuilt in 1778 by Fr ...

, Nottinghamshire *1937 St Leonard, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire *1937

All Saints' Church, Oakham All Saints' Church, Oakham is a parish church in the Church of England in Oakham, Rutland. It is Grade I listed. History The spire of Oakham parish church dominates distant views of the town for several miles in all directions. The impres ...

, Rutland *1939 St Mary, Bozeat, Northamptonshire *1939 Good Shepherd, Romford, Essex *1948

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington St. John the Evanglist, Carrington is a parish church in the Church of England in Carrington, Nottingham. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or histo ...

*1948 St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham now at

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford St Peter and St Paul's Church, Shelford is a parish church in the Church of England in Shelford, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. History The church is of medieval style ...

*1950 St. Paul's Church, Daybrook, Nottingham *1952 St Catharine, Gloucester *1953 St Andrew, Kegworth, Leicestershire *1958 St James the Great, Kilkhampton, Cornwall *1962 All Saints, Ulcombe, Kent *1962 St Michael, Newquay, Cornwall *1963-64

St John the Evangelist, Taunton The Church of St John the Evangelist, Taunton is a Church of England parish church in Taunton, Somerset. It is a grade I listed building. History The Reverend Frederick Jeremiah Smith decided to build a new church in Taunton for the poor of the ...

*1965-66 St Catherine, Gloucester *1969

Dartington College of Arts Dartington College of Arts was a specialist arts college located at Dartington Hall in the south-west of England, offering courses at degree and postgraduate level together with an arts research programme. It existed for a period of almost 50 ...

, Devon *1969-1972

Church of St Andrew, Stogursey The Church of St Andrew in Stogursey, Somerset, England dates from the early 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church of St Andrew, now the parish church of Stogursey, was built as part of the Benedictine pr ...

, Somerset

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Roger British pipe organ builders People educated at Tonbridge School 1905 births 1975 deaths