Organ in St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham

Thomas Swarbrick (c. 1675 – c. 1753) (sometime Schwarbrook) was an organ builder active in England in the eighteenth century.

History

He learned his trade as an apprentice to the famous builder Renatus Harris. He appears to be working on his own by 1706 when he rebuilt an organ in St Alphege’s Church, Greenwich. His most famous organ is that in St Michael’s Church, Coventry of 1733. His nephew, Henry Swarbrick, was organist of

Hereford Cathedral Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford in Hereford, England. A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079. S ...

from 1720 to 1754.

Works

*1703 St Saviour's Church, Southwark *1705 All Saints' Church, Northampton *1706 St Alphege’s Church, Greenwich *1710 Residence of Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth, Bromsgrove *1713 St Nicholas' Church, Bristol *1714 St Michael's Church, Minehead *1715

St Philip's Church, Birmingham The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip is the Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church in the Baroque style by Thomas Archer, it was consecrated in 1715. Located on Colmore Row in central Bi ...

*1716

St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury St Chad's Church occupies a prominent position in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. The current church building was built in 1792, and with its distinctive round shape and high tower it is a well-known landmark in the town. It faces Th ...

*1717 St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick *1718

St Cuthbert's Church, Wells The Church of St Cuthbert is an Anglican parish church in Wells, Somerset, England, dating from the 13th century. It is often mistaken for the cathedral. It has a fine Somerset stone tower and a superb carved roof. It is a Grade I listed buildin ...

*1719 Vicar's Hall, Wells *1723

St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Launceston, Cornwall. It is unusual for its carvings; the entire exterior of the original part of the church is built of carved granite blocks. T ...

*1725 St Martin's Church, Birmingham (transferred to

St. Alphege's Church, Solihull St Alphege Church, Solihull, is a medieval parish church in the Church of England in Solihull, West Midlands. History The church is medieval, dating from the 13th century. The previous spire was 59m and collapsed in 1757: the current spire is 57 ...

) *1731 Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon *1732 Southwell Minster *1733 St Michael's Church, Coventry *1735

Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Constructio ...

(repairs) *1736

Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...

The Lives and Works of William and Philip Hayes, Simon Heighes. Taylor & Francis, 1995 *1737 St Nicholas Church, Stanford on Avon *1739 St Thomas' Church, Salisbury *1740 Lichfield Cathedral *1742

St Mary's Church, Nottingham The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest parish churchDomesday Book: A Complete Translation (Penguin Classics) of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest church after the Cathedral in the city of Nottingham. The church ...

(case now in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham) *1744 Christ Church, Bristol *1744 Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet *1752 Worcester Cathedral (repairs)

References

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