Harold Carpenter Lumb Stocks
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Harold Carpenter Lumb Stocks (1884-1956) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St Asaph Cathedral
. He was the son of Walter Fryer Stocks and Marian.
As well as a cathedral organist, Harold Stocks was a composer, principally of church music, and the author of books on the training of choristers and cathedral organists.
Organist of:
St Asaph Cathedral
St Asaph Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is sometimes claimed to be the smallest Anglican cathedral in Britain.- History :...
Background
Harold Carpenter Lumb Stocks was born on 21 October 1884 in Essendon, HertfordshireEssendon, Hertfordshire
Essendon is a Hertfordshire village and civil parish located 6 miles south-west of the town of Hertford on the B158 road.The village is 100 metres above sea level and offers views of the Lea Valley to the north. Although on an ancient site, St Mary's Church dates mainly from the 17th and 18th...
. He was the son of Walter Fryer Stocks and Marian.
As well as a cathedral organist, Harold Stocks was a composer, principally of church music, and the author of books on the training of choristers and cathedral organists.
Career
Assistant organist:- Ely CathedralEly CathedralEly Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
1906 - 1909
Organist of:
- Church of St John the Baptist, YeovilChurch of St John the Baptist, YeovilThe Church of St John the Baptist in Yeovil, Somerset, England was built in the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
1909 - 1911 - St Laurence Church, LudlowSt Laurence Church, LudlowSt Laurence's Church, Ludlow is a parish church in the Church of England in Ludlow.-Background:The parish church was established as a Norman place of worship in association with the founding of Ludlow in the 11th century AD. This parish church in Shropshire, England contains an extensive set of...
1911 - 1917 - St Asaph CathedralSt Asaph CathedralSt Asaph Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is sometimes claimed to be the smallest Anglican cathedral in Britain.- History :...
1917 - 1956