Herbert Stephen Irons

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

Career

He was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral. He was an organ pupil of Dr. Stephen Elvey at Oxford.

He was

Organist of St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham 1856 - 1857,^[1]
Organist of Southwell Minster 1857 - 1872^[1]
Assistant Organist of Chester Cathedral 1873 - 1876^[1]^[2]
Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1876 - 1905^[1]

Compositions

The hymn tune Southwell.

References

1 2 3 4 Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899.
↑ The Succession of Organists, Watkins Shaw, 1991

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