St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge

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Location Stourbridge Denomination Church of England Dedication St Thomas Phone +44 1384 394185		Country England Churchmanship Liberal Catholic Opened 1726 Parish Stourbridge

Website stthomasstourbridge.org Address Market St, Stourbridge DY8 1AQ, UK Diocese Anglican Diocese of Worcester Similar Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle

St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stourbridge.

History

The church dates from 1726. The chancel was added in 1890 by William Bidlake.

List of vicars

Walter Hickman 1736 - 1742

Charles Harris 1742 - 1782

John Pattinson 1782 - 1808

Joseph Taylor 1808 - 1833

Giffard Wells 1833 - 1858

Hugh Sherrard 1858 - 1908

Thomas Ludovic Chavasse 1908 - 1909

Thomas Graham Gilling-Lax 1910 - 1911

Montague Stanhope Newland 1911 - 1944

Thomas Whitney Uniacke Keith Murrey 1944 - 1951

Robert Guy Pusey 1951 - 1959

Basil Henry Trevor-Morgan 1959 - 1976

Derek Leonard Barrett 1977 - 1991

Stephen Hutchinson 1991 - 2003

Ron Curtis 2005 - 2012

Interregnum 2012 - 2015

Andrew Sillis 2012 - present

Organ

There are records of organ in the church dating from 1809 when an instrument was installed by George Pike England. There have been subsequent rebuildings and renovations over the years, resulting in a 3-manual and pedal pipe organ. A specification of the organ from towards the end of its life can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Organists

Samuel Simms 1809 - 1868 (succeeded by his son)

Samuel Simms 1868 - ???? (afterwards organist of St John's Church, Ladywood Birmingham)

References

St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge Wikipedia

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Contents

History

List of vicars

Organ

Organists

References