Herbert Stephen Irons

Herbert Stephen Irons (19 January 1834 – 29 June 1905),[1] was an English organist. He also composed hymn tunes, including the tune "Southwell".

Career

He was born in Canterbury, where he became a chorister at the cathedral. He was an organ pupil of Dr. Stephen Elvey at Oxford.

He was

• Organist of St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham 1856 - 1857,[2]
• Organist of Southwell Minster 1857 - 1872[2]
• Assistant Organist of Chester Cathedral 1873 - 1876[2][3]
• Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1876 - 1905[2]

References

1. Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
2. Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899.
3. The Succession of Organists, Watkins Shaw, 1991

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Cultural offices
Preceded by Chappell Batchelor	Rector Chori of Southwell Minster 1857–1872	Succeeded by Cedric Bucknall