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| Saint Paul's choir 2003 - photo by Phil Steels |
Levi Gill - member of St Paul's choir in the 1920s.
Photo by Mr D Wilkinson |
Stalybridge Harmonic Society with conductor Samuel
Garlick (centre) outside St Paul's School. According to Samuel Hill's "Bygone
Stalybridge", Rev. W.W. Hoare, St Paul's first vicar, was a keen supporter
of the Society.
Pictures from Tameside
Libraries' Image Archive reference t08609
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Tribute to Reginald Hopwood who died August 29, 1957
- a member of this choir for 30 years - and also his son, Charles Burman
Hopwood who died 3rd April 1956 - a choir boy at this church. |
Tribute to Harold Gosling, died 9 February 1958.
Church warden and for 50 years a member of St Paul's choir. |
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go to a short history of the organ at St Paul's |
| Plaque on the organ reads: The original organ was
presented to the church by James Wilkinson of Brookfield House, Esq. |
Plaque on the organ reads: To the greater glory of
God, this organ was completely restored in loving memory of John Lawton
Esq. of Thornleigh, Stalybridge by his sister Mrs. L Warhurst, November
30th 1930.
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Plaque on the organ reads: The new blowing apparatus,
the gift in gratitude to Almighty God of Alderman Greenwood, J.P. was dedicated
on September 6th 1936.
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Plaque on the organ reads: The cost of the enlargement
of this organ and of placing it in the Chancel, AD 1874, was defrayed by
Ralph Bates of Cocker Hill, Thomas Harrison of West Hill, Robert Wilkinson
of Huyton and James J Wilkinson of Brookfield House, Esq. |
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| St Paul's choir in the 1950s - Whit Walks. Thanks
to Doreen Ashworth for lending this photograph. |
St Paul's choir in 1955 - Whit Walks in the rain (which
was not unusual!). Thanks to Doreen Ashworth for
lending this photograph. |
Stanley Daley - member of St Paul's Choir in the 1940s |
St Paul's Choir - Whit Walks 1950s in Melbourne Street |
St Paul's Choir - Whit Walks 1950s passing the War Memorial |
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The choir about 1960. The Vicar, Canon Hamer is on the left and the organist and choir master, Geoffrey Clarke is on the right. |
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Restoration of the Organ 2011 |
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