Grimsby Parish Church

Parish church
name = St. James' Church, Grimsby


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dedication = St. James
denomination = Church of England
tradition = Broad Church
parish = Grimsby
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diocese = Lincoln
province = York
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rector = Canon Michael Hunter
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organistdom = Anthony Pinel
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website = [http://www.saintjames.freeserve.co.uk/ www.saintjames.freeserve.co.uk]
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Grimsby Parish Church is a Parish church in the Church of England in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Background

The current Rector of Grimsby is Canon Michael Hunter. The Organist and Master of the Choristers is Anthony Pinel.

Parish Structure

It is in a group of parishes which includes:
*St. Hugh's Church, Grimsby
*St. Martin's Church, Grimsby
*St. Mark's Church, Grimsby

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons dating from 1951. A specification and pictures of the organ can be see on the [http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N14380 National Pipe Organ Register] .

Organists

Former organists include
*Mr. Forbes Carter ca. 1890
*John Stanley Robson 1924 - 1953
*Eric Arthur Conningsby 1954 - 1955 (formerly organist of Llandaff Cathedral)
*Dennis Townhill 1956 - 1961 [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4812668.ece]
*Michael Dudman 1964 - 1968
* [http://www.robert-walker.net Robert Walker] 1968 - 1973
*Martin How
*Patrick Larley ????
*Andrew Shaw 1987 - ????
*Andrew Cantrill 1994 - 1999
* [http://www.maxson.org.uk Steven Maxson] 1997 - 2003
*Adrian Roberts
*Anthony Pinel

Assistant Organists

*Barry Whitfield
* [http://www.maxson.org.uk Steven Maxson] .

Choir

It is best known for being the only parish church in England to have its own Choir School, St James' School. St James' School was founded in 1880 by Canon James Peter Young to provide boy choristers for St James' Church. The School is now a co-educational school of the Woodard Corporation and a member of the Choir Schools' Association. From September 2008, Choristers will also be drawn from a neighbouring Voluntary Aided Church of England School, Lisle Marsden Primary School (named after a former Rector of Grimsby).

The Choristers within the Choir at the end of the Summer Term 2008 were:

David Whitworth, Head Chorister
Sam Lee, Head Chorister
Lyle McNally, Chorister
George East-Dunning, Chorister
Brandon, Chorister

Choral Scholars, former choristers now singing with the Gentlemen of the Choir, were:

Ashley Draper, Tenor
Adam Rogers, Bass
Oliver Woods, Alto

Gentlemen of the Choir include:

Altos

Sam Maxson (formerly Head Chorister)
Steven Maxson (when not required to play the organ)

Tenors

Robert Adams (Organist of All Saints' Church, Waltham, Grimsby)
Thomas Drew (formerly Head Chorister)
Phil Huckin
Harry Pickering (formerly Head Chorister)
Martin Pickering
Tom Pickering (former Chorister)

Basses

David Parker
David Overton (fomerly Master of the Choristers)
Nigel Rowson

References