- Edmund Sedding
Edmund Sedding (
20 June 1836 –1868) was an English architect and musician.Biography
Sedding, son of Richard and Peninnah Sedding of Summerstown, near
Okehampton ,Devonshire , was born on20 June 1836 .John Dando Sedding was his younger brother. He early displayed antiquarian tastes, which led to his visiting cathedrals, abbeys, and churches in England and France.In 1853 he entered the office of
George Edmund Street , where he devoted himself to the study ofGothic architecture . For some time he resided as an architect inBristol , and, after again spending a period inLondon , removed about 1862 toPenzance , where he obtained a large practice.In
Cornwall he built or restored the churches ofGwithian ,Wendron ,Altarnun , Northill, Ruan, St. Peter's,Newlyn , and St. Stephen's, Launceston, while he had in progress at the time of his death a new church atStockport , a rectory, and two churches inWales , the restoration ofBigbury church, and a mansion atHayle for Mr. W. J. Rawlings.Sedding was a performer on the
harmonium and organ, and an admirer of ancient church music. He was for a timeprecentor of the church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Bristol, and organist of St. Mary the Virgin,Soho . He greatly exerted himself in the revival of carol singing, and his books ofChristmas carols were very popular.In 1865 his health failed, and he died at Penzance on
11 June 1868 , being buried atMadron on16 June .He married, on
18 August 1862 , Jessie, daughter of John Proctor, chemist of Penzance, by whom he left four children.Compositions
His chief musical compositions were:
# "A Collection of Nine Antient Christmas Carols for four voices", 1860 (6th edition 1864)
# "Jerusalem the Golden: a hymn", 1861
# "Seven Ancient Carols for four voices,", 1863 (2nd edition 1864)
# "Five Hymns of ye Holy Eastern Church", 1864
# "Sun of my Soul: a hymn set to music in four parts", 1864
# "Litany of the Passion", 1865
# "The Harvest is the end of the World", 1865
# "Be we merry in this Feast: a carol", 1866* He supplied 15
quarto pages of illustrations for F. G. Lee's "Directorium Anglicanum", (2nd edition 1865)ources
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