Paul Hale lists the Cathedral organists from the sixteenth century. Featured in a publication by The Friends of Rochester Cathedral.

Portraits of some of the Cathedral Organists. Rochester Cathedral Music Library.

James Plumley <- 1560 - >

Peter Rowle, ?-1577

Thomas Churchman, 1577-?1579

Thomas Hillye, 1579-?

Ropier Blundell, 1588-1599

John Williams, 1599-1609 sole organist, 1609-? with John Robinson

John Robinson, 1609-? with John Williams

John Heath, <- 1614 - 1633 perhaps briefly with his father, PhilipWilliam Rothwell, ?1663-1672

Charles Wren, 1672-1673

Daniel Henstridge, 1673-1698

Robert Bowers, 1699-1704

John Spain(e), 1704-1721

Charles Peach, 1721-1753

Joseph Howe, 1753-1780

Richard Howe, 1780-1792

Ralph Banks, 1792-1841

John Larkin Hopkins, 1841-1856

John Hopkins, 1856-1900

Bertram Luard Selby, 1900-1916

Charles Hylton Stewart, 1916-1930

Harold A. Bennett, 1930-1956

Robert J. Ashfield, 1956-1977

Barry Ferguson, 1977-

Paul Hale

Friends of Rochester Cathedral Annual Reports

The Friends of Rochester Cathedral were founded to help finance the maintenance of the fabric and grounds. The Friends’ annual reports have become a trove of articles on the fabric and history of the cathedral.

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