St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge Explained

St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge
Coordinates:	52.4557°N -2.148°W
Location:	Stourbridge
Country:	England
Denomination:	Church of England
Churchmanship:	Liberal Catholic
Dedication:	St Thomas
Completed Date:	1726
Parish:	Stourbridge
Deanery:	Stourbridge
Archdeaconry:	Archdeaconry of Dudley
Diocese:	Diocese of Worcester
Priestincharge:	The Revd Andrew Sillis

St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stourbridge, West Midlands County, England.^[1]

History

The church dates from 1726. The chancel was added in 1890 by William Bidlake.

List of vicars

• Walter Hickman 1736 - 1742
• Charles Harris 1742 - 1782
• John Pattinson 1782 - 1808
• Joseph Taylor 1808 - 1833
• Giffard Wells 1833 - 1858
• Hugh Sherrard 1858 - 1908
• Thomas Ludovic Chavasse 1908 - 1909
• Thomas Graham Gilling-Lax 1910 - 1911
• Montague Stanhope Newland 1911 - 1944
• Thomas Whitney Uniacke Keith Murrey 1944 - 1951
• Robert Guy Pusey 1951 - 1959
• Basil Henry Trevor-Morgan 1959 - 1976
• Derek Leonard Barrett 1977 - 1991
• Stephen Hutchinson 1991 - 2003
• Ron Curtis 2005 - 2012
• Interregnum 2012 - 2015
• Andrew Sillis 2012–present^[2]

Organ

There are records of organ in the church dating from 1809 when an instrument was installed by George Pike England. There have been subsequent rebuildings and renovations over the years, resulting in a 3-manual and pedal pipe organ. A specification of the organ from 2017 can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[3]

Organists

• Samuel Simms 1809 - 1868 (succeeded by his son)
• Samuel Simms 1868 - ???? (afterwards organist of St John's Church, Ladywood Birmingham)

Notes and References

1. The buildings of England. Worcestershire, Nikolaus Pevsner
2. Web site: Pullen. Nick. New vicar finally takes over at St Thomas's Church in Stourbridge. Stourbridge News. 10 March 2017. 16 September 2015.
3. Web site: The National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) V2.16 . Npor.org . 2017-03-10.