The Case of Grossmith and Plumb
On 9 December 1729 two minor canons of Windsor, George Grossmith and Thomas Plumb, were expelled from the College of St George. They had recently raised a complaint against a fellow minor canon, Thomas Bell.
Tag: Lay clerk
Fred & Alec Naylor, Veterans of the First World War
Within weeks of the declaration of the First World War on 4 August 1914, the Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel began to sign up for Military Service. A Chapter minute reveals that full pay was granted to the first ...
A tribute to Thomas Dyson
In May 1903 A.Y. Nutt, Chapter Surveyor at St George’s Chapel, recorded a payment of 3s 6d to the carpenter, Mr Bond, for ‘arranging seats & placing 2 dozen extra chairs in Choir for Mr Dyson’s Funeral Service & replacing ...
A Musical forewarning…
“We promise that there shall be no damage to the Turf or undue noise.” Surely the daughters of our Windsor Choir Must to angelic perfectness aspire, What mortal e’er played croquet without tattle Without – of tongues and balls ...
A difficult life
James Salmon was appointed a probationer lay clerk on 18 May 1780 [SGC VI.B.8]. He and his wife Sarah had four children who were baptised in the Chapel; William on 18 March 1787; Elizabeth-Mary on 27 January 1789; Ann on ...