ORLANDO GIBBONS 1583 — 1625

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Gibbons came from a , ,/,1;  ‘ 
musical family and _   W/\[;;-1;’; 
entered the. Choir  hj%,|f'_i_'_;l“"~ l"

He was appointed
of Kings College: - " R wax.

Organist to the  . 
Chapel Royal,  "- London in 1604. , , ‘
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One of the most prominent composers of his
day, Gibbons‘ works include anthems and
services for liturgical use as well as
madrigals and music for strings.
He was commissioned to compose the music for
the reception in Canterbury by Charles l of
his French bride, Henrietta Maria. The couple
spent the night of her arrival in the chamber
above the Fyndon Gate (entrance to St.
Augustine's Abbey). The buildings remaining
intact after the dissolution of the
monasteries by Henry VIII in 1538 were used to
accommodate royalty and other important
visitors, and Elizabeth I also spent some time
there.
lt was whilst in Canterbury, a week before the
arrival of the Queen, that Gibbons died and
was buried in the Cathedral. A bust of the
composer can be seen on the North wall of the
Nave.
GRINLING GIBBONS 1648 - 1720
One of England's most famous craftsmen.
Gibbons worked closely with Sir Christopher
Wren on the design of many of the Wren
churches in London - particularly his
masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral. Gibbons‘
contribution to Canterbury Cathedral was his
carving of a magnificent baroque wooden canopy
which was placed over Archbishop Tenison's
Chair (1704). The canopy, surmounted by an
archbishop's mitre and with six highly
decorative columns, was removed by the
Victorians and now stands inside the Nest
door.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS 1756 - 1791
MOZART

During Mozart's  
Grand Tour as a .- 
child accompanied .,;;;
by his father ‘ "
Leopold , he spent  - '
some months in -
London composing _ _.
and performing, '
notably for George
Ill and Queen
Charlotte at
Buckingham House.
The Queen was also
a gifted musician
and enjoyed taking part in these concerts.
Another German-speaking musician residing in
London at the time was J.C. Bach with whom the
family became friends.

On the Mozarts' return to the continent, via
Dover, in 1765, they spent a week as guests of
Sir Horace Mann at Bourne Park, Bishopsbourne,
during which time they visited Canterbury and
also went to the races nearby - a favourite
sport of the young Mozart.
THGIAS CLARK 1775 - 1859
Born in St.George's Street, Clark lived all his
life in Canterbury.|le came from a religious and
musical family and his talent showed itself at
a very early age when he began composing tunes
before he could read or write. The family
were closely connected with the Wesleyan
Methodist Church and Thomas became renowned
for his psalm and hymn tunes. His collection
- the Union Tune Book - was published in 1837
and many of his works have been adopted by
other denominations including Catholic and
Anglican. He achieved unexpected claim' to
fame as a popular composer when his psalm tune
'Cranbrook' had words added,and is now known
to millions as ‘On Illkla Moor baht 'at'.

HILLIAH TURNER, RA 1775 - 1851

The world famous  gm‘?-
artist Turner. ~ .
painted several ‘4"
water . colours  ‘ ‘ -

of Canterbury fr?    l T
including a view of ‘

the Hestgate. Theseiégyi;-_
can often be seen

Turner was also commissioned to paint a
seascape of Hhitstable showing the famous
oyster beds, near the Neptune Public House.
This painting is now in a private collection.
Also at Whitstable Turner painted the
wonderful sunsets from wraik Hill.
T. SIDNEY COOPER 1803 - 1902
, .

Cooper was born at‘.  l E
22 St.Peters Street A  "l*l"*' r 
(a 16th centurygi
building much
restored, with an;___
attractive Georgiang__
bow window on to
the street). The I
house is now usedfr-—
I
as the Tourist 

Cooper bought several adjoining properties and
in their place established an art school
(which evolved to become the Canterbury
College of Art now in New Dover Road). He
designed the front entrance of the school -
the Sidney Cooper Centre - (with its plain
Ionic pillars) above which can be seen the
motto of the College of Art.
Cooper exhibited for many years at the Royal
Academy and specialised in animal paintings,
many of which can be seen in Canterbury's
Royal Museum.
He built a house at Harbledown for his
retirement - Vernon Holme - which is now Kent
College Junior School.