page_title: St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
section_title: Organists and music directors
hierarchical_section_title: St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne / Organ / Organists and music directors
caption_attribution_description: English: Benjamin Parkin, who for 48 years served and worshipped his master as Organist and Choirmaster of this church. He passed away April 7th, 1913, and was interred at Ecclesall, Sheffield.
context_page_description: St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Ashbourne, in the county of Derbyshire, England.
context_section_description: Mr Binnell (c.1746–unknown)
  Edward Simms (c.1797–1832)
  George Frederick Simms (c.1832–34) (formerly organist of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth)
  Andrew Loder (1834–38) (formerly organist of the Octagon Chapel, Bath)
  Robert William Henry Burrage (1840–44) (formerly assistant organist at Norwich Cathedral)
  Andrew Alleyne Loder (c.1846–1859)
  Benjamin Parkin (c.1856–1904)
  J. Scott Allen (1904)  (formerly organist of Disley Parish Church, Stockport)
  George Frederick Handel Kemp (ca. 1906-36)
  Chris Daly Atkinson (c.1944–92)
  Michael Halls (c.1946)
caption: Memorial to Benjamin Parkin
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