Introduction

Biography

Henry is said to have joined the choir of the lo­cal Bap­tist cha­pel at such an ear­ly age that he had to stand on the seat of his pew while sing­ing so his voice could be heard.

Dennis taught mu­sic, played the or­gan at a ch­apel in Re­druth, Corn­wall, and was for a long time the di­rect­or, con­duct­or and ar­ranger for the Red­ruth Am­a­teur Op­er­a­tic So­cie­ty.

He spent the last four de­cades years of his life in Hug­gles­cote, Lei­ces­ter­shire, on a farm which had been in his mo­ther’s fam­i­ly’s pos­ses­sion for ov­er two cen­tu­ries.

He was a pro­mi­nent mem­ber of the Bap­tist com­mu­ni­ty there, and wrote a num­ber of tunes and oth­er piec­es which were pub­lished by Novello & Com­pa­ny.

Dennis Street in Hug­gles­cote is named af­ter him.