1853–1919

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 24, 1853, Lam­beth, Eng­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 11, 1919, Low­er Nor­wood, Eng­land.

Buried: El­mer’s End Ce­me­te­ry (al­so known as the Beck­en­ham Cre­ma­tor­i­um), Nor­wood, Eng­land.

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Biography

Eyre stu­died at the Roy­al Aca­de­my of Mu­sic.

He served as or­gan­ist at St. Pe­ter’s, Vaux­hall (1867–72 & 1874–81); St. Eth­el­ber­ga’s, Bi­shop­gate (1872–74); St. John the Ev­an­gel­ist, Up­per Nor­wood, Lon­don (1881); and at the Crys­tal Pal­ace (1880–94).

Sources

Music