He was sent to the Royal Grammar School Worcester and began his career as a church organist in 1898.
He won an Organ Scholarship to The Queen's College, Oxford where he studied music and obtained his MMus.
He was awarded the prestigious Lambeth degree of DMus (Cantuar) by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1936 and was created Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1949.
He composed choral and organ works including an Evening Service in G. Amongst other honours he was a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, becoming vice-president, and Professor of Music and Fellow of the Royal College of Music.
He died in 1953 shortly before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II for which he was preparing his choristers.