Thomas Swarbrick

Thomas Swarbrick (sometimes Schwarbrook; – c. 1753) was an organ builder active in England in the eighteenth century.

History

He learned his trade as an apprentice of the famous builder Renatus Harris. He appeared to be working on his own by 1706, when he rebuilt an organ in St Alphege’s Church, Greenwich.

His most famous organ is that in St Michael’s Church, Coventry of 1733.

His nephew, Henry Swarbrick, was organist of Hereford Cathedral from 1720 to 1754.

Works 1703: St Saviour's Church, Southwark 1705: All Saints' Church, Northampton 1706: St Alphege’s Church, Greenwich 1710: Residence of Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth, Bromsgrove 1713: St Nicholas' Church, Bristol 1714: St Michael's Church, Minehead 1715: St Philip's Church, Birmingham 1716: St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury 1717: St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick 1718: St Cuthbert's Church, Wells 1719: Vicar's Hall, Wells 1723: St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston 1725: St Martin's Church, Birmingham (transferred to St. Alphege's Church, Solihull) 1731: Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon 1732: Southwell Minster 1733: St Michael's Church, Coventry 1735: Lincoln Cathedral (repairs) 1736: Magdalen College, Oxford 1737: St Nicholas Church, Stanford on Avon 1739: St Thomas' Church, Salisbury 1740: Lichfield Cathedral 1742: St Mary's Church, Nottingham (case now in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham) 1744: Christ Church, Bristol 1744: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet 1752: Worcester Cathedral (repairs)