1974

Easter

Eucharist Easter morning in the nave, looking west from the organ screen. On the left can be seen Decani men and boys, and on the right some of the Cantoris boys and a sinlge alto (Colin Broughton).

The three clergy, with backs to the camera at the bottom of the photograph, are (left to right): John Thurmer (Chancellor), Bishop Eric Mercer and Harry Rann (Succentor).

Just beyond Lucian Nethsingha (organist) at the west end of the treble choir stalls is Canon Arthur Ward (Archdeacon of Exeter), then Ian Watson (Headmaster of the Choir School). Opposite them is the Archdeacon of Totnes nearest the choir.

Decani men: (from east to west) Ralph Price (bass lay vicar and punctator); Donald Callaway (bass, secondary) Richard Roddis (bass choral scholar); Ron Kitchen (tenor lay vicar); Rodney Ricketts (tenor choral scholar); Pip Newton (alto choral scholar); Clive Dickinson (alto choral scholar)

Decani trebles (names from a contemporary record sleeve, so not necessarily in the photo or standing in this order): Philip Ainsworth, Toby Barrett, Peter Conridge, Kevin Eveleigh, Martin Horsey, Patrick Michelmore, Simon Page, John Thomas; Lucian Nethsingha is conducting

Cantoris men: Colin Broughton (alto lay vicar). Other men, not visible: Herbert West (tenor lay vicar), Nicholas Sherwood (tenor choral scholar), Paul Evans (bass, secondary), Brian Hann (bass lay vicar)

Cantoris trebles (names from a contemporary record sleeve, so not necessarily in the photo or standing in this order): James Andrew, Jeremy Hayter, Robert Horsey, Rowley Jenks, Simon Read, Martin Rendell, Charles Rendell, Jonathan Samuel

Picture source: Guide to Exeter Cathedral.