Walter Brooks
Walter Brooks was a Professor of Music and an organist based in Birmingham.Life
He was born in Longdon, Worcestershire in 1832, to William Brooks and Elizabeth. He was a chorister and assistant organist in Gloucester Cathedral to John Arnott.
He held the position of organist at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham for nearly 44 years until in 1900 he was forced to resign on account of ill health. He also lectured at Queen's College, Birmingham giving lessons in music and singing. He was also conductor of the Tamworth Musical Society.
He married Anne Simmons, daughter of Thomas Simmons, on 4 August 1858 in St. Mary's Church, Atherstone, and had the following children:
