Born in Banstead, Surrey, he attended St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School in Southwark, he was Organ Scholar and later Research Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
Born in Banstead, Surrey, he attended St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School in Southwark and was head chorister at Southwark Cathedral. He was Organ Scholar and later Research Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge.