The Rector of St Margaret’s at that time was Canon Michael Stancliffe; he was appointed Dean of Winchester in 1969, and, when the post of Organist of Winchester Cathedral fell vacant in 1972, he appointed Martin. It was there that Martin and Penny brought up their family, at the same time making it a haven of warmth and hospitality — hospitality that I was often to enjoy during ten happy years working with Martin as the cathedral’s Sub-Organist. In his later years, he served as organist of St Michael and All Angels, Barnes, where he brought the choir to a standard at which they were able to perform Bach’s St John Passion; the onset of Parkinson’s disease brought about his retirement in 2022.