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Northampton Cathedral

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{{Infobox church
| name = Northampton Cathedral
| fullname = Cathedral Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury, Northampton
| image = NorthamptonCathedral.JPG
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| caption = The east end of the cathedral, built 1948-55

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| map caption = Shown within Northamptonshire

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| location = [[Northampton]], [[Northamptonshire]]
| country = [[England]]

| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
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| website = [http://www.northamptoncathedral.org www.northamptoncathedral.org]

| former name = Chapel of St Felix
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| dedication = [[Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)|Our Lady Immaculate]] and [[St Thomas of Canterbury]]
| consecrated date = 1864
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| status = Active
| functional status = Cathedral
| heritage designation = Grade II
| designated date = 22 January 1976
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| architect = [[Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin]]
| architectural type = [[Gothic Revival]]
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| groundbreaking = 1840
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| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton|Northampton]]
| province = [[Province of Westminster|Westminster]]

| archbishop =
| bishop = [[David Oakley (bishop)|David Oakley]]
| dean = Simon Penhalagan
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| reader =
| director = Christopher Weaver
| organist = Christopher Weaver

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'''The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Thomas''' is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[cathedral]] in [[Northampton]], England. It is the seat of the [[Bishop of Northampton]] and [[mother church]] of the [[Diocese of Northampton]] which covers the counties of [[Northamptonshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], [[Buckinghamshire]] and part of [[Berkshire]] (formerly in Buckinghamshire) north of the [[River Thames]]. The cathedral is situated in the north of the town, along the Barrack Road.<ref>[http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/Location/tabid/64/Default.aspx Cathedral Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224102722/http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/Location/tabid/64/Default.aspx |date=2012-02-24 }} Retrieved 15 January 2013</ref>

== History ==

===Foundation===
In 1823, [[John Milner (bishop)|Bishop John Milner]], [[Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District]], sent a Fr William Foley to Northampton to establish a permanent Roman Catholic presence in the town. His first base was a small house, used by a Catholic priest during the previous two years, which had one room as a chapel. Fr Foley bought a piece of land on the site of the original [[St Andrew's Priory, Northampton]], whence [[Thomas Becket]] had gone into exile.<ref>''The Priory of St Andrew, Northampton'', [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40225 British History Online] Retrieved 4 February 2013</ref> It was there that Foley decided to have a purpose-built chapel constructed; the chapel, dedicated to [[Saint Andrew]], was opened on 25 October 1825.

===Building===
The origins of the current building date back to 1840 when the first [[Bishop of Northampton]], [[William Wareing]], commissioned [[Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin]] to design a [[Collegiate church|collegiate]] [[chapel]] of St Felix. The chapel of St Andrew was too small for the larger congregation. The new chapel was built in 1844.<ref name = "Pevsner">{{Cite book | author=Pevsner, Nikolaus | author2=Cherry, Bridget (revision)| title=The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire| year=1961 | publisher=Yale University Press | location=London and New Haven | isbn=978-0-300-09632-3 | pages=338}}</ref> The number of worshippers soon outgrew the size of the building and Pugin's son [[E. W. Pugin|Edward Welby Pugin]] was chosen by Bishop Wareing's successor, [[Francis Kerril Amherst|Francis Amherst]] to design an extension in order to make the building into a cathedral. This extension came in the form of the current [[nave]] which was opened in 1864, dedicated to Our Lady Immaculate and [[St Thomas of Canterbury]].<ref>[http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/History/tabid/63/Default.aspx Cathedral History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309012423/http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/History/tabid/63/Default.aspx |date=2012-03-09 }} Retrieved 15 January 2013</ref> Dating from the 1860s, the stained glass windows were made by [[Hardman & Co.|John Hardman of Birmingham]]. Richly coloured, they depict St Peter and other local saints, such as [[St Edward the Confessor]] and [[St Thomas Becket]].<ref>[http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/StainedGlassWindows/tabid/66/Default.aspx Cathedral Stained Glass] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309012029/http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/StainedGlassWindows/tabid/66/Default.aspx |date=2012-03-09 }} Retrieved 15 January 2013</ref>

[[File:Cathedral Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury - geograph.org.uk - 220966.jpg|thumbnail|left|West side extension of the cathedral]]

===Extension===
The cathedral was left in this form until 1948 when it was decided by [[Thomas Leo Parker|Bishop Leo Parker]] that the west end of the cathedral should be extended.<ref name = "Pevsner"/> This meant that part of St Andrew's chapel had to be demolished in order for the development to go ahead. The part of the chapel that survived, including the original altar, is now in the sacristy and chapter room of the cathedral.<ref name=sacristy/> The building work was finally completed, seven years later in 1955. [[Albert Herbert (architect)|Albert Herbert]] was the architect and he oversaw the original west end being replaced by a straight west end as well as the [[transept]]s and a crossing tower being built. Bishop Leo Parker died in 1975 and he was buried in Blessed Sacrament Chapel.<ref name = "Pevsner"/>

===Reordering===
In 1998, the sanctuary was re-ordered. A new window, designed by Joseph Nuttgens (a student of [[Karl Parsons]] and who has a work installed in [[Windsor Castle]]), was put into the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, the original choir stalls from the main altar were moved into the chapter room and the [[cathedra]] (or bishop's throne) was replaced with one carved by Stephen Foster; designed to accompany the [[triptych]] of the [[Holy Spirit (Christianity)|Holy Spirit]] behind it.<ref name=sacristy>[http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/SacristyChapterRoom/tabid/67/Default.aspx Cathedral Sacristy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224102910/http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Cathedral/SacristyChapterRoom/tabid/67/Default.aspx |date=2012-02-24 }} Retrieved 4 February 2013</ref>

==Music==
The cathedral has two organs. One is a historical tracker-action pipe organ, the other is a digital instrument. The tracker-action organ was built in 1976 by Hendrik ten Bruggencate and was inspired by the Swiss firm [[Metzler Orgelbau]].

The other, a digital custom-made [[Viscount (musical instrument manufacturer)|Viscount]] organ was installed in May 2008. The console is in the west gallery.

The cathedral also has a regular choir, that sings in the 11:00 Sunday Mass and other major Cathedral liturgies.<ref>[http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Music/tabid/58/Default.aspx Cathedral Music] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309012901/http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Music/tabid/58/Default.aspx |date=2012-03-09 }} Retrieved 4 February 2013</ref>

==Parish==
The cathedral also operates as a parish church and hosts various voluntary parish organisations. In particular the local [[Society of Saint Vincent de Paul]] meet there to organise serving the poor and disadvantaged of the local area.<ref>[http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Groups/SaintVincentdePaulSociety/tabid/81/Default.aspx Cathedral SVP Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309013221/http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/Groups/SaintVincentdePaulSociety/tabid/81/Default.aspx |date=2012-03-09 }} Retrieved 4 February 2013</ref>

==See also==
* [[Diocese of Northampton]]
* [[Northampton]]
* [[List of churches in Northampton]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.northamptoncathedral.org/ Cathedral of Our Lady & St Thomas, Northampton]

{{Northampton|state=collapsed}}
{{Diocese of Northampton}}
{{Roman Catholic Cathedrals in the United Kingdom}}

[[Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in England]]
[[Category:Churches in Northampton]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Northamptonshire]]

The Enid

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{{Short description|British progressive rock band}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Enid
| image = TheEnid1998.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = The Enid in 1998
| years_active = 1973–1999, 2002–present
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[UK]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Progressive rock]]
*[[symphonic rock]]
*[[art rock]]
}}
| label = Operation Seraphim
| current_members = [[Robert John Godfrey]] Jason Ducker Alfredo Randazzo Karl Thompson Tim Harries
| past_members = [[#Members|See "Members"]]
| website = {{website|theenid.co.uk}}
}}

'''The Enid''' are a British [[progressive rock]] band founded by keyboardist and composer [[Robert John Godfrey]]. Godfrey received his main musical education from The [[Royal College of Music]]. He is previously known for his work with [[Barclay James Harvest]],<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=431}}</ref> and as a recording artist on the [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] label. In 2014, he won the [[Prog (magazine)|Visionary Award]] (Progressive Music Awards) for establishing an early fan-based crowdfunding model to finance the band named The Stand.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robert|first=Godfrey|date=1984|title=The Enid Folio Part 1 - Anglia TV Program|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfyjKumxFjw|website=Youtube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Robert|first=Godfrey|date=1984|title=The Enid Folio Part 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaJcrKgK0LA&t=188s|website=Youtube}}</ref>

In 1973, Godfrey, together with friends [[Francis Lickerish]], Stephen Stewart and David Williams founded The Enid. They had all met at the famous experimental educational establishment, [[Finchden Manor]]. In 1974, they were joined by Dave Storey<ref name="Larkin" /> and Glen Tollet.

==History==
The Enid began recording at about the same time as [[punk rock]] burst upon the music scene. Godfrey has said that he always regarded The Enid's ironic takes on [[European classical music|classical music]] as being just as anarchic as anything by the [[Sex Pistols]], but this did not translate into either musical or commercial recognition, despite their work being played frequently by [[Tommy Vance]] on [[BBC Radio One]]'s ''Friday Rock Show''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121128202703/http://www.theenid.co.uk/home/enid-outline/chronology.html?showall=1 Max Read, Chronology], The Enid website.</ref><ref>[http://www.dprp.net/forgotten/enid/index3.html Nigel Camilleri, "The Enid (Part 2 1980–2000)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040516063223/http://www.dprp.net/forgotten/enid/index3.html |date=16 May 2004 }}, Forgotten Sons – DPRP.</ref> However, unique among progressive rock bands, the Enid secured a fan base which significantly overlapped with the punk rock fan base.<ref name=Stump237>{{cite book |last=Stump |first=Paul |title=The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock |date=1997 |publisher=Quartet Books Limited |isbn=0-7043-8036-6 |pages=237–241, 260}}</ref> Thanks largely to their quirky appearance and stage act, they built a sizable campus following even while under the shadow of the punk movement.<ref name=Stump237/>

Early albums were entirely instrumental due to the suicide of founding vocalist Peter Roberts on New Year's Day 1975, shortly before rehearsals for the band's debut album ''[[In the Region of the Summer Stars]]''; the band considered Roberts to be irreplaceable.<ref name=Stump237/>

The band's record label, [[Pye Records]], folded on the eve of releasing a double compilation album, ''Rhapsody in Rock'', leaving the Enid with substantial bills and no income to cover them. Only continued touring kept the band afloat.<ref name=Stump237/> In 1981, the Enid were [[Kim Wilde]]'s backing band on her [[Kim Wilde (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Hann |first= Michael |title= Bowie backed by Pixies? Stranger hirings have been made … |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/nov/01/bowie-pixies-strange-backing-bands| date= 1 November 2013 |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |location=London| accessdate=7 August 2017 }}</ref> However, according to Godfrey, because the album was recorded in the Enid's studio, they were paid only "a pittance" for their work on it.<ref name=Stump237/> During this period founding member [[Francis Lickerish]] was ousted from the Enid following a failed attempt to take leadership of the group from Godfrey.<ref name=Stump237/>

The band's fifth album, ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'', released in 1983,<ref name="Larkin"/> was the first Enid album to feature lyrics, which were written by then-drummer Chris North and sung in a mock-[[opera]]tic style by Godfrey. The release was a concept album dealing with the threat of [[nuclear warfare]] and the various ways in which people respond to it.

The Enid released no full-length albums between 1997 and 2010, when ''Journey's End'' was released, although 2009's ''Arise and Shine'' featured newly remixed and partly re-recorded tracks from previous albums plus one preview of a ''Journey's End'' track.

In December 2012, the band's thirteenth album ''[[Invicta (The Enid album)|Invicta]]'' was voted 9th in ''[[The Guardian]]'s'' "Readers' albums of 2012" poll, with "The One and the Many" placed 6th in the "Readers' tracks of 2012" category.<ref>{{cite news |last= Boult |first= Adam |title= Best albums and tracks of 2012: readers' choice |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/dec/21/best-albums-tracks-2012-readers-choice| date= 21 December 2012 |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |location=London| accessdate=6 August 2017 }}</ref>

In June 2013, it was revealed that the band's sole remaining founding member Robert John Godfrey had been diagnosed with early [[Alzheimer's disease]], and that as a result he was retiring from the band. The band opted to continue, with Godfrey's consent, following his departure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-25983444 |title=Dementia diagnosis for The Enid's Robert John Godfrey |website=BBC News |date=1 February 2014 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> The ownership and trade mark of the band name was transferred to Jason Ducker.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robert|first=Godfrey|title=Intellectual Property Office|url=https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmowner/page/search?id=619140&domain=1|access-date=26 November 2021|website=trademarks.ipo.gov.uk}}</ref>

Keyboardist [[William Gilmour (musician)|William Gilmour]] founded a new band, Craft, after leaving The Enid, along with Grant McKay Gilmour and [[Martin Russell]] of [[Afro Celt Sound System]]. The band produced a self-titled mini-album in 1984 featuring Enid-style instrumentals based on six signs of the [[zodiac]]: "Aries", "Taurus", "Gemini", "Cancer", "Leo", and "Virgo". The album was released on CD on the American label Kinetic Discs in 1992. The CD added two short bonus tracks, "Branislana" and "And So to Sleep", which were, if anything, even more heavily influenced by The Enid.

In March 2016 Godfrey revealed that he would be retiring from touring, with keyboardist Zach Bullock and vocalist Joe Payne covering all aspects of Godfrey's performance;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/16/March/ts08The_Enids_Robert_John_Godfrey_Announces_Retirement_From_Touring.shtml|title=The Enid's Robert John Godfrey Announces Retirement From Touring (a top story)::The Enid News |website=Antimusic.com|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> with the line-up for the following tour consisting of Bullock, Payne, guitarists Jason Ducker and Max Read, drummer Dave Storey, and new bassist Josh Judd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theenid.co.uk/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=325|title=Introducing Josh Judd for The Enid's "In The Region" tour|website=Theenid.co.uk|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> It was revealed the following month that Godfrey was in fact permanently retiring from the band in an official capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/robert-john-godfrey-on-his-retirement-from-the-enid|title=Robert John Godfrey on His Retirement from the Enid|author=Malcolm Dome|website=Prog Magazine|date=April 2016|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref>

On 5 September 2016 it was announced that Payne had departed the band after five years as frontman;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/the-enid-split-with-joe-payne|title=The Enid split with Joe Payne|author=Martin Kielty|website=Prog Magazine|date=5 September 2016|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> and three days later it was revealed that guitarist Read and Storey had also decided to leave The Enid, and that the band now consisted of Bullock, Ducker, and returning multi-instrumentalist Dominic Tofield.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/the-enid-lose-2-more-members-max-read-dave-storey-joe-payne|title=The Enid lose 2 more members|author=Martin Kielty|website=Prog Magazine|date=8 September 2016|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref>

In April 2018 Godfrey announced his return to the band. A brain scan intended to determine the progress of his Alzheimer's disease showed no presence of Alzheimer's at all.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theenid.co.uk/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=393&tmpl=component|title=Announcement from Jason Ducker and Robert John Godfrey |website=Theenid.co.uk|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, The Enid consisted of two members, Godfrey and Ducker, and they were working on the new album ''U'', which earlier was intended to be released as a Godfrey solo album called Homily.

== Marketing innovations ==

In addition to traditional vinyl and CD releases, in the late 1990s the band pioneered the production of "Bespoke CDs" – mail-order custom compilation [[CD-R]]s containing rare tracks chosen by listeners from a catalogue. This service was discontinued after a couple of years.

In the 2001 the band formed a marketing agreement with Inner Sanctum that saw most of the band's back-catalogue being reissued on that label. However, in 2009 they announced that Inner Sanctum was illegally attempting to take control of the band's name and copyrights.<ref>[http://www.enidi.org/base/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=75]{{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> As a result of the ensuing legal action the ''Journey's End'' album was released on the band's own Enidiworks/Operation Seraphim label. The Enid stated that in 2010 Inner Sanctum released illegal bootlegs of the original EMI versions of ''[[In the Region of the Summer Stars]]'' and ''[[Aerie Faerie Nonsense]]''. As a result of this EMI took action against Gerald Palmer to stop the bootlegs and agreed to grant a worldwide license to Operation Seraphim (the band's own record label) for the three albums EMI owns (''In The Region'', ''Aerie Faerie Nonsense'', and Godfrey's 1974 solo album ''The Fall of Hyperion'').{{cn|date=November 2021}}

In March 2006 Godfrey announced on the band's website that he would be making its entire back catalogue available for free [[Music download|download]] as high-quality [[mp3]]s. Godfrey wrote: "The purpose of this is to make sure that The Enid's music reaches as many people as possible and does not entirely disappear when I am dead. The Enid represents my life's work and I want it and what it contains to live on in those who warm to it. Having taken this decision it may well influence the way I think about The Enid and may drive me to do some more."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://progrock.homestead.com/Enid.html |title=ProgRockMain |publisher=progrock.homestead.com |accessdate=2009-12-25 }}</ref>

== Personnel ==
=== Members ===
;Current members
*[[Robert John Godfrey]] – keyboards, vocals (1973–99, 2007–16, 2018–present)
*Jason Ducker – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals (2007–present)
*[[Tim Harries]] – bass (2023–present)
*Karl Thompson – drums, percussion, and vocals (2020–present)
*Alfredo Randazzo – guitars (2022–present)

;Former members
{{div col|colwidth=35em}}
*Steve Stewart – guitars, bass, vocals (1973–88)
*[[Francis Lickerish]] – guitars (1973–80, 1984, 1988)
*Peter Roberts – vocals (1973–75; died 1975)
*Nick Magnus – keyboards (1976)
*David Williams – bass (1973–74)
*Dave Storey – drums, percussion (1974–75, 1976–79, 1984–88, 1998–99, 2007–16)
*Glen Tollet – bass, keyboards, tuba (1974–76)
*Neil Kavanagh – bass (1974–75)
*Robbie Dobson – drums, percussion (1975–76, 1979–80)
*Charlie Elston – keyboards (1976–77)
*Jeremy Tranter – bass (1976)
*Terry "Thunderbags" Pack – bass (1976–79, 1985)
*[[William Gilmour (musician)|William Gilmour]] – keyboards (1977–80)
*[[Martin Russell]] – keyboards, bass (1979–80)
*Tony Freer – cor anglais, oboe (1979)
*Chris North – drums, percussion (1980–84, 1984–88)
*Colin Woolway - drums (1984)
*Robert Perry – keyboards (1988)
*Damian Risdon – drums, percussion (1987-88)
*Niall Feldman – bass (1987-88)
*Wayne Cox – drums, percussion (1993–95)
*Gary Mendel – bass (1993–95)
*Steve Hughes – drums and percussion (1993–98)
*Nick May – guitars, bass, keyboards (1993–95)
*Tobey Horsenail – vocal FX (1995)
*Kes – vocal FX (1995)
*Torin – vocal FX (1995)
*Grant Jamieson – guitars (1995–99)
*Alex Tsentides – bass (1995–97)
*Max Read – guitars, bass, vocal FX (1997–99, 2007–16)
*Nicholas Willes – bass, percussion, guitar (2009-14)
*Joe Payne – vocals, keyboards (2011–16)
*Zach Bullock – vocals, keyboards (2015–2019)
*Josh Judd – bass (2016)
{{div col end}}

=== Lineups ===
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! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1973–1975
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1975
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1975–1976
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1976
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Robert John Godfrey]]''' – keyboards
*'''[[Francis Lickerish]]''' – guitars
*'''Peter Roberts''' – vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars
*'''David Williams''' – bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Neil Kavanagh''' – bass
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Glen Tollet''' – bass, keyboards, tuba
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Glen Tollet''' – bass, keyboards, tuba
*'''Robbie Dobson''' – drums, percussion
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Jeremy Tranter''' – bass
*'''Nick Magnus''' - keyboards
*'''Robbie Dobson''' – drums, percussion
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1976–1977
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1977
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1977–1979
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1979
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Charlie Elston''' – keyboards
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Terry "Thunderbags" Pack''' – bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Terry "Thunderbags" Pack''' – bass
*'''William Gilmour''' – keyboards
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Terry "Thunderbags" Pack''' – bass
*'''William Gilmour''' – keyboards
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''William Gilmour''' – keyboards
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Tony Freer''' – cor anglais, oboe
*'''Terry "Thunderbags" Pack''' – bass
*'''[[Martin Russell]]''' – keyboards, bass
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1979–1980
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1980–1983
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1983–1984
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1984
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Francis Lickerish''' – guitars
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''William Gilmour''' – keyboards
*'''Robbie Dobson''' – drums, percussion
*'''Martin Russell''' – keyboards, bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Chris North''' – drums, percussion
*'''[[Martin Russell]]''' – keyboards, bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Chris North''' – drums, percussion
*'''[[Martin Russell]]''' – keyboards, bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Glynn Evans''' – bass
*. Colin Woolway - drums
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1984–1987
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1987–1988
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1988
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1988–1993
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Chris North''' – drums, percussion
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Chris North''' – drums, percussion
*'''Geraldine Connor''' – vocals
*'''[[Troy Donockley]]''' – whistles
*'''Niall Feldman''' – bass
*'''Damian Risdon''' – drums, percussion
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Chris North''' – drums, percussion
*'''Geraldine Connor''' – vocals
*'''Troy Donockley''' – whistles
*'''Niall Feldman''' – bass
*'''Damian Risdon''' – drums, percussion
*'''[[Robert Perry (writer)|Robert Perry]]''' – keyboards
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Geraldine Connor''' – vocals
*'''Troy Donockley''' – whistles
*'''Niall Feldman''' – bass
*'''Damian Risdon''' – drums, percussion
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1993
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1993–1994
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1994–1995
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1995
|-
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*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Gary Mendel''' – bass
*'''Wayne Cox''' – drums, percussion
*'''Niel Shepherd''' – guitars
*'''Nick May''' – guitars, keyboards, bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Gary Mendel''' – bass
*'''Wayne Cox''' – drums, percussion
*'''Nick May''' – guitars, keyboards, bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Gary Mendel''' – bass
*'''Wayne Cox''' – drums, percussion
*'''Nick May''' – guitars, keyboards, bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Hughes''' – drums and percussion
*'''Nick May''' – guitars, keyboards, bass
*'''Tobey Horsenail''' – vocal FX
*'''Kes''' – vocal FX
*'''Damian Risdon''' – drums, percussion
*'''Steve Stewart''' – guitars, bass
*'''Torin''' – vocal FX
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1995–1997
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1997–1998
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1998–1999
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 1999–2007
|-
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*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Hughes''' – drums and percussion
*'''Grant Jamieson''' – guitars
*'''Alex Tsentides''' – bass
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*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Steve Hughes''' – drums and percussion
*'''Grant Jamieson''' – guitars
*'''Alex Tsentides''' – bass
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Grant Jamieson''' – guitars
*'''Alex Tsentides''' – bass
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
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'''Disbanded'''
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2007–2009
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2009–2011
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2011–2014
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2014–2015
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Nicholas Willes''' – bass, percussion, guitar
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*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Nicholas Willes''' – bass, percussion, guitar
*'''Joe Payne''' – vocals, keyboards
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Joe Payne''' – vocals, keyboards
*'''Dominic Tofield''' – drums, keyboards, percussion, bass, vocals
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2015–2016
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2016
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2016–2018
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2018–2019
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Joe Payne''' – vocals, keyboards
*'''Zach Bullock''' – keyboards, vocals
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*'''Max Read''' – guitars, bass, vocal FX
*'''Dave Storey''' – drums, percussion
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Joe Payne''' – vocals, keyboards
*'''Zach Bullock''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Josh Judd''' – bass
| valign="top" |
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards vocals
*'''Zach Bullock''' – vocals, keyboards
*'''Dominic Tofield''' – drums, keyboards, percussion, bass, vocals
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards vocals
*'''Zach Bullock''' – vocals, keyboards
*'''Dominic Tofield''' – drums, keyboards, percussion, bass, vocals
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2019–2020
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2020–2021
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;" | 2022–present
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
| valign="top" |
*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Dominic Tofield''' – drums, keyboards, percussion, bass, vocals
*'''Karl Thompson''' – drums, percussion, vocals
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*'''Robert John Godfrey''' – keyboards, vocals
*'''Jason Ducker''' – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals
*'''Tim Harries''' – bass
*'''Karl Thompson''' – drums, percussion, vocals
*'''Alfredo Randazzo''' – guitars
|}

== Discography ==
=== Studio ===
{{Div col}}
*''[[In the Region of the Summer Stars]]'' (1976)
*''[[Aerie Faerie Nonsense]]'' (1977)
*''[[Touch Me (The Enid album)|Touch Me]]'' (1979)
*''Six Pieces'' (1980)
*''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1983)
*''The Stand'' (1984)
*''The Spell'' (1985)
*''Fand'' (1985)
*''Salome'' (1986)
*''Joined by the Heart'' (1987)
*''The Seed and the Sower'' (1988)
*''Tripping the Light Fantastic'' (1994)
*''Sundialer'' (1995)
*''White Goddess'' (1997)
*''Journey's End'' (2010)
*''[[Invicta (The Enid album)|Invicta]]'' (2012)
*''[[First Light (The Enid album)|First Light]]'' (2014)
*''The Bridge'' (2015)
*''Dust'' (2016)
*''Resurgency'' (2017)
*''U'' (2019)
{{Div col end}}

=== Live ===
*''Live at Hammersmith (Vol. 1)'' (recorded 1979) (1984)
*''Live at Hammersmith (Vol. 2)'' (recorded 1979) (1984)
*''The Stand'' (live) (1984)
*''The Enid at Hammersmith 17 October 1986'' (official bootleg) (1986)
*''The Enid at Hammersmith 30 October 1987'' (official bootleg) (1987)
*''Final Noise'' (1988)
*''Live at Town Hall, Birmingham'' (2010)
*''Live with The CBSO at Symphony Hall'' (2012)
*''Live and Unreleased'' (a 2015 concert and live tracks from 2014)
*''The Bridge Show – Live at Union Chapel'' (2015)
*''Live at the Citadel'' (with Robert John Godfrey) (2018)

=== Compilations ===
*''The Stand 2'' (rarities compilation) (1985)
*''Lovers And Fools'' (retrospective compilation) (1986)
*''Liverpool'' (compilation) (1986)
*''Inner Pieces'' (1987)
*''Inner Visions'' (1988)
*''The Story of The Enid'' (told in words and music by Robert John Godfrey) (1991)
*''Anarchy on 45'' (singles compilation) (1996)
*''Members one of Another'' (fanclub compilation) (1996)
*''Healing Hearts'' (1996)
*''Tears of the Sun'' (1999)

=== Other albums ===
*''Arise and Shine'' (2009)
*''Arise and Shine Volume 2 – Risen'' (2011)
*''Arise and Shine Volume 3 – Shining'' (2012)

=== Singles ===
*"The Lovers"/"In the Region of Summer Stars" (1976) (Buk BUK 3002)
*"Jubilee"/"Omega" (1977) (EMI International INT 534) release cancelled
*"Golden Earrings"/"Omega" (1977) EMI (BUK) INT 540
*"Dambusters March"/"Land of Hope & Glory"/"The Skyeboat Song" (1979) (Pye 7P 106) (PS, blue vinyl with [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] roundel design)
*"Fool" (with [[Malcolm Le Maistre]])/"Tito" (1980) Pye 7P 187 (PS)
*"Golden Earrings"/"665 The Great Bean" (1980) EMI 5109 (PS)
*"When You Wish Upon a Star"/"Jessica" (1981) (Bronze BRO 127) (PS)
*"Heigh Ho"/"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (1980) (Bronze BRO 134)
*"Then There Were None"/"Letter from America" (1982) RAK 349 (PS)
*"Then There Were None"/"Letter from America"/"Raindown" (1984) (PS, 12")
*"Itchycoo Park"/"Sheets of Blue" (1986) (7": Sedition EDIT 3314) (PS) (12" – Sedition EDITL 3314, blue vinyl)
*"Salome"/"Salomee" (1990) (7" – Enid ENID 7999) (PS) (12"- Enid ENID 6999) (PS)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.theenid.co.uk/ The official Enid website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theenid The official Enid Myspace]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-12621798 BBC feature about The Enidi and Robert John Godfrey]
* {{Discogs artist|The Enid}}
* {{imdb name|4210978}}

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