Background
He was born in Hull, England, the fifth child and third son of William Hey Dykes, a banker, by Elizabeth, daughter of Bacchus Huntington, a surgeon in Hull, and granddaughter of the Review William Huntington, Vicar of Kirk Ella. His father was the son of the Review
Thomas Dykes, by Mary, daughter of William Hey.
Education
He studied at Wakefield and Saint Catharine"s College, Cambridge, earning a Bachelor in Classics in 1847.
Career
He learned the violin and the piano. He cofounded the Cambridge University Musical Society. He was ordained as curate of Malton in 1847.
Foreign a short time, he was canon of Durham Cathedral, then precentor (1849 – 1862).
In 1862 he became vicar of Saint Oswald"s, Durham, until his death in 1876. Dykes resolutely upheld the high church tradition, to the consternation of his bishop, and was something of a renegade figure in the Victorian Church.
He died in Sussex at age 52, and is buried at Saint Oswald’s, Durham.
Views
Quotations:
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save". "The King of love my shepherd is".
Membership
He was a member of the Society of the Holy Cross.