1927–1934 Frederick MacNutt (was the first provost of Leicester Cathedral, and also acted as Archdeacon of Leicester, 1921–1938, and was subsequently a Canon at Canterbury Cathedral, 1938–1948) 1938–1954 Herbert Jones (subsequently Dean of Manchester, 1954–1963) 1954–1958 Mervyn Armstrong (subsequently Bishop of Jarrow, 1958–1965) 1958–1963 Richard Mayston 1963–1978 John Hughes 1978–1992 Alan Warren 1992–1999 Derek Hole