David James Lewer (Swanage, Dorset, 1920-2005) was an English author, architect, historian and choral musician.Born in 1920 to parents James William Lewer and Emily (née Brown), David was the younger of two siblings. His sister Phillis was born in 1917, but died in 1950.Lewer became a chorister at the Temple Church, London in 1931, remaining in the choir until 1933.