© Maggie Kilbey 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Buckinghamshire
Ashendon : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1847. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1847) p.214 Bledlow Ridge : Barrel organ. Ref: Henry W. Taunt, Princes Risborough and round it (Oxford, 1910) p.33 *Bletchley : B. Flight & Son barrel organ. Converted to finger organ. Ref: Gentleman’s Magazine (1849); Croydon's Weekly Standard (24 Mar. 1860) p.4; Boston (1959) p.109 Cadmore End : J.W. Walker barrel & finger organ installed 1851. Transferred to Crowell (Oxon.) 1971. Ref: NPOR, N09239 Chalfont St Peter : Preston (Strand, London) barrel organ. Transferred to Chesham Brewery. Ref: Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette (15 Jul. 1911) p.2 & (19 Aug. 1927) p.3; West Middlesex Gazette (17 May 1930) p.16 Clewer (now Berkshire) : Barrel organ. Ref: Windsor and Eton Express (5 Oct. 1901) p.7; Reading Mercury (24 Dec. 1903) p.9; W.H. Hutchings (ed.) Life and Letters of Thomas Thellusson Carter ... For thirty-six years rector of Clewer (1903): http://anglicanhistory.org/england/ttcarter/life/03.html Drayton Beauchamp : Barrel organ sold 1863. Ref: Musical Times (1 Mar. 1863) p.18; Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News (15 Oct. 1948) p.8 Farnham Royal : Gray & Son barrel organ installed 1856. Ref: Windsor and Eton Express (26 Apr. 1856) p.4 Fritwell : Barrel organ. Ref: Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press (4 Dec. 1937) p.4 & (2 Dec. 1944) p.2 Great Marlow : Barrel organ installed 1775. Ref: Thomas Langley, The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough, and Deanery of Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire (London, 1797) p.123 Hedsor : Barrel organ. Ref: John Bailey (ed.) The diary of Lady Frederick Cavendish, vol.1 (New York, 1927) p.162 Iver : Barrel organ. Ref: Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette (21 Jun. 1929) p.12 Ivinghoe : Gray & Son barrel & finger organ installed 1839. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1839) p.131 *Latimer : Gray & Son barrel & finger organ installed 1841. Barrel mechanism removed 1868. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Shop Book 1 (1841) p.34 Lillingstone Lovell : Barrel organ installed 1833. Ref: Buckingham Express (5 Sep. 1891) p.5 Loughton (Bucks) : Barrel organ transferred from Abbotts Ann (Hampshire) 1838. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1838) p.146 *Ravenstone : William Hill barrel organ installed 1840. Scrapped 1970. Ref: NPOR, D02410 Stoke Poges : Barrel organ. Ref: Bucks Herald (4 Jan. 1902) p.7; Musical Opinion (1911) p.188 Stony Stratford : Flight & Robson barrel organ. Transferred to Draughton (Northants.). Ref: Davidson (2003) p.89; NPOR, D00331 Stowe : Flight & Robson barrel organ installed 1817. Ref: A Selection of PSALMS & HYMNS, as set on the ORGAN, The Gift of His Grace the Most Noble the Marquis of Buckinghamshire To The Parish Church OF STOWE, BUCKS (London, 1817) Weston Turville : Barrel organ sold 1863. Ref: The Times (6 July. 1860); Musical Times (1 Mar. 1863) p.18 * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) p.70
© Maggie Kilbey 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Buckinghamshire
Ashendon : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1847. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1847) p.214 Bledlow Ridge : Barrel organ. Ref: Henry W. Taunt, Princes Risborough and round it (Oxford, 1910) p.33 *Bletchley : B. Flight & Son barrel organ. Converted to finger organ. Ref: Gentleman’s Magazine (1849); Croydon's Weekly Standard (24 Mar. 1860) p.4; Boston (1959) p.109 Cadmore End : J.W. Walker barrel & finger organ installed 1851. Transferred to Crowell (Oxon.) 1971. Ref: NPOR, N09239 Chalfont St Peter : Preston (Strand, London) barrel organ. Transferred to Chesham Brewery. Ref: Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette (15 Jul. 1911) p.2 & (19 Aug. 1927) p.3; West Middlesex Gazette (17 May 1930) p.16 Clewer (now Berkshire) : Barrel organ. Ref: Windsor and Eton Express (5 Oct. 1901) p.7; Reading Mercury (24 Dec. 1903) p.9; W.H. Hutchings (ed.) Life and Letters of Thomas Thellusson Carter ... For thirty-six years rector of Clewer (1903): http://anglicanhistory.org/england/ttcarter/life/03.html Drayton Beauchamp : Barrel organ sold 1863. Ref: Musical Times (1 Mar. 1863) p.18; Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News (15 Oct. 1948) p.8 Farnham Royal : Gray & Son barrel organ installed 1856. Ref: Windsor and Eton Express (26 Apr. 1856) p.4 Fritwell : Barrel organ. Ref: Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press (4 Dec. 1937) p.4 & (2 Dec. 1944) p.2 Great Marlow : Barrel organ installed 1775. Ref: Thomas Langley, The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough, and Deanery of Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire (London, 1797) p.123 Hedsor : Barrel organ. Ref: John Bailey (ed.) The diary of Lady Frederick Cavendish, vol.1 (New York, 1927) p.162 Iver : Barrel organ. Ref: Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette (21 Jun. 1929) p.12 Ivinghoe : Gray & Son barrel & finger organ installed 1839. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1839) p.131 *Latimer : Gray & Son barrel & finger organ installed 1841. Barrel mechanism removed 1868. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Shop Book 1 (1841) p.34 Lillingstone Lovell : Barrel organ installed 1833. Ref: Buckingham Express (5 Sep. 1891) p.5 Loughton (Bucks) : Barrel organ transferred from Abbotts Ann (Hampshire) 1838. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1838) p.146 *Ravenstone : William Hill barrel organ installed 1840. Scrapped 1970. Ref: NPOR, D02410 Stoke Poges : Barrel organ. Ref: Bucks Herald (4 Jan. 1902) p.7; Musical Opinion (1911) p.188 Stony Stratford : Flight & Robson barrel organ. Transferred to Draughton (Northants.). Ref: Davidson (2003) p.89; NPOR, D00331 Stowe : Flight & Robson barrel organ installed 1817. Ref: A Selection of PSALMS & HYMNS, as set on the ORGAN, The Gift of His Grace the Most Noble the Marquis of Buckinghamshire To The Parish Church OF STOWE, BUCKS (London, 1817) Weston Turville : Barrel organ sold 1863. Ref: The Times (6 July. 1860); Musical Times (1 Mar. 1863) p.18 * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) p.70