© Maggie Kilbey 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Derbyshire
Cromford : Chamber organ purchased by Richard Arkwright for use at Willersley Castle. Barrel added, transferred to Cromford Chapel. L.S. Barnard, ‘Buckingham’s Travels: Part VI’, The Organ, vol.LIII no.210 (1973-74) p.23 Duffield : Barrel & finger organ. Ref: Old Duffield Village, Church, and Castle, With some Personal Reminiscences. A Lecture given before the Duffield Branch of the Church of England Men's Society, Dec. 8th. 1921 transcribed here http://www.jjb.uk.com/duffield/12remin.htm Kirk Hallam : Barrel organ. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (n.d.) p.262 *Morley : George Pyke Barrel organ. Morton : Flight & Robson barrel organ sold 1864. Ref: Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal (26 Feb. 1864) p.4 Mugginton : Barrel organ. Ref: Derby Daily Telegraph (19 Jul. 1907) p.2 *Peak Forest : Barrel organ installed c.1850 (NOT 1700). Ref: Percy A. Scholes, ‘Barrel Organs in Church’, Radio Times (2 Mar. 1934) p.620; Kilbey (2019) Ravenstone : Barrel organ. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162; (13 Mar. 1875) p.175 *Repton : Barrel organ, transferred to Burton-on-Trent Museum. *Stanton by Dale : Barrel organ. *Stanton in Peak (nr Bakewell) : Bevington & Sons barrel organ installed 1847. Empty case still in west gallery (see photo). Ref: Bevington (1847); Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald (16 Sep. 1893) p.6 Stretton : Barrel organ. Ref: St Chad’s Burton & St Mary’s Stretton https://stchadstmary.org.uk/st-marys-church-building/ [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Tansley : Flight & Robson barrel organ transferred from South Elkington (Lincs.) 1848. Ref: NPOR, N00492 *Ticknall : See Calke. *Trusley : Barrel organ. Ref: Sunday Times (30 Apr. 1950) Wingerworth : Walker barrel organ on hire. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 6 (1856) p.6 * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) p.73
Stanton in Peak (Derbyshire)
Stanton-in-Peak
Ashbourne : Barrel organ. Ref: BOA, Hill Estimate Book 1 (1838) p.34 Bakewell : Barrel organ installed 1809. Ref: Boeringer, 1, p.258 Ballidon : John Ward barrel organ transferred from Barton-upon-Humber (Lincs.) 1856. Ref: Stamford Mercury (4 Apr. 1856) p.2; Sir Stephen Glynne, ‘Church Notes’, Antiquary, 34 (July. 1898) p.201; NPOR, R01621 Calke : Ticknall church, in the grounds of Calke Abbey. Flight & Robson barrel organ installed 1810. Ref: Burton Observer & Chronicle (19 Jun. 1969) p.7; Derbyshire Family History Society, Magazine (Jun. 2017) pp.42-3 Chapel-en-le-Frith : Barrel organ. Ref: William Braylesford Bunting, The Parish Church of St Thomas a Becket, Chapel-en-le- Frith (Manchester, 1925)
Photo: M. Kilbey
© Maggie Kilbey 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Derbyshire
Chapel-en-le-Frith : Barrel organ. Ref: William Braylesford Bunting, The Parish Church of St Thomas a Becket, Chapel-en-le-Frith (Manchester, 1925) Cromford : Chamber organ purchased by Richard Arkwright for use at Willersley Castle. Barrel added, transferred to Cromford Chapel. L.S. Barnard, ‘Buckingham’s Travels: Part VI’, The Organ, vol.LIII no.210 (1973-74) p.23 Duffield : Barrel & finger organ. Ref: Old Duffield Village, Church, and Castle, With some Personal Reminiscences. A Lecture given before the Duffield Branch of the Church of England Men's Society, Dec. 8th. 1921 transcribed here http://www.jjb.uk.com/duffield/12remin.htm Kirk Hallam : Barrel organ. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (n.d.) p.262 *Morley : George Pyke Barrel organ. Morton : Flight & Robson barrel organ sold 1864. Ref: Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal (26 Feb. 1864) p.4 Mugginton : Barrel organ. Ref: Derby Daily Telegraph (19 Jul. 1907) p.2 *Peak Forest : Barrel organ installed c.1850 (NOT 1700). Ref: Percy A. Scholes, ‘Barrel Organs in Church’, Radio Times (2 Mar. 1934) p.620; Kilbey (2019) Ravenstone : Barrel organ. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162; (13 Mar. 1875) p.175 *Repton : Barrel organ, transferred to Burton-on-Trent Museum. *Stanton by Dale : Barrel organ. *Stanton in Peak (nr Bakewell) : Bevington & Sons barrel organ installed 1847. Empty case still in west gallery. Ref: Bevington (1847); Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald (16 Sep. 1893) p.6 Stretton : Barrel organ. Ref: St Chad’s Burton & St Mary’s Stretton https://stchadstmary.org.uk/st-marys-church- building/ [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Tansley : Flight & Robson barrel organ transferred from South Elkington (Lincs.) 1848. Ref: NPOR, N00492 *Ticknall : See Calke. *Trusley : Barrel organ. Ref: Sunday Times (30 Apr. 1950) Wingerworth : Walker barrel organ on hire. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 6 (1856) p.6 * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) p.73
Ashbourne : Barrel organ. Ref: BOA, Hill Estimate Book 1 (1838) p.34 Bakewell : Barrel organ installed 1809. Ref: Boeringer, 1, p.258 Ballidon : John Ward barrel organ transferred from Barton- upon-Humber (Lincs.) 1856. Ref: Stamford Mercury (4 Apr. 1856) p.2; Sir Stephen Glynne, ‘Church Notes’, Antiquary, 34 (July. 1898) p.201; NPOR, R01621 Calke : Ticknall church, in the grounds of Calke Abbey. Flight & Robson barrel organ installed 1810. Ref: Burton Observer & Chronicle (19 Jun. 1969) p.7; Derbyshire Family History Society, Magazine (Jun. 2017) pp.42-3