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Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Devon
Abbotsham (St Helen) : Barrel organ. Transferred to private collection. Ref: North Devon Journal (13 Oct. 1910) p.8 Alphington (St Michael) : Barrel organ. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (9 Feb. 1877) p.7 Ashford (St Peter) : Barrel organ. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162 & 13 Mar. 1875) p.175 Beer (St Michael) : Barrel organ. Ref: T. Cann Hughes, Sir Stephen Glynne’s notes on the churches of Devon, Notes & Queries, CLXIII (5 Nov. 1932) pp.328–31 to CLXVI (24 Mar. 1934) pp.200–3 Bicton (St Mary) : Flight & Robson barrel organ. Transferred to Otterton. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (21 April 1871) p.7; NPOR, K00256 Bideford (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: A. Hutchings, Church Music in the Nineteenth Century (London, 1967) p.119; Turner (2000) p.20 Brampford Speke (St Peter) : Improved barrel organ. Ref: George Cornelius Gorham, The Church Discipline Act made an Instrument of Vexation to the Clergy in the Diocese of Exeter (London, 1856) Bratton Fleming (St Peter) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1846. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1846) p.275 Chittlehampton (St Hieritha) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) *Chivelstone (St Sylvester) : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.67 *Clawton (St Leonard) : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.67 Combe Raleigh (St Nicholas) : Gray & Son barrel organ installed 1839. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1839) p.108 Cornwood (St Michael & All Angels) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1841. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1841) p.159 Culmstock (All Saints) : John Gray barrel organ installed 1837. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1837) p.133 *Drewsteignton (Holy Trinity) : John Gray barrel organ installed 1833. Converted to finger organ 1875. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1833) p.113 East Budleigh (All Saints) : Barrel organ installed 1810. Ref: T.N. Brushfield, ‘The Church of All Saints, East Budleigh, pt.1’, Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the advancement of Science, xxiii (1891) p.30; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) East Down (St John the Baptist) : Gray & Davison improved barrel organ installed 1844. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1844) p.257 Exbourne (St Mary the Virgin) : Barrel organ. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (11 Oct. 1877) p.4 *Exminster (St Martin) : Flight & Robson barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Fremington (St Peter) : William Hill barrel & finger organ transferred from private collection 1856. Ref: NPOR, D05753 Gittisham (St Michael) : John Gray barrel organ installed 1826. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1826) p.48 Harpford (St Gregory) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) *Inwardleigh (St Petroc) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1846. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1846) p.275 Kingskerswell (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: William White, Devon History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devon County (1878) p.562; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Lee (St Matthew & St Wardrede) : H.P. Dicker barrel organ installed 1854. Ref: Lee Bay, North Devon http://leebay.co.uk/the-church/ [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Lifton (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) *Milton Abbot (St Constantine) : Flight & Robson barrel organ installed c.1818. Ref: A Selection of PSALMS & HYMNS, AS SET ON THE Organ, The Gift of His Grace the Duke of Bedford to the Parish Church of Milton Abbot (London, c.1818); Rachel Evans, Home scenes: or, Tavistock and its vicinity (London, 1846) p.202; Boston (1959) p.110 Newton St Cyres (St Cyr & St Juletta) : Barrel organ. Ref: Western Times (20 Mar. 1894) p. 4 North Molton (All Saints) : Barrel organ sold 1865. Ref: North Devon Journal (30 Mar. 1865) p.1 North Tawton (St Peter) : Barrel organ rebuilt 1868. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (29 Apr. 1910) p.14; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Oakford (St Peter) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1841. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1841) p.157 Otterton (St Michael) : Flight & Robson barrel organ transferred from Bicton. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162; (13 Mar. 1875) p.175; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Parkham (St James) : Barrel organ sold 1870. Ref: North Devon Gazette (22 Mar. 1870) p.1 Peter Tavy (St Peter) : Battel organ installed 1820. Ref: Tim Sandles, Legendary Dartmoor https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/peters_church.htm [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Pilton (St Mary the Virgin) : Barrel organ installed 1843. Ref: Colin Pykett, ‘The Hope-Jones Organ in Pilton Parish Church’, Organists Review (Nov. 1993) Shobrooke (St Swithun) : Barrel organ installed 1828. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (24 Nov. 1923) p.5 South Tawton (St Andrew) : H.P. Dicker barrel & finger organ installed 1855. Barrel mechanism removed 1887. Ref: NPOR, N10520 Spreyton (St Michael) : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.67 *Stoke (St Nectan) : G.M. Holdich barrel & finger organ installed 1846. Barrel mechanism removed. Stoke Gabriel (St Gabriel) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Stoodleigh (St Margaret) : Barrel organ. Ref: J. George Tetley, Old Times and New (1904) p.117 Sutcombe (St Andrew) : Barrel organ. Ref: NPOR, J00175 Tavistock (St Eustachius) : Barrel organ installed 1790. Ref: Bryan Hughes, ‘The Music & Organs of St Eustachius Church’, Musical Opinion (Mar. 1991) p.91 Tawstock (St Peter) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Upton Pyne (Church of Our Lady) : J.W. Walker barrel organ installed 1851. Ref: Plumley (2023) Woodbury (St Swithun) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Woodleigh (St Mary the Virgin) : Barrel organ. Ref: John Stabb, Some Old Devon Churches (London, 1908-16): www.wissensdrang.com/stabb253.htm [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Yarcombe (St John the Baptist) : Barrel & finger organ installed 1848. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (18 March 1848) p.5 * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) pp.73-4
Milton Abbot (Devon)
Milton Abbot
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© Maggie Kilbey 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Devon
Abbotsham (St Helen) : Barrel organ. Transferred to private collection. Ref: North Devon Journal (13 Oct. 1910) p.8 Alphington (St Michael) : Barrel organ. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (9 Feb. 1877) p.7 Ashford (St Peter) : Barrel organ. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162 & 13 Mar. 1875) p.175 Beer (St Michael) : Barrel organ. Ref: T. Cann Hughes, Sir Stephen Glynne’s notes on the churches of Devon, Notes & Queries, CLXIII (5 Nov. 1932) pp.328–31 to CLXVI (24 Mar. 1934) pp.200–3 Bicton (St Mary) : Flight & Robson barrel organ. Transferred to Otterton. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (21 April 1871) p.7; NPOR, K00256 Bideford (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: A. Hutchings, Church Music in the Nineteenth Century (London, 1967) p.119; Turner (2000) p.20 Brampford Speke (St Peter) : Improved barrel organ. Ref: George Cornelius Gorham, The Church Discipline Act made an Instrument of Vexation to the Clergy in the Diocese of Exeter (London, 1856) Bratton Fleming (St Peter) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1846. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1846) p.275 Chittlehampton (St Hieritha) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) *Chivelstone (St Sylvester) : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.67 *Clawton (St Leonard) : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.67 Combe Raleigh (St Nicholas) : Gray & Son barrel organ installed 1839. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1839) p.108 Cornwood (St Michael & All Angels) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1841. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1841) p.159 Culmstock (All Saints) : John Gray barrel organ installed 1837. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1837) p.133 *Drewsteignton (Holy Trinity) : John Gray barrel organ installed 1833. Converted to finger organ 1875. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1833) p.113 East Budleigh (All Saints) : Barrel organ installed 1810. Ref: T.N. Brushfield, ‘The Church of All Saints, East Budleigh, pt.1’, Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the advancement of Science, xxiii (1891) p.30; Glynne, Devon (1932- 4) East Down (St John the Baptist) : Gray & Davison improved barrel organ installed 1844. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1844) p.257 Exbourne (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (11 Oct. 1877) p.4 *Exminster (St Martin) : Flight & Robson barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Fremington (St Peter) : William Hill barrel & finger organ transferred from private collection 1856. Ref: NPOR, D05753 Gittisham (St Michael) : John Gray barrel organ installed 1826. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 1 (1826) p.48 Harpford (St Gregory) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) *Inwardleigh (St Petroc) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1846. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1846) p.275 Kingskerswell (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: William White, Devon History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devon County (1878) p.562; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Lee (St Matthew & St Wardrede) : H.P. Dicker barrel organ installed 1854. Ref: Lee Bay, North Devon http://leebay.co.uk/the-church/ [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Lifton (St Mary) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) *Milton Abbot (St Constantine) : Flight & Robson barrel organ installed c.1818. Ref: A Selection of PSALMS & HYMNS, AS SET ON THE Organ, The Gift of His Grace the Duke of Bedford to the Parish Church of Milton Abbot (London, c.1818); Rachel Evans, Home scenes: or, Tavistock and its vicinity (London, 1846) p.202; Boston (1959) p.110 Newton St Cyres (St Cyr & St Juletta) : Barrel organ. Ref: Western Times (20 Mar. 1894) p. 4 North Molton (All Saints) : Barrel organ sold 1865. Ref: North Devon Journal (30 Mar. 1865) p.1 North Tawton (St Peter) : Barrel organ rebuilt 1868. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (29 Apr. 1910) p.14; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Oakford (St Peter) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1841. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 3 (1841) p.157 Otterton (St Michael) : Flight & Robson barrel organ transferred from Bicton. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162; (13 Mar. 1875) p.175; Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Parkham (St James) : Barrel organ sold 1870. Ref: North Devon Gazette (22 Mar. 1870) p.1 Peter Tavy (St Peter) : Barrel organ installed 1820. Ref: Tim Sandles, Legendary Dartmoor https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/peters_church.htm [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Pilton (St Mary the Virgin) : Barrel organ installed 1843. Ref: Colin Pykett, ‘The Hope-Jones Organ in Pilton Parish Church’, Organists Review (Nov. 1993) Shobrooke (St Swithun) : Barrel organ installed 1828. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (24 Nov. 1923) p.5 South Tawton (St Andrew) : H.P. Dicker barrel & finger organ installed 1855. Barrel mechanism removed 1887. Ref: NPOR, N10520 Spreyton (St Michael) : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.67 *Stoke (St Nectan) : G.M. Holdich barrel & finger organ installed 1846. Barrel mechanism removed. Stoke Gabriel (St Gabriel) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Stoodleigh (St Margaret) : Barrel organ. Ref: J. George Tetley, Old Times and New (1904) p.117 Sutcombe (St Andrew) : Barrel organ. Ref: NPOR, J00175 Tavistock (St Eustachius) : Barrel organ installed 1790. Ref: Bryan Hughes, ‘The Music & Organs of St Eustachius Church’, Musical Opinion (Mar. 1991) p.91 Upton Pyne (Church of Our Lady) : J.W. Walker barrel organ installed 1851. Ref: Plumley (2023) Tawstock (St Peter) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932- 4) Woodbury (St Swithun) : Barrel organ. Ref: Glynne, Devon (1932-4) Woodleigh (St Mary the Virgin) : Barrel organ. Ref: John Stabb, Some Old Devon Churches (London, 1908-16): www.wissensdrang.com/stabb253.htm [accessed 7 Mar. 2022] Yarcombe (St John the Baptist) : Barrel & finger organ installed 1848. Ref: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (18 March 1848) p.5 * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) pp.73-4