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*Aisholt : Barrel organ. Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875) p.162; (13 Mar. 1875) p.175. *Ash Priors : Barrel organ. Ref: W.G. Willis Watson, Letter, Notes & Queries, 12th series, CXLVII (1924) p.326; Boston (1959) p.119. Banwell : Barrel organ installed 1830. Ref: Central Somerset Gazette (29 Jun. 1934) p.8; ‘The Glory of Banwell Church’, Weston Mercury (23 May 2008). *Bathealton : 1854 J.W. Walker barrel organ. Scrapped 1901. Ref: W.G. Willis Watson, Letter, Notes & Queries, 12th series, X (22 Apr. 1922) p.316; The Times (8 Sep. 1953); Boston (1959) p.119. *Bedminster : George Astor barrel organ. Transferred to Bristol Museum 1950. *Berrow : John Avery barrel & finger organ transferred from Brent Knoll 1881. Barrel mechanism removed. Ref: Country Life (24 Jun. 1965) includes photograph; M.I. Wilson, The Chamber Organ in Britain, 1600-1830 (2001) p.171 *Bishop’s Hull : Bevington & Sons improved barrel organ installed 1845. Transferred to Kilton 1862. Brent Knoll : John Avery barrel & finger organ installed 1791. transferred to Berrow 1881. Ref: Wilson (2001) p.171. Burrington : Barrel organ. Ref: Bristol Daily Post (31 Jan. 1872) p.3 Burrow Bridge : Barrel organ. Ref: Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (17 Sep. 1938) p.2 *Burtle : H. Bryceson barrel & finger organ. Transferred to Roy Mickleburgh Collection, Bristol 1950. Castle Cary : NOT A BARREL ORGAN Ref: Ken Baddley, ‘Trouble in the Gallery’, in: Turner, C. (ed.), Georgian Psalmody 1, The Gallery Tradition (Corby Glen, 1997) pp.17-25; Christopher Turner, ‘Barrel Organs’, BIOS Reporter (April 1997); ‘Castle Cary - Religious History’, in: A History of the County of Somerset: vol.10 (Woodbridge, 2010) pp.67-74, BHO http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol10/pp67-74 [accessed 4 Mar. 2022] *Charlton Musgrove : Barrel organ. Converted to finger organ. Ref: Willis Watson (1922) *Chew Stoke : Barrel organ. Ref: MacDermott (1948) p.69 *Churchstanton : Barrel organ. Ref: Willis Watson (1922) *Closworth : Barrel organ. Combe Hay : Barrel organ. Ref: The Church Rambler; a series of articles on the churches in the neighbourhood of Bath (London, 1876) p.300 Compton Dando : Barrel organ. Ref: Shepton Mallet Journal (26 Aug. 1887) p.5 Croscombe : Barrel organ. Ref: Cheddar Valley Gazette (1 Sep. 1961) p.13 *East Chinnock : Bates barrel organ. *Edington : H. Bryceson barrel & finger organ installed 1820. Barrel mechanism removed. Farrington Gurney : Barrel organ. Ref: Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer (28 Mar. 1952) p.2 Greinton : Barrel organ. Ref: ‘Greinton’, in: A History of the County of Somerset: vol.8 (London, 2004) pp.63-70. BHO http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol8/pp63-70 [accessed 4 Mar. 2022] Halse : Barrel organ installed 1830. Ref: Somerset Heritage Centre (SHC), DD/SF/3934 Papers including bill for barrel organ (1830); Northamptonshire Archives, L(C) 220 Letter (1829) *Heathfield : Barrel organ. Ref: Willis Watson (1924) *Ilchester : Barrel organ. Ref: Boston & Langwill, 1st edn. (1967) pp.21-37 Isle Abbots : See Surviving instruments *Kilton : Bevington & Sons improved barrel organ transferred from Bishop’s Hull 1862. Transferred to West Quantoxhead 1981. Ref: Musical Opinion (1911) p.188; Boston (1959) p.119 *Kings Brompton (Brompton Regis): Barrel organ installed 1846. Lilstock : Barrel organ. Ref: Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (13 Nov. 1935) p.10 Lydford : John Gray barrel organ installed 1833. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger, 1 (1833) Milborne Port : Barrel & finger organ. Ref: Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (5 Oct. 1927) p.10; Country Life (12 Aug. 1965) p. 405 Milverton : John Gray barrel organ installed 1827. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger, 1 (1827) *Misterton : Barrel organ. Destroyed by fire c.1900. Ref: The Organist & Choirmaster (Jul. 1905) p. 52; Willis Watson (1922) Monkton Combe : Barrel organ. Ref: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette (7 Jun. 1941) p.11 Muchelney : See Surviving instruments Nether Stowey : Barrel organ. Transferred from Wembdon c.1860. Ref: West Somerset Free Press (17 Apr. 1909) p.7; Western Daily Press (17 Aug. 1929) p.7 Portishead : Barrel organ installed c.1827. Ref: SHC, D/P/pthd/4/1/2 Subscribers to barrel organ (1801-27) *Priston : Barrel organ. Ref: Church Rambler (1876) p.300; Willis Watson (1924); Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (28 Sep. 1927) p.10 Rodden : Barrel organ. Ref: Somerset Standard (11 Oct. 1907) p.8 Shapwick : Bates barrel organ installed 1853. Ref: Musical Times (1 Jun. 1859) p.57 South Petherton : H.C. Lincoln barrel organ. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger, 5 (1856) South Stoke : Dumb organist. Transferred to private collection. Ref: Mickleborough collection. Staple-Fitzpaine : Gray & Davison improved barrel organ installed 1843. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger, 4 (1843) Staplegrove : Barrel organ. Ref: Willis Watson (1922) *Stawley : Improved barrel organ installed 1820. Transferred to Bristol Museum 1940. Ref: HSC, D/D/cf/1940/19 barrel organ to Bristol Museum (1940); Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (22 Apr. 1891) pp. 4 & 5; Bristol Times and Mirror (18 Sept. 1908) p.5; Nottingham Evening Post (18 Sep. 1908) p.6; Shepton Mallet Journal (25 Sep. 1908) p.3; Somerset County Herald (10 Oct. 1908); Western Gazette (23 Oct. 1908) p.5; Tower Hamlets Independent and East End Local Advertiser (5 Dec. 1908) p.5; Willis Watson (1922) Stockland Bristol : See Surviving instruments *Stoke St Gregory : Gray & Davison improved barrel organ installed 1842. Removed to schoolroom 1867. Ref: Willis Watson (1922); Boston (1959) p.120 Street : Barrel organ installed 1843. Ref: Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (19 Sep. 1923) p.10 Trull : Barrel & finger organ installed c.1827. Ref: SHC, D/P/tru/4/1/4 Churchwardens’ a/cs. Resolutions concerning provision of finger and barrel organ (1827) Twerton : Barrel organ. Ref: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette (12 Dec. 1895) p.3 Upper Swainswick : Barrel organ. Ref: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette (26 Oct. 1929) p.4 Walton : Barrel organ. Ref: Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (31 Oct. 1923) p.10 Weare : Barrel organ. Ref: Crook Peak Parish http://www.crookpeakparish.org.uk/index.asp?pageid=78584 [accessed 18 October 2023] Wedmore : Barrel organ installed 1828. Ref: W. Marston Acres, A Brief History of Wedmore (c.1949) online at: www.tutton.org/content/brief_history_wedmore.pdf Wellington : John Gray barrel & finger organ installed 1837. Ref: Colin Drummond, 'St John the Baptist, Wellington, Somerset', The Organ (Aug. 1998), pp.120-3; NPOR, D01573 Wembdon : Barrel organ. Transferred to Nether Stowey c.1860. Ref: Wells Journal (18 May 1861) p.3; West Somerset Free Press (17 Apr. 1909) p.7 *West Bradley : Barrel organ. Ref: Willis Watson (1924); Boston (1959) p.119 West Buckland : Gray & Son barrel organ installed 1840. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger, 3 (1840) West Quantoxhead : See Surviving instruments Westonzoyland : Barrel organ. Ref: ‘Westonzoyland’, in: A History of the County of Somerset: vol.8 (London, 2004), pp.190- 210. BHO http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ vch/som/vol8/pp190-210 [accessed 4 March 2022] Winsham : Barrel & finger organ installed c.1857. Ref: Chard and Ilminster News (10 Aug. 1907) p.3 Yeovilton : John Gray barrel organ installed 1838. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger, 1 (1838) * Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) pp.91-3