Bentley (St John the Baptist) : Barrel organ. Converted to finger organ 1847. Ref: BOA, 22471*Compton Wynyates (Parish Church) : H. Bryceson barrel organ transferred from Long Compton 1910. Ref: W.H. Hutton, Highways & byways in Shakespeare's Country (1914), p.15; MacDermott (1948) p.70; Boston (1959) pp.99 & 122Curdworth (St Nicholas & St Peter ad Vincula) : Barrel organ. Ref: Penny Post(Oct. 1875); Tamworth Herald (16 Oct. 1875) p. 4 & (18 Dec. 1909) p.2; Ref: Evening Despatch (11 Aug. 1939) p.4; Boston (1959) pp.99 & 122Launcelot Mitchell, Rector of Curdworth, collected many barrel organs, later transferred to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Great Alne (St Mary Magdalene) : T.C. Bates barrel organ. Transferred to the Liddell collection, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Ref: Boston (1959) pp.99 & 122; The Music Box vol.7 no.3 (Autumn 1964) p.6; Ord-Hume (1978) plate 29*Hampton-in-Arden (St Mary & St Bartholomew) : Barrel organ installed 1838.Ref: Aris's Birmingham Gazette (27 Aug. 1838) p.3; J.C. Adams, Hampton-in-Arden (1951)*Hillmorton (St John the Baptist) : J.C. Bishop barrel & finger organ installed 1829. Barrel mechanism removed 1923.Ref: Rugby Advertiser (3 Aug. 1923) p.2; Kelly's Directory (1940) p.250; Boston (1959) p.122; Coventry Evening Standard (18 Aug. 1969) p.9; Laurence Elvin, Bishop and Son Organ Builders: the Story of J.C. Bishop and his Successors (Lincoln, 1984) p.101*Idlicote (St James the Great) : Barrel organ. Ref: Coventry Evening Telegraph (25 Mar. 1960) p.11*Kineton (St Peter) : Barrel organ. Converted to finger organ.*Long Compton (St Peter & St Paul) : H. Bryceson barrel organ transferred to Compton Wynyates 1910.Ref: Henry Taunt, The Rollright Stones (1889), p.47; Witney Gazette & West Oxfordshire Advertiser (27 Jul. 1901) p.5Maxstoke (St Michael & All Angels) : Barrel organ. Transferred to private collection. Ref: Boston (1959) p.122Meriden (St Laurence) : Flight & Robson barrel organ installed 1827.Ref: Warwickshire County Record Office (WCRO), DR261/68/1-10 Purchase of New Organ (1827)Moreton Morrell (Holy Cross) : Barrel organ.Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875), p.162; (13 Mar. 1875), p.175; ‘Parishes: Moreton Morrell’, in: A History of the County of Warwick: vol.5 (London, 1949) pp.118-122; BHO www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol5/pp118-122Nether Whitacre (St Giles) : Barrel organ. Sold 1868. Ref: Aris's Birmingham Gazette (28 Mar. 1868) p.3Northfield (St Laurence) : Barrel organ.Ref: Thomas T. Harman, Showell’s Dictionary of Birmingham: A History & Guide (Birmingham, 1885)Offchurch (St Gregory) : Bevington & Sons barrel organ installed c.1845. Sold 1863. Ref: Bevington & Sons (1847); Musical Times (1 Mar. 1863) p.18*Old Bilton (St Mark) : J.C. Bishop barrel organ. Ref: Thistlethwaite (2001)Over Whitacre (St Leonard) : Gray & Davison improved barrel organ installed 1846. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1846) p.277Pailton (Parish Church) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1855. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison LedgerPillerton Hersey (St Mary) : H. Bryceson barrel organ. Converted to finger organ. Ref: NPOR, N05889Polesworth (St Ethida) : Bevington barrel organ. Ref: Bevington & Sons (1847); Midland Counties Tribune (3 Nov. 1933) p.1*Radford Semele (St Nicholas) : Barrel organ.Ref: T.B.D. Horniblow, Rural Romance. Quaint Tales of Old Warwickshire (Leamington Spa, 1923)Shirley (St James the Great) : Joseph Walker barrel organ installed 1849. Sold 1862.Ref: WCRO, DRB83/1 Register of baptisms, notes about erection of barrel organ (1849); Birmingham Daily Gazette (19 Jun. 1862) p.1Shustoke (St Cuthbert) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1847. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1847) p.291*Weethley (St James) : Barrel organ. Ref: John E.T. Clark, Musical Boxes (London, 1961) p.163* Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) p.97
Bentley (St John the Baptist) : Barrel organ. Converted to finger organ 1847. Ref: BOA, 22471*Compton Wynyates (Parish Church) : H. Bryceson barrel organ transferred from Long Compton 1910. Ref: W.H. Hutton, Highways & byways in Shakespeare's Country (1914), p.15; MacDermott (1948) p.70; Boston (1959) pp.99 & 122Curdworth (St Nicholas & St Peter ad Vincula) : Barrel organ. Ref: Penny Post (Oct. 1875); Tamworth Herald (16 Oct. 1875) p. 4 & (18 Dec. 1909) p.2; Ref: Evening Despatch (11 Aug. 1939) p.4; Boston (1959) pp.99 & 122Launcelot Mitchell, Rector of Curdworth, collected many barrel organs, later transferred to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.Great Alne (St Mary Magdalene) : T.C. Bates barrel organ. Transferred to the Liddell collection, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Ref: Boston (1959) pp.99 & 122; The Music Boxvol.7 no.3 (Autumn 1964) p.6; Ord-Hume (1978) plate 29*Hampton-in-Arden (St Mary & St Bartholomew) : Barrel organ installed 1838. Ref: Aris's Birmingham Gazette (27 Aug. 1838) p.3; J.C. Adams, Hampton-in-Arden (1951)*Hillmorton (St John the Baptist) : J.C. Bishop barrel & finger organ installed 1829. Barrel mechanism removed 1923.Ref: Rugby Advertiser (3 Aug. 1923) p.2; Kelly's Directory (1940) p.250; Boston (1959) p.122; Coventry Evening Standard (18 Aug. 1969) p.9; Laurence Elvin, Bishop and Son Organ Builders: the Story of J.C. Bishop and his Successors (Lincoln, 1984) p.101*Idlicote (St James the Great) : Barrel organ. Ref: Coventry Evening Telegraph (25 Mar. 1960) p.11*Kineton (St Peter) : Barrel organ. Converted to finger organ.*Long Compton (St Peter & St Paul) : H. Bryceson barrel organ transferred to Compton Wynyates 1910.Ref: Henry Taunt, The Rollright Stones (1889), p.47; Witney Gazette & West Oxfordshire Advertiser (27 Jul. 1901) p.5Maxstoke (St Michael & All Angels) : Barrel organ. Transferred to private collection. Ref: Boston (1959) p.122Meriden (St Laurence) : Flight & Robson barrel organ installed 1827.Ref: Warwickshire County Record Office (WCRO), DR261/68/1-10 Purchase of New Organ (1827)Moreton Morrell (Holy Cross) : Barrel organ.Ref: Church Bells (6 Mar. 1875), p.162; (13 Mar. 1875), p.175; ‘Parishes: Moreton Morrell’, in: A History of the County of Warwick: vol.5 (London, 1949) pp.118-122, BHO www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol5/pp118-122Nether Whitacre (St Giles) : Barrel organ. Sold 1868. Ref: Aris's Birmingham Gazette (28 Mar. 1868) p.3Northfield (St Laurence) : Barrel organ.Ref: Thomas T. Harman, Showell’s Dictionary of Birmingham: A History & Guide (Birmingham, 1885)Offchurch (St Gregory) : Bevington & Sons barrel organ installed c.1845. Sold 1863. Ref: Bevington & Sons (1847); Musical Times (1 Mar. 1863) p.18*Old Bilton (St Mark) : J.C. Bishop barrel organ. Ref: Thistlethwaite (2001)Over Whitacre (St Leonard) : Gray & Davison improved barrel organ installed 1846. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1846) p.277Pailton (Parish Church) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1855. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison LedgerPillerton Hersey (St Mary) : H. Bryceson barrel organ. Converted to finger organ. Ref: NPOR, N05889Polesworth (St Ethida) : Bevington barrel organ. Ref: Bevington & Sons (1847); Midland Counties Tribune (3 Nov. 1933) p.1*Radford Semele (St Nicholas) : Barrel organ.Ref: T.B.D. Horniblow, Rural Romance. Quaint Tales of Old Warwickshire (Leamington Spa, 1923)Shirley (St James the Great) : Joseph Walker barrel organ installed 1849. Sold 1862. Ref: WCRO, DRB83/1 Register of baptisms, notes about erection of barrel organ (1849); Birmingham Daily Gazette (19 Jun. 1862) p.1Shustoke (St Cuthbert) : Gray & Davison barrel organ installed 1847. Ref: BOA, Gray & Davison Ledger 4 (1847) p.291*Weethley (St James) : Barrel organ. Ref: John E.T. Clark, Musical Boxes (London, 1961) p.163* Listed in Lyndesay G. Langwill & Noel Boston, Church and Chamber Barrel Organs, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1970) p.97