Some Local Organs
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Unless otherwise stated, the following organs are in the Parish Church:
AMBERLEY Holy Trinity. D02427, N00703. 1875 Hill. 1911 Liddiatt. 1977 Coulson. 1996 MIDI keyboard added. 2003 Digital stops added. 2 manuals + pedals + MIDI keyboard. Detached console.
ASHLEWORTH St. Andrew and Bartholemew K00692 Sweetland 1873 Coulson 1975 Keith Jones 2009 2 manuals + pedals.
BERKELEY St. Mary the Virgin D04996, N00705. 1791. 1868 Vowles. 1898 Smith. 1964 Hutchins. 1986 Cawston. 1996 Daniel. 3 manuals + pedals.
BISHOP’S CLEEVE St. Michael and All Angels K00318, N05663. N05664. 1896 Nicholson. 1923 Price. 1965 Daniel. 2000 Keith Jones. 2 manuals + pedals. Detached console.
BISLEY All Saints N05662. 1826 Walker 1966 Coulson 2 manuals + pedals. Now sold, and replaced by an electronic model.
BISLEY Methodist Church. N00708 1760 Snetzler. 1992 Newton. 1 manual + pedals
BOURTON-on-the-WATER St. Lawrence N05669, N05670. 1881 Martin & Coate. 1947 Walker. 3 manuals + pedals.
BUSSAGE St. Michael and All Angels. N00712 Daniel 2 manuals + pedals.
CHELTENHAM
All Saints’, Cheltenham. E00256. E00257. N07450. N01333. 1860 Williams. 1887 Hill. 1952 Nicholsons. 4-manual Hill
Charlton Kings, Holy Apostles. N07454. N01285. Hill. 1972 Nicholson. 3 manuals + pedals.
Charlton Kings, St. Mary. Was N07640. N07641. 1821 Flight & Robson. 1859 williams. 1889 Price. 1902 Hill 3 manuals + pedals. Then, 1962 Compton/Meakin electronic. Now, Wyvern electronic.
Cheltenham College Chapel. N07470. N07471. N00075. 1906 Norman & Beard. 1929 Hill. 1976 Harrison & Harrison 3 manuals + pedals N00075
Cheltenham Ladies’ College. N07472. 1960 Rushworth & Dreaper. 3 manuals + pedals. 2006 Kenneth Tickell 3 manuals + pedals E01241
Cheltenham Town Hall. N07449. 1927 Rushworth & Dreaper. 3 manuals + pedals. Organ now almost unplayable owing to wind leakage.
Cheltenham University of Gloucestershire, St. Paul’s Chapel. N00046. N07474. 1905 Price. 1962 Walker. 1964 Daniel. 3-manuals + pedals N00046
Christ Church, Cheltenham. N07452. D00471. N00077. 1850 Hill. 1895 Hunter. 1957 Nicholson. 1965 Nicholson. 4-manuals + pedals.
Dean Close School. N07473. 1969 Daniel. 3 manuals + pedals.
Emmanuel. N00081. 1965 Hutchins. 2000 Derrett. 2 manuals + pedals. Detached Console.
Highbury Congregational Church. N07468. N07469 N00044. 1852 Forster & Andrews. 1894 Hunter. 1933 Hill, Norman & Beard. 1982 Rushworth & Dreaper. 2 manuals + pedals. Detached console.
Holy Apostles, Charlton Kings. N07454. N01285. Hill. 1972 Nicholson. 3 manuals + pedals.
Holy Trinity. N07455. N07456. 1896 Price. 1954 Nicholson. 3 manuals + pedals.
Salem Baptist Church, St. George’s Road. R00321. 2001 Keith Jones. 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Andrew’s URC. N00053. 1886 Father Willis. 2002 Nicholson. 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Gregory’s Priory: N12807. 1986 S.F.Blank (modern Dutch organ in the classical style). 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Mark (Anglican). N07459. N00057. 1872 Nicholson. 1968 Daniel. 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Mary, Charlton Kings. Was N07640. N07641. 1821 Flight & Robson. 1859 williams. 1889 Price. 1902 Hill 3 manuals + pedals. Then, 1962 Compton/Meakin electronic. Now, Wyvern electronic.
St. Mary, Cheltenham. N07460. N07461. 1882 Nicholson. 1968 Osmond. 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Matthew. N07462. N00059. N08338. 1865 Willis. 1974 Nicholsons. 3 manuals + pedals.
St. Peter’s, Leckhampton. N07475. D01212. N00068. Liddiatt. 1936 Hill, Norman & Beard. 1974 Nicholson. 2002 Nicholson. 3 manuals + pedals.
Ss. Philip & James. E00520. E00521. E00522. 1860 williams. 1895 Hunter. 1980 Walker. 3 manuals + pedals.
Ss Philip & James, Up Hatherley. N00069. K00045. N07644. 1895 Hunter. 1900 Price. 1985 Nicholsons. 1999 Derrett. 2 manuals + pedals.
CHEPSTOW St. Mary. N009831. N09814. N14915. D05271. 1820 Lane. 1850 Walker. 1875 Vowles. 1906 Griffen & Stroud. 1984 Osmond. 1998 Cawston. 3 manuals + pedals.
CHIPPING CAMPDEN St. James. N05682. N05683. R00600. Gray & Davison. 1940 Wood Wordsworth. 1987 Meakin. 2 manuals + pedals. Detached console.
CIRENCESTER St. John Baptist. N07476, N07477, N18274, A00560, A00728. 1685. 1790 Green. 1865 Gray & Davison. 1896 Walker. 1908 Norman & Beard. 1955 Rushworth & dreaper. 1975 Coulson. Harrison and Harrison 2009. 4 manuals + pedals. NPOR E01602
CLEARWELL St. Peter. N05687 Telford. 1913 Linfoot. 1922 Nicholson. 2 manuals + pedals.
DEERHURST St. Mary the Virgin. Saxon Church. Casework by Seede. N05699 1934 Liddiatt. 1934 Osmond. 2 manuals + pedals. Organ replaced by Keith Jones by Liddiatt 2 manual + pedal from URC Painswick.
DUMBLETON St. Peter. D01174 Great contains pipe-work by Schulze. Swell added by Binns. 2 manuals + pedals.
DURSLEY St. James the Great. D05774 and D04651. 1817 Smith. 1888 Hill. 1988 Coulson. 1997 Cawston. 3 manuals + pedals + digital solo.
EASTCOMBE St Augustine. D02431 and N00725 1925 Liddiatt. 1950 Compton 2 rank extension 1 manual.
EASTCOMBE Baptist Church. N00726. 1850 John Smith. 1863 Willimas. 1930 Liddiatt. 1982 Cawston. 2 manuals + pedals.
FAIRFORD St. Mary the Virgin. N08475. D03350. 1842 Nicholson. 1945 Marfleet. 1976 Grant, Degens & Bradbeer. 1985 Nicholson. 2000 Keith Jones. 2 manuals + pedals.
FORTHAMPTON St. Mary. K00304. 1870 Williams. 1981 Keith Jones. 1999 Keith Jones. 2 manuals + pedals.
GLOUCESTER
Gloucester Cathedral.N07428 to N07432, D07556. 4-manual Nicholson. Formerly a Hill Norman & Beard designed by Ralph Downs.
Christ Church, Gloucester. N07651, N07652. 1866 Nicholson. 1969 Hutchins.
Holy Trinity, Gloucester. N07436. Conacher 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Aldate’s N07670, N07671. 1884 Goddard. 1908 Liddiatt. Then electronic. 1974 Storr. 1987 (ex Cheltenham College).
St. Catharine’s. D02979, N07674 to N07678. 1868 Bryceson. 1898 Walker. 1952 Roger Yates.
St. John’s (Anglican & Methodist). A00849. Conacher. 1973 Coulson 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Mark’s, Kingsholme. R00914, N07439. 1850 Butt. 1891 Price.1907 Hill. 1954 Walker. 3-manual mainly untouched Hill.
St. Mary de Crypt. N07440. 1830 Walker. 1866 Williams. 1897 Sweetland. 1968 Nicholson. Case = Liddiatt
St. Mary de Lode. N07689, N07690. 1865 Williams. 1880 Vowles. 1972 Coulson. 2004 Budgeon.
St. Peter’s RC. N07445. 1937 Compton. 2 manuals + pedals.
St. Stephen’s. N07447. 1912 Hill, Norman & Beard. 3 manuals + pedals. Church closed. Organ partially dismantled.
GREAT BADMINTON St. Michael. 1908. Temple Moore case. Not in the NPOR.
HIGHNAM Holy Innocents. D00825. N13020 K00417. 1850 Nicholson. 1960 Hutchins. 2004 Wood. 2 manuals + pedals. Detached console.
KEMBLE All Saints. Not in the NPOR.
KING’S STANLEY St. George. N00739. 1876 Liddiatt. 1984 Daniel. 1989 Cawston. 2 manuals + pedals. Fine case by Liddiatt (a twin to Stroud RC)
LECHLADE St. Lawrence. N05721. R01129. 1854. 1889 Nicholson. 1911 Walker. 1965 Daniel. 2003 Keith Jones. 2 manuals + pedals.
LEDBURY St. Michael & All Angels. N09787. N09757. D08258. 1820 Elliot. 1895 Nicholson. 2000 Daniel. 3 manuals + pedals.
LEOMINSTER Priory St. Peter & St. Paul. N09760. N09761. N18282. N01962. N09758. 1739. 1842 Walker. 1853 Bevington. 1924 Nicholson. 1947 Nicholson. 3 manuals + pedals. Detached console.
LEONARD STANLEY St. Swithun. N12236. N00743. 1830 Gray. 1888 Liddiatt. 1936 Daniel. 1966 Conyers. 1987n Cawston. 2 manuals + pedals. Now replaced by electronic.
LYDNEY St Mary the Virgin. N05726 (removed). R00793 2001 Nicholson 3 manuals + pedals.
MALMESBURY Abbey Church St. Peter & St. Paul. N10438. N10439. N15060. 1714 Jordan. 1898. 1926 Hill, Norman & Beard. 1937 Willis. 1984 Johnson. 2 manuals + pedals.
MALVERN PRIORY E00906. N03300. N03301. 1552. elliot. 1850 Nicholson. 1927 Rushworth & Drea[per. 2003 Nicholson. 4 manuals + pedals.
MICKLETON St. Lawrence. N05731. 1858 Holdich. 1 manuals + pedals.
MINCHINHAMPTON Holy Trinity. N08597. N18277. N00749. 1887 Nicholson & Lord. 1922 Norman & Beard. 1937 Hioll, Norman & Beard. 1969 Coulson. 1984 Newton. 3 manuals + pedals.
MORETON-in-MARSH St.David. N05737. 1887 Conacher. 2 manuals + pedals.
MORETON-in-MARSH (Fire College) N08976. 1988 Bower. 1 manual no pedals.
MORETON VALENCE. St. Stephen. N05735. 1849 Early Walker. 1960 Walker. 2 manuals + pedals.
NEWENT St. Mary the Virgin. C00878. N05740. 1737 Warne. 1803 England. 1838 Walker. 1843 Nicholson. 1903 Norman and Beard. 2003 Tipple.Good case-work
NORTH CERNEY 1850 Walker. Not in the NPOR.
NORTHLEACH Ss Peter & Paul. N05774. D01224. K00185. 1883 Smith. 1990 Bishop. 2 manuals + pedals.
OWLPEN Holy Cross Church. N00758. 1890 Jardine. 2 manuals + pedals.
PAINSWICK St.Mary the Virgin. A00103, N00760. 1814 Lincoln. 1877 Vowles. 1883 Price. 1892 Nicholson. 1930 Hill, Norman & Beard. 1957 Nicholson. 1962 Rushworth & Dreaper.
PITCHCOMBE St. John the Baptist. N00762. 1898 Andrews Early Casson Positive. 1979 Walker with transposer. Organ replaced by single manual instrument from St Wilfred, Chichester. Historic Organ Certificate awarded 2008 Grade II (E00703)
RODBOROUGH St. Mary Magdalene. A00114. 1914 Nicholson. Fine case by Lee. 2 manuals + pedals.
STANDISH St. Nicholas. N05779. N05780. 1867 Vowles. 1947 Daniel. Fine case by Dykes Bower. 2 manuals + pedals.
STANLEY PONTLARGE St Michael’s Single manual by Robin Jennings 2006 (RO1610)
STOW-on-the-WOLD St. Edward. N05785. N12603. 1903 Lewis. 1970 Hutchins. 1986 Nicholson. 1994 Coulson. 2 manuals + pedals. Detached console.
STROUD
The Immaculate Conception RC Church (Beeches Green). D06533, N00789. 1894 Liddiatt. 1980 Cawston. 2 manuals + pedal. Fine case by Liddiatt (a twin to King’sStanley)
St. Alban (Anglican & Methodist). D00827, N00784. Liddiatt. 1949 Harrison & Harrison. 1 manual + pedal.
St. Laurence. E00800, N00783, D03597. 1797 Avery. 1906 Hill, Norman & Beard. 1996 Tipple. 3 manuals + pedal.
TETBURY St. Mary the Virgin. R01156. N05790. 1806. 1863 Nicholson. 1901 Liddiat. 1912 Binns. 1976 Coulson. 1993 Coulson. 3 manuals + pedals.
TEWKESBURY
Tewkesbury Abbey St. Mary the Virgin.
Milton Organ:
N07482. N07483. N07485. D03548. 1631 Dallam. 1736 Moved to the Abbey. 1796 Holland. 1848 Willis. 1924 Price. 1948 Walker. 1997 Kenneth Jones. 4-manuals playing 5 departments with 67 speaking stops. Historic organ and case. See: www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk
Grove organ: N07484. N07486. 1887 Michell and Thynne. 1980 Bishop. 4-manuals + pedals (no case).
Elliot Chamber organ. N12493. 1812. Moved to the Abbey 1918. 1967 Peterson. 2004 Gallichan. 1-maual + pedals.
TEWKESBURY Holy Trinity. N07703. 1846 Nicholson. 1879 Nicholson. 2 manuals + pedals.
TODDINGTON St. Andrew. N05794. Bates. Nicholson. 2 manuals + pedals.
TWYNING St. Mary Magdalene. N05795. 1886 Nicholson. 2004 Nicholson. 2 manuals + pedals.
UPTON upon SEVERN St. Peter and St. Paul. N03743. 1850 Nicholson. 1912 Nicholson. 1984. 3 manuals + pedals.
WICKWAR Holy Trinity. N05806. N12772. 1889 Vowles. 1901 Hill. 1921 Hill, Norman & Beard. 1929 hele. 1966 Hutchins. 3 manuals + pedals.
WINCHCOMBE St. Peter. D08281. N05807. N05808. 1782. 1844 Evans. 1890 Bishop. 1934 Daniel. 1970 Daniel. 2 manuals + pedals.
WINSTONE St. Bartholomew. N05810. 1 manual No pedals.
WORMINGTON St. Katherine. D01173. 1820. 2 manuals No pedals.
WOTTON-under-EDGE St. Mary the Virgin. N05814. N05815. N00797. 1800 Gray. 1807 Holland. 1829 Palser. 1846 Sherborne. 1852 Munday. 1882 jones. 1906 Jones. 1937 Daniel. 1995 Tipple. 3 manuals + pedals.
The GOA is grateful for the help that it has received from Roy Williamson, and acknowledges that some of the information displayed above came from his book on local organs.