Rushworth and Dreaper
Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders based in Liverpool, England[1] Upon its bankruptcy, its archives were mostly destroyed, and the Victorian clock in the works tower was removed. The premises are now occupied by Henry Willis & Sons.
Organs built by the company (in date order)
- St Oswald's Church, Winwick, 1838.
- St Mary's Church, Knowsley, 1913.[2]
- Liverpool Collegiate School, 1913.
- Eastcliffe Congregational Church, Bournemouth, 1914.
- St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough, 1923.
- St Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake, 1924?
- St Andrew's Church, West Kirby, 1925.
- St. Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood, Essex, 1925[3]
- St Michael's & All Angels Church, Windmill Hill, Bedminster, Bristol, 1927 - Opening recital by Mr W. Maynard Rushworth.
- Malvern Priory, 1927.
- The Queen's College, Oxford, 1931.
- Christ's Hospital School chapel, Horsham, 1931.[4]
- Howden Minster, East Riding of Yorkshire, 1933.
- All Hallows Church, Whitchurch, Hampshire, 1935
- St. Margaret's Church, Aspley, 1936.
- St. Cuthberts Church Brislington Bristol, 1937.
- St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassett, Hampshire, 1937.[5]
- Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch, 1938.
- St John's Church, Wainfelin, 1938.
- Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling 1940.[4]
- All Saints Church, Clifton, Bristol, 1946 (the previous organ built by "Harrison & Harrison" was destroyed by German bombing in 1940).[6]
- St Peter's Church, Heswall, 1947.
- Heathfield Road Welsh Presbyterian Church Liverpool 1950 Dismantled November 2010 and moved by private owner to Mid Wales for restoration
- Royal Memorial Chapel, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1950
- The Great Hall, Goldsmiths College, London.
- St. Saviour's Church, Oxton.
- St Mary the Virgin, Hennock, Devon, 1954.[7]
- St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, 1957.
- St.Martin's Baguley, Manchester, 1960.
- Guildford Cathedral, 1961.[8]
- Liverpool Philharmonic, 1961.
- St Michael & All Saints, Hawkshead, Cumbria, 1965.[9]
- Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas [Galway Cathedral], Galway, Republic of Ireland, 1966 [10]
- Church of the Ascension, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966
- Mold Parish Church, 1972.
- Holy Trinity Brompton Church, London, 1974 (formerly the organ was at St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London).
- Parish of St Benedict Ealing Abbey, London, 1974.
- The Chapel of the Resurrection, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 1978
- The Cathedral of St David, Kudeti, Ibadan, Nigeria 1984
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References
- ^ Stephen Bicknell. The History of the English Organ (Cambridge University Press, 1999).
- ^ Lancashire (Merseyside), Knowsley, St. Mary (D07779), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 6 August 2011
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- ^ a b Bicknell, 1999, p375.
- ^ St. Michael And All Angels Church.
- ^ Church organs at All Saints, Clifton.
- ^ St. Mary the Virgin, Hennock.
- ^ Bicknell, 1999, p333.
- ^ St Michael and All Angels, Hawkshead - a bit of History.
- ^ http://www.galwaycathedral.ie/music/organs
External links
- Rushworth and Dreaper (Dave Nicholas - Cinema organist)
Listen:
- R & D 2-manual organ (Demonstration on Youtube)