Catalogue of Harrison & Harrison Organs

1 Catalogue of Harrison & Harrison Organs This Catalogue is primarily a list of Organs built by Harrison & Harrison since the firm's foundation in 1861. Where there is no description in the right-hand column, it may normally be assumed that an organ was either completely new or has been reconstructed as a Harrison instrument incorporating older material. In addition, the list includes the firm's major restoration projects. The term 'restoration' has been used in different ways over the years: here, it is used in a broad sense to signify projects where important characteristics of an earlier builder's work were preserved or restored, without necessarily excluding selective alterations to the instrument concerned. Dates are normally those of completion. The 'date of installation' refers to the building mentioned in the left-hand column.

2 If this is not the organ's original home, the fact is explained in the right-hand column. Sources. The Harrison archives contain few details of the Organs built by the firm when based in Rochdale (1861 71). Information for this period is based mainly on external sources such as newspaper articles and church or municipal records. The firm's records begin soon after Thomas Harrison 's arrival in Durham (1872), and become increasingly comprehensive from the early twentieth century onwards. The firm is always willing to facilitate research on Harrison Organs : enquiries should be addressed in the first instance to It is hoped that this Catalogue will serve as a useful record of the work of Harrison & Harrison , but it should not be regarded as exhaustive or infallible. We welcome authentic corrections and updates: these should be addressed to with supporting evidence where available.

3 Acknowledgements. The Catalogue was started by Cuthbert Harrison during his time as Managing Director (1945 1975). It was developed by Laurence Elvin in connection with research for his book, The Harrison Story. From 2000 onwards Jim Amos did important work in updating it and transferring it to an electronic format for our website. Mark Venning and Richard Hird have done further work following its transfer by Carole Jeffery to the new H & H website, which opened in 2012. = Organs no longer extant Location Date of installation Size Details Aberdare Calfaria Baptist Church 1903 II/25 Aberdeen, Holborn Church 1886 Pneumatic action by Lawton 1925 Aberdeen, King's College Chapel 1959 II/15 Restored 1992. Moved to St Kentigern's Episcopal Church, Ballater by A F Edmonstone 2007 with alterations Aberdeen, Queen's Cross Church 1917 Abergwynfi, St Gabriel's Church 1899 II/12 Aberlour Episcopal Church 1879 Aberystwyth, Tab.

4 Calv. Chapel 1904 III/27 To Southsea St Jude 2007 (not moved by H&H) Abingdon, St Helen's Church 1928 III/25 Restored 2005. Abingdon, St Helen's School 1950 III/24 1910 organ from Chelwood Beacon, enlarged. Restored 1976, 1987. Rebuilt 1996 by Sebastian Meakin. Acomb Church, York 1952 II/13 From St Saviour's York (H&H 1914) Addington Palace (RSCM) Robing Room 1970 II/18 Originally Woodyates Manor, Eastwood 1920; then Denver Mills, Harris Esq 1935; then Addington Palace 1970. To Stoke Gabriel 1996 (not moved by H&H). Rebuilt by Willis, 2010. Chapel 1954 II/11 Originally Chislehurst, College of St Nicholas, (1931); to Addington Palace 1954, then Cleveland Lodge (RSCM) 1996. To St Alkmund's Shrewsbury, 2006 (Trevor Tipple) Adlington, Chorley, Wesleyan Church 1891 II/8 Ainstable, St Michael's Church 1897 II/8 Airdrie, Flowerhill Parish Church 1886 Aldenham, Church of St john the Baptist 1912 II/19 Alderley Edge, Brook Lane Baptist Church 1939 II/13 1900 organ from L Pilkington Esq, Manchester Aldershot, St Andrew's Garrison Church 1984 III/31 Rebuild of 1897 Hill organ from St Ninian's, Leith Aldrington, St Philip's Church 1924 III/25 aka Hove St Philip's Alnwick Parish Church 1892 III/26 Alston, Cumberland, Garrigill 1897 II/15 Second hand organ case from Skipton Primitive Methodist Church Amble St Cuthbert's Church 1876 Anderstone Church 1882 Arbirlot Parish Church 1878 I/4 II/10 Also 1903 Arbroath, St Vigean's Church 1875 II/18 Arlecdon.

5 St Michael's Church 1905 II/14 Replaced by new H&H 1972 1972 I/4 Ashington High Market Methodist Church 1898 II/9 Auckland Park, Church 1895 I/4 In Leasingthorne Chapel with F. Ward & Son's name-plate 1945 Australia, H. E. Jones Esq 1888 II/6 Australia, W. H. Hender Bennett Esq. 1888 To Camden Uniting Ch by Peter Jewkes 1988 Ayr, St. Leonard's Church 1887 II/27 Bacup Wesleyan Schools 1862 Ballater, St Kentigern's Episcopal Church 2007 See King's College Chapel, Aberdeen Bamburgh Church 1883 II/19 Bandon, Cork, Kilbrogan Church 1913 II/15 Barnard Castle, Wesleyan Chapel 1879 II/14 Also 1894 moved to new Chapel. Cleaned 1904. Bought H&H 1974 Barnoldswick, Independent Methodist Church 1893 I/6 From Edinburgh Exhibition Barnoldswick, Wesleyan Church 1896 II/18 Barton, nr Preston, 1897 II/12 Rebuild St Lawrence's Parish Church Bath, Thomas Esq.

6 1901 Mr J. Forster's organ Batley, Hick Lane Wesleyan Church 1891 III/34 Overhaul 1926 Beamish Church 1880 Rebuilt by Vincent 1931 Bearpark, St Edmund's Church 1903 II/10 From South Shields St Stephen's Bedford Catholic Apostolic Church 1910 See Scarborough, A Clapham Esq. Bedlington Station Church 1906 Beith, Parish Church 1886 Belfast Cathedral 1907 III/48 1975 IV/70 Rebuilt and enlarged Belfast, Christ Church 1891 Belfast, St Mark's Church, Ballysillan 1880 Rebuilt 1973 Irish Organ Co. + extensions Belfast, St Matthew's Church 1879 Rebuilt Evans & Barr 1932; Rebuilt Irish Organ Co 1962 Belmont St Mary 1901 II/11 Belthorn Congregational Church 1899 II/23 Church closed 1981, organ for disposal (letter from organist) Beltingham, St Cuthbert's Church 1905 I/5 Benfieldside, St Cuthbert's Church 1921 Restoration Bentley St Peter's Church 1877 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Freemasons' Hall 1897 II/7 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Holy Trinity Church 1869 III/36 1880 III/41 Rebuild 1905 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Wallace Green Church 1892 III/32 1932 III/27 Rebuild Billingham, St Cuthbert's Church 1901 II/13 Birmingham Old Meeting Church 1909 Completed 1926 1913 1926 III/45 Stored in Durham 1940.

7 Material bought 1949 Birmingham, Bournville Meeting House 1915 II/16 Restored 1988 Birmingham, King's Heath Wesleyan Church 1906 III/29 Completed 1923 1937 Birmingham, St Basil's Church, Deritend 1911 II/II To Worcester Cathedral, Nave Organ, 1972; To St Peter's, Budleigh Salterton, 1989, used in rebuild of Hill organ by M Farley. Birmingham, St Martin's Church 1906 III/61 Completed 1913 1925 Bombed 1939 - 45 war, rebuilt Compton Birtley, St john 's Church 1919 Restoration Birtley Wesleyan Church 1897 II/10 Bishop Auckland, Castle Chapel 1903 II/12 Restored 1982 Bishop Auckland, Moses Esq. 1906 II/9 To Brighton, Baker 1939. To Saltdean St Nicholas' Church by Thompson 1985 Bishop Auckland, Newgate Street Methodist Church aka United Methodist Free Church 1889 II/13 1950 II/17 Church closed on amalgamation 1959.

8 Organ rebuilt for new church - Woodhouse Close Methodist Church 1962 Bishop Auckland Presbyterian Church 1884 II/16 Bishop Auckland Primitive Methodist Church 1886 Bishop Auckland, St Andrew's Church 1989 Rebuild. Organ by P. Conacher Bishop Auckland, St Anne's Church 1876 Bishop Auckland, St Helen's Church Date unknown II/16 Bishop Auckland, St Peter's Church 1883 II/18 Bishop Auckland, Tenter Street Chapel 1883 Bishop Auckland, Woodhouse Close Methodist Church 1962 II/16 1889 H&H organ from Bishop Auckland UMFC (= Newgate Methodist Church) Bishop Middleham, St Michael's Church 1890 II/7 Bishops Castle, Church of St john the Baptist 1908 III/17 Bishopwearmouth Parish Church: see Sunderland Minster Bispham, All Hallows' Church 1888 II/13 Blackburn Girls' High School 1904 II/15 To Lancaster Priory, , 2012 Blackburn, St Silas' Church 1904 III/37 Completed 1925 Blackford, St john 's Church 1899 II/6 Blackhall, St Andrew's Church 1945 III/7 Mr H.

9 Robson's organ, Hartlepool (H&H) 1896), Blackhill, St Aidan's Church 1906 II/14 To St john 's Gateshead Fell 1999 Blackpool, St john 's Parish Church 1969 III/33 Restoration Blackpool, St Stephen-on-the-Cliff 1952 Temporary organ from St James' Muswell Hill. To London St Stephen's Upper Holloway 1976 (not moved by H&H) Blackwood Baptist Church 1905 II/10 Blairgowrie, Meacher Esq. 1914 II/18 Bequeathed to a school in Perthshire 1968 Blairgowrie Parish Church 1913 II/14 Closed c 1980. Pipes to Alyth PC Blaydon Church 1919 II/18 Restoration of Nicholson organ Blaenau Festiniog, Calv. Methodist Church 1903 Blidsberg Church, Sweden 1979 III/38 Blucher St Cuthbert's Church II/6 From Newbottle Mission 1910 john Blyth, Esq., see Kirkcaldy Blyth Methodist New Connexion Church 1899 II/11 Blyth, St Cuthbert's Church 1894 II/18 Rebuild Boldmere St Michael's Church 1967 III/32 Boldon Colliery 1898 II/10 2nd-hand old materials?

10 Replaced 1947 by 1904 H&H from Chapter Row Meth S. Shields (not moved by H&H) Boldon Colliery Wesleyan, now Park Methodist Church 1896 II/15 2nd-hand organ from Sherburn Hospital Bolton, St James' Church 1863 Bo'ness Parish Church, West Lothian 1876 1929 II/20 Bonhill Parish Church 1882 Boroughbridge Wesleyan Church 1902 II/18 C&O by john Clough c. 1990, still in original condition Bossall, St Botolph's Church 1906 I/7 Boston Spa Wesleyan Church 1878 Boston, St Botolph's Church 1940 III/47 Restored 1987 Bothal Church 1892 II/10 Bournemouth, St Peter's Church 1914 III/46 Rebuilt R&D Brackenburgh Tower, Carlisle 1906 III/24 To St Chad's Church Withington, Manchester 1953 (by C. Smethurst) Bradford, Southend, Wesleyan Church 1888 II/21 Bradford, St Columba's Church 1903 III/31 Redundant 2002 Brailsford, All Saints' Church 1914 II/10 Overhaul 1958, and some restoration 1989 Brampton Bierlow, Christ Church 1905 II/14 Brancepeth, St Brandon's Church 1935 II/9 Destroyed by fire 1998.