© Maggie Kilbey & Marcel Glover 2024
St Andrew, Barnston (Essex)
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Barrel organ by Bevington & Son, c.1838. The original tunelists for barrels 1 and 2 were headed ‘BEVINGTON & SON, 12 Greek Street, Soho Square’ where they worked from 1838 to 1841. Barrel 3 is labelled ‘New Barrel 1842’. Barrel 4 was supplied by the organ builder John Rayment Rust of Chelmsford in 1865. The original tunelist for barrel 5 was headed ‘1875 New Barrel by Bevington’. None of the original tunelists survive.
References: Chelmsford Chronicle (28 Apr. 1916) p.5; (24 Aug. 1928) p.4; (3 Jan. 1930) p.7; (23 May 1931) p.3; (20 Sep. 1935) p.10 & (27 Jun. 1941) p.2; Elliston (1920); Hughes (1955); The Times (23 Jan. 1957) p.3; Boston & Langwill (1967); Roger Booty, ‘Barrel Organ Redivivus 3: Barnston Parish Church’, The Music Box, vol. 8 no.1 (Spring 1977) pp.28-30; Turner (2002); NPOR, H00937.
BARREL 1 GREEN
Tune
Metre
1.1
1.2
1.3
LM
1.4
LM
1.5
LM
1.6
CM
1.7
CM
1.8
CM
1.9
CM
1.10
SM
1.11
104th
1.12
LM
BARREL 2 GREEN
Tune
2.1
[unknown voluntary, unplayable]
2.2
[unknown voluntary, unplayable]
2.3
[unknown voluntary, unplayable]
BARREL 3 GREEN
Tune
Metre
3.1
7s.
3.2
CM
3.3
CM
3.4
CM
3.5
LM
3.6
88.88.0
3.7
SM
3.8
SM
3.9
LM
3.10
CM
3.11
3.12
BARREL 4 GREEN
Tune
Metre
4.1
10.10.10.10.
4.2
87.87.D
4.3
LM
4.4
77.77.
4.5
88.88.88.
4.6
886.
4.7
77.77.D
4.8
77.77.77.
4.9
66.66.
4.10
87.D
4.11
77.77.
4.12
7s.
BARREL 5 GREEN
Tune
Metre
5.1
LM
5.2
SM
5.3
Dix
77.77.77.
5.4
11.12.12.10.
5.5
77.75.
5.6
76.76.
5.7
77.77.
5.8
CM
5.9
7s.
5.10
88.84.
5.11
77.77.D
5.12
77.77.
Barnston (Essex) Barnston (Essex)
The organ is located in the west gallery. It is operated from the rear, blown by pedal independent of the barrel mechanism, therefore the barrel can be held in position for accompanying chant without loss of wind pressure. The Gothic case has three flats of gilded pipes (3-7-3). Stop list: Bourdon, Open Diapason 8’, Stopped Diapason 8’, Dulciana 8’, Principal 4’, Fifteenth 2’, Sesquialtera. Restored by Michael Young of Dunmow in 2012. Tunes recorded in 2022. Five very dark green carriage-mounted barrels. Barrel 2 is pinned in a spiral with three voluntaries. Most of the tunes pinned on barrels 4 and 5 were published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Photos: M. Kilbey and M. Glover.
Barnston (Essex)
© Maggie Kilbey & Marcel Glover 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
St Andrew, Barnston (Essex)
Barrel organ by Bevington & Son, c.1838. The original tunelists for barrels 1 and 2 were headed ‘BEVINGTON & SON, 12 Greek Street, Soho Square’ where they worked from 1838 to 1841. Barrel 3 is labelled ‘New Barrel 1842’. Barrel 4 was supplied by the organ builder John Rayment Rust of Chelmsford in 1865. The original tunelist for barrel 5 was headed ‘1875 New Barrel by Bevington’. None of the original tunelists survive.
References: Chelmsford Chronicle (28 Apr. 1916) p.5; (24 Aug. 1928) p.4; (3 Jan. 1930) p.7; (23 May 1931) p.3; (20 Sep. 1935) p.10 & (27 Jun. 1941) p.2; Elliston (1920); Hughes (1955); The Times (23 Jan. 1957) p.3; Boston & Langwill (1967); Roger Booty, ‘Barrel Organ Redivivus 3: Barnston Parish Church’, The Music Box, vol. 8 no.1 (Spring 1977) pp.28-30; Turner (2002); NPOR, H00937.
The organ is located in the west gallery. It is operated from the rear, blown by pedal independent of the barrel mechanism, therefore the barrel can be held in position for accompanying chant without loss of wind pressure. The Gothic case has three flats of gilded pipes (3-7-3). Stop list: Bourdon, Open Diapason 8’, Stopped Diapason 8’, Dulciana 8’, Principal 4’, Fifteenth 2’, Sesquialtera. Restored by Michael Young of Dunmow in 2012. Tunes recorded in 2022. Five very dark green carriage-mounted barrels. Barrel 2 is pinned in a spiral with three voluntaries. Most of the tunes pinned on barrels 4 and 5 were published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Photo: M. Kilbey.
BARREL 2 GREEN
Tune
2.1
[unknown voluntary, unplayable]
2.2
[unknown voluntary, unplayable]
2.3
[unknown voluntary, unplayable]
BARREL 1 GREEN
Tune
Metre
1.1
1.2
1.3
LM
1.4
LM
1.5
LM
1.6
CM
1.7
CM
1.8
CM
1.9
CM
1.10
SM
1.11
104th
1.12
LM
BARREL 3 GREEN
Tune
Metre
3.1
7s.
3.2
CM
3.3
CM
3.4
CM
3.5
LM
3.6
88.88.0
3.7
SM
3.8
SM
3.9
LM
3.10
CM
3.11
3.12
BARREL 4 GREEN
Tune
Metre
4.1
10.10.10.10.
4.2
87.87.D
4.3
LM
4.4
77.77.
4.5
88.88.88.
4.6
886.
4.7
77.77.D
4.8
77.77.77.
4.9
66.66.
4.10
87.D
4.11
77.77.
4.12
7s.
BARREL 5 GREEN
Tune
Metre
5.1
LM
5.2
SM
5.3
Dix
77.77.77.
5.4
11.12.12.10.
5.5
77.75.
5.6
76.76.
5.7
77.77.
5.8
CM
5.9
7s.
5.10
88.84.
5.11
77.77.D
5.12
77.77.