© Maggie Kilbey & Marcel Glover 2026
St Mary, South Stoneham (Hampshire)
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
1857 organ and dumb organist by Joseph W. Walker. Organ purchased in 1857 for £167-10s-6d including £10 for the dumb organist.
BIOS Historic Organ Certificate awarded 2013 (Grade II*). Tunes recorded in 2018.
One green barrel x 6 tunes.
Recordings and photos: Mike Bailey.
References: Mike Bailey, The Dumb Organist at South Stoneham wgma2.wordpress.com/7-mike-bailey-the-dumb-organist-at-south-stoneham/;
NPOR, V00049.
© Maggie Kilbey & Marcel Glover 2026
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
St Mary, South Stoneham
(Hampshire)
1857 organ and dumb organist by Joseph W. Walker. Organ
purchased in 1857 for £167-10s-6d including £10 for the dumb
organist.
BIOS Historic Organ Certificate awarded 2013 (Grade II*). Tunes
recorded in 2018.
One green barrel x 6 tunes.
Recordings and photos: Mike Bailey.
References: Mike Bailey, The Dumb Organist at South Stoneham
wgma2.wordpress.com/7-mike-bailey-the-dumb-organist-at-south-
stoneham/; NPOR, V00049.
