© Maggie Kilbey & Marcel Glover 2024
St Mary, Staunton (Nottinghamshire)
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
Improved barrel organ, 1852. Label on Barrel 1: ‘FORSTER & ANDREWS, Organ Builders, Instruments BUILT TO Suit any CLIMATE, Estimates
GIVEN FOR every description of ORGAN WORK. 29, Charlotte Street, (Late The Mechanic’s Institute), HULL. Tuning taken by Contract.’ The
organ was erected on the 14th of March 1852 for £55 including installation. Forster & Andrew’s order book describes it as ‘New Barrel Organ
same as Ponton’. It replaced an earlier barrel organ.
The organ stands at the west end. 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 is of stained softwood and has three panels
of gold painted dummy pipes.
Restored in 1969 by Herbert Friskney of Sutton-on-the-Trent, before which it had not been played for some 40 years. Tunes recorded in
2001.
Three red barrels x 12 tunes in a frame, corresponding with the original tunelist given in Forster & Andrews’ order book. The tune change
handle works on a notched rack: the barrel remains stationary while the keyframe is moved.
References: The Organist and Choirmaster (Jul. 1905) p.52;
Notes and Queries (18 Mar. 1922) p.209; Nottingham
Evening Post (24 Jul. 1929) p.8; Boston & Langwill (1967);
Elvin (1976); Ord-Hume (1978); NPOR, E01531.
BARREL 1
RED
Tune
Metre
1.1
LM
1.2
LM
1.3
CM
1.4
CM
1.5
CM
1.6
SM
1.7
77.77.
1.8
77.77.D
1.9
1.10
1.11
1.12
BARREL 2
RED
Tune
Metre
2.1
LM
2.2
LM
2.3
CM
2.4
CM
2.5
CM
2.6
104th
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
112th
BARREL 3
RED
Tune
Metre
3.1
LM
3.2
LM
3.3
CM
3.4
CM
3.5
SM
3.6
87.D
3.7
87.87.D
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
© Maggie Kilbey & Marcel Glover 2024
Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches
St Mary, Staunton (Nottinghamshire)
Improved barrel organ, 1852. Label on
Barrel 1: ‘FORSTER & ANDREWS,
Organ Builders, Instruments BUILT TO
Suit any CLIMATE, Estimates GIVEN
FOR every description of ORGAN
WORK. 29, Charlotte Street, (Late The
Mechanic’s Institute), HULL. Tuning
taken by Contract.’ The organ was
erected on the 14th of March 1852 for
£55 including installation. Forster &
Andrew’s order book describes it as
‘New Barrel Organ same as Ponton’. It
replaced an earlier barrel organ.
The organ stands at the west end. 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 is of stained softwood and has three panels of gold
painted dummy pipes.
Restored in 1969 by Herbert Friskney of Sutton-on-the-Trent, before
which it had not been played for some 40 years. Tunes recorded in 2001.
Three red barrels x 12 tunes in a frame, corresponding with the original
tunelist given in Forster & Andrews’ order book. The tune change handle
works on a notched rack: the barrel remains stationary while the
keyframe is moved.
References: The Organist and Choirmaster (Jul. 1905) p.52; Notes and
Queries (18 Mar. 1922) p.209; Nottingham Evening Post (24 Jul. 1929)
p.8; Boston & Langwill (1967); Elvin (1976); Ord-Hume (1978); NPOR,
E01531.
BARREL 1
RED
Tune
Metre
1.1
LM
1.2
LM
1.3
CM
1.4
CM
1.5
CM
1.6
SM
1.7
77.77.
1.8
77.77.D
1.9
1.10
1.11
1.12
BARREL 2
RED
Tune
Metre
2.1
LM
2.2
LM
2.3
CM
2.4
CM
2.5
CM
2.6
104th
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
112th
BARREL 3
RED
Tune
Metre
3.1
LM
3.2
LM
3.3
CM
3.4
CM
3.5
SM
3.6
87.D
3.7
87.87.D
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
