West Tytherley

St Peter, West Tytherley (Hampshire)

Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches

Barrel organ. Engraved on keyframe: ‘H. BRYCESON, 5 Tottenham Court, New Road, LONDON.’ An advertisement and directions for operating the organ pasted inside the doorflap at the rear of the case are headed: ‘H. BRYCESON, ORGAN BUILDER, No. 5, TOTTENHAM COURT, NEW ROAD, LONDON.’ The church was consecrated in 1833 and the organ given the following year – brass plate on case: ‘This Organ was presented to West Tytherley Church by The Honourable B. Bouverie. A.D. 1834.’ The organ is operated from the rear and the crank handle on the right-hand side operates both the barrel and bellows. The oak Gothic case has two panels of gold painted dummy pipes. Restored in 1987 by Richard Godfrey of Farley Wardenry. Three yellow carriage-mounted barrels x 10 tunes. The first tune on barrel 3 has been repinned.

References: Boston (1959); Boston & Langwill (1967); The Times (9 Jan. 1988); Turner (2002); NPOR K00794.

BARREL 1 YELLOW

Tune

Metre

1.1

The 100th Psalm [Old 100th]

1.2

Easter Hymn

77.77.77.

1.3

Luther’s Hymn

1.4

Rockingham

1.5

Helmsley

87.87.47.

1.6

Wareham

1.7

Portuguese Hymn [Portugal New]

1.8

Devizes

1.9

Acton

1.10

China

BARREL 2 YELLOW

Tune

Metre

2.1

Old 104th Hanover

149th

2.2

Charmouth or Manchester New

2.3

Wakefield or Abingdon

2.4

Dr Harington

2.5

Wiltshire

2.6

Montgomery

2.7

Cambridge New

2.8

Abridge

2.9

Surrey [Carey’s]

2.10

Bedford

BARREL 3 YELLOW

Tune

Metre

3.1

Morning Hymn: Leyland Duke Street

3.2

Nayland, St Stephen

3.3

Chelsea or Oxford [Oxford New]

3.4

Mount Ephraim

3.5

Shirland

3.6

Peckham

3.7

Warwick

3.8

Esher

87.D

3.9

Sicilian [Mariners]

87.D

3.10

Evening Hymn

Barrel Organs in English Parish Churches

St Peter, West Tytherley (Hampshire)

Barrel organ. Engraved on keyframe: ‘H. BRYCESON, 5 Tottenham Court, New Road, LONDON.’ An advertisement and directions for operating the organ pasted inside the doorflap at the rear of the case are headed: ‘H. BRYCESON, ORGAN BUILDER, No. 5, TOTTENHAM COURT, NEW ROAD, LONDON.’ The church was consecrated in 1833 and the organ given the following year – brass plate on case: ‘This Organ was presented to West Tytherley Church by The Honourable B. Bouverie. A.D. 1834.’ The organ is operated from the rear and the crank handle on the right- hand side operates both the barrel and bellows. The oak Gothic case has two panels of gold painted dummy pipes. Restored in 1987 by Richard Godfrey of Farley Wardenry. Three yellow carriage-mounted barrels x 10 tunes. The first tune on barrel 3 has been repinned.

References: Boston (1959); Boston & Langwill (1967); The Times (9 Jan. 1988); Turner (2002); NPOR K00794.