Organs Collection

The keyboard and pipes of the organ in the Banqueting Hall, Jesmond Dene in October 1962

George Peabody Gooch flanked by the Father Willis organ addresses a packed Reading town hall during his campaign to win the Reading by-election for the Liberal Party. Circa 1st November 1913

Some of the pupils of Newcastle Cathedral School re-assembling an organ that was given to the school in March 1973. It was put in the school hall after a great deal of modernisation

Home made electronic organs, like the one Don McMenzie is busy with, can be built for less than £ 100 in August 1971 - and they are worth five times that much

Ten year old Rhonda Edwards of South Beach County Primary School with an old Italian hurdie gurdie on loan from Mr. Harry Rowe, pictured 7th February 1974

Mr. H. E. Prested test the action of an organ after re-assembly in May 1957. 08/05/57

George Blake of the Cleveland Organ Society with the trumpet pipes of the Wurlitzer organ on Redcar Pier in September 1978. 23/09/78

A tranquil terraced street on the hilly outskirts of Durham in Feburary 1988 is the site of a factory with over a century of tradition behind it

Mr. William Lovejoy, aged 69, assembles double trumpet reeds for an organ in the metalwork shop in September 1960. 09/09/60

Mr. James Crowe with the renovated Verbeck organ at Whitley Bay fairground in August 1976. 06/08/76

Friends of Beamish Museum rolled out the barrel organ and found they ah a money-spinner into the bargain. Visitors just couldn t resist dropping the odd coin in here and there as one of the Friends

Mr. George Wilson, aged 75, is working on the draw stop action of an organ at Horrison and Harrison Ltd. in September 1960. 09/09/60

Enjoying a post war organ building boom a Durham City firm includes in its orders this £ 50, 000 Festival of Britain instrument which will have 102 speaking stops in February 1951

Nicholas Purves, aged 20, at work on the new £40, 000 church organ for St
Nicholas Purves, aged 20, at work on the new £ 40, 000 church organ for St. Marys roman Catholic Cathedral, Clayton Street, Newcastle in October 1981. 02/10/81

A modern organ which can be played at home by anyone in November 1959. 19 / 11 / 59
A modern organ which can be played at home by anyone in November 1959. 19/11/59

Mr. Leslie Rowland, aged 53, tunes the pipes of this organ on a voicing machine in September 1960. 9th September 1960

This 120 year old organ is bening dismantled from the Washington parish church of Holy Trinity and taken to Ipswich for restoration in September 1981. 16/09/81

Mr. Barry Cartledge, a salesman at the City Music Stores, shows how the music laboratory there is used to teach people how to play the electric organ in September 1973

Mr. Wilf Donnelly of the Theatre Organ Club seated at the organ of the Odeon, Gateshead in July 1973. Mr. Donnelly can give you facts

Mr. Alan Cobb with on of the countrys oldest fairground organs on show at the Whitley Bay Summer show in August 1979. 27/08/79

Mr. Gordon Pratt replacing some organ pipes in May 1957. 08 / 05 / 57
Mr. Gordon Pratt replacing some organ pipes in May 1957. 08/05/57

Mr. T. H. Pollard working on the sound board of the Felling organ in December 1946. 07/12/46

Mr. John Heslop with part of the percussion fitments that form part of a pre-war theatre organ in June 1973

Robin Roper sets up the clarinet pipes on the Wurlitzer organ which had been left to rot on Redcar Pier in September 1978. 23/09/78

Mr. George Parmelys Gavioli organ in July 1956. 07 / 07 / 56
Mr. George Parmelys Gavioli organ in July 1956. 07/07/56

A lifelong ambition of Mr. George Parmley of Chester-le-Street, to won a showground organ has been fulfilled. And now he has music by the ton. His friend Mr. W

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