Rushworth and Dreaper
Encyclopedia
Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders based in Liverpool
, England
Upon its bankruptcy, its archives were mostly destroyed, and the Victorian clock in the works tower was removed. The premises are now occupied by Henry Willis & Sons
.
Church of the Ascension, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966
Listen:
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Upon its bankruptcy, its archives were mostly destroyed, and the Victorian clock in the works tower was removed. The premises are now occupied by Henry Willis & Sons
Henry Willis & Sons
thumb|250px|St Bees Priory organ, the last major instrument to be personally supervised by "Father" Henry Willis, 1899Henry Willis & Sons is a British firm of pipe organ builders founded in 1845 in Liverpool. Although most of their installations have been in the UK, examples can be found in other...
.
Organs built by the company (in date order)
- St Oswald's Church, WinwickSt Oswald's Church, WinwickSt Oswald's Church, Winwick, is in the village of Winwick to the north of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the...
, 1838. - St Mary's Church, KnowsleySt Mary's Church, KnowsleySt Mary's Church, Knowsley is in Knowsley Lane, Knowsley Village, Merseyside, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the deanery of Huyton...
, 1913. - Liverpool Collegiate InstitutionLiverpool Collegiate InstitutionThe Liverpool Collegiate Institution is a former school in Liverpool, England.It opened its doors to pupils on 6 January 1843. The Institution was a day school for boys, sons of middle class Liverpudlians, and aimed to provide them with a suitable education encompassing instruction in the...
, 1913. - Eastcliffe Congregational Church, Bournemouth, 1914.
- St Barnabas' Church, BromboroughSt Barnabas' Church, BromboroughSt Barnabas' Church, Bromborough is in the town of Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and stands within the boundary of the Bromborough Village Conservation Area...
, 1923. - St Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake, 1924?
- St Andrew's Church, West KirbySt Andrew's Church, West KirbySt Andrew's Church, West Kirby, is located in Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral North...
, 1925. - St. Laurence and All Saints Church, EastwoodSt. Laurence and All Saints Church, EastwoodSt. Laurence and All Saints is a Grade I listed medieval church in the parish of Eastwood, Essex, England which has been under threat from plans to expand London Southend Airport....
, Essex, 1925 - St Michael's & All Angels Church, Windmill Hill, Bedminster, Bristol, 1927 - Opening recital by Mr W. Maynard Rushworth.
- Malvern Priory, 1927.
- The Queen's College, OxfordThe Queen's College, OxfordThe Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
, 1931. - Christ's HospitalChrist's HospitalChrist's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
School chapel, Horsham, 1931. - All Hallows Church, Whitchurch, Hampshire, 1935
- St. Margaret's Church, AspleySt. Margaret's Church, AspleySt. Margaret's Church, Aspley is a parish church in the Church of England in Aspley, Nottingham.-External links:*-Source:*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner...
, 1936. - St. Cuthberts Church Brislington Bristol, 1937.
- St. Michael and All Angels Church, BassettSt. Michael and All Angels Church, BassettSt. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassett, Southampton is an Anglican parish church which dates from the late 19th century.-Location:The church is situated on the eastern side of Bassett Avenue, Southampton, described by Pevsner & Lloyd as "part of the splendid tree-lined route into Southampton...
, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, 1937. - Holy Cross Church, WoodchurchHoly Cross Church, WoodchurchHoly Cross Church, Woodchurch is in Woodchurch, an area of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Birkenhead. The church is a Grade II* listed building.-History:The fabric of the nave...
, 1938. - St John's Church, Wainfelin, 1938.
- Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling 1940.
- All Saints Church, CliftonClifton, BristolClifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
, Bristol, 1946 (the previous organ built by "Harrison & Harrison" was destroyed by German bombing in 1940). - St Peter's Church, HeswallSt Peter's Church, HeswallSt Peter's Church, Heswall is in the town of Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral...
, 1947. - Heathfield Road Welsh Presbyterian Church Liverpool 1950 Dismantled November 2010 and moved by private owner to Mid Wales for restoration
- Royal Memorial Chapel, Royal Military Academy SandhurstRoyal Military Academy SandhurstThe Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
1950 - The Great Hall, Goldsmiths College, London.
- St. Saviour's Church, Oxton.
- St Mary the Virgin, Hennock, DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, 1954. - St Andrew's Church, PlymouthSt Andrew's Church, PlymouthSt Andrew's Church, Plymouth is an Anglican church in Plymouth. It is the original parish church of Sutton, one of the three towns which were later combined to form the city of Plymouth. The church is the largest parish church in the historic county of Devon and was built in the mid to late 15th...
, 1957. - St.Martin's Baguley, Manchester, 1960.
- Guildford CathedralGuildford CathedralThe Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford is the Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England.-Construction:Guildford was made a diocese in its own right in 1927, and work on its new cathedral, designed by Sir Edward Maufe, began nine years later, with the foundation stone being laid...
, 1961. - Liverpool Philharmonic, 1961.
- St Michael & All Saints, HawksheadHawksheadHawkshead is a village and civil parish in the Cumbria, England. It is one of the main tourist honeypots in the South Lakeland area, and is dependent on the local tourist trade...
, Cumbria, 1965. - Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas [Galway Cathedral], Galway, Republic of Ireland, 1966
Church of the Ascension, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966
- Mold Parish Church, 1972.
- Holy Trinity Brompton ChurchHoly Trinity Brompton ChurchHoly Trinity Brompton with St Paul's, Onslow Square is an Anglican church in Brompton, London, United Kingdom. The church consists of three church buildings, HTB Brompton Road, HTB Onslow Square and HTB Queen's Gate, as well as being the home for Worship Central, St Paul's Theological Centre and...
, London, 1974 (formerly the organ was at St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London). - Parish of St Benedict Ealing AbbeyEaling AbbeyEaling Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastic foundation in West London, England, and part of the English Benedictine Congregation.-History:...
, London, 1974. - The Chapel of the Resurrection, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 1978
- The Cathedral of St David, Kudeti, Ibadan, Nigeria 1984
External links
- Rushworth and Dreaper (Dave Nicholas - Cinema organist)
Listen:
- R & D 2-manual organ (Demonstration on YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
)