THE COLOUR COVER
A Millennium Survey of the Pipe Organs of West Sussex
Published in Great Britain by the West Sussex Organists’ Association October 2000 c/o The Cathedral Organist The Royal Chantry Cathedral Cloisters CHICHESTER West Sussex PO19 1PX
Copyright © WSOA 2000
Front cover illustration This is a reproduction of a water colour by Nicholas Plumley depicting the following pipe organs:
Top left St James, Selham Top right St Michael and All Angels, South Lancing Centre St Nicholas, Poling Bottom left St Mary, Littlehampton Bottom right Christ’s Hospital (organ in Big School)
Notice of Liability Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within this publication and the West Sussex Organists’ Association and its agents shall not be liable for any inaccuracies which may be contained herein.
Printed and bound in the United Kingdom by XPS (Xerographic Printing Services) 11 North Street Portslade Brighton BN41 1DH
ISBN 0-9539051-0-1
West Sussex Organists’ Association
A
Millennium Survey
of the
Pipe Organs of West Sussex
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Chichester
Contents
Foreword 1 Alan Thurlow, President, West Sussex Organists’ Association Preface - How Did We Do It? 2 Liz Alder, Project Co-ordinator The Project Team 3
How to Use This Book 4
Pipe Organs Surveyed 5
Harmoniums and Barrel Organs Surveyed 11
Electronic and Other Keyboard Instruments (listed but outside survey) 12 The Pipe Organs 14
Appendices A. Organ Builders and Restorers Recorded in Survey 305 B. Harmonium/Reed Organ Builders Restorers Recorded in Survey 319
Acknowledgements We are most grateful to everyone who has contributed to this publication, both to those whose names appear as contributors and to those who provided data but who did not wish have their names included. We would also like to express our very grateful thanks to the members of the Crawley and Horsham District Organists’ Association, who helped us with this Project and to Ken Sagar and Francis Knights in particular; to Roy Tricker of the Churches Conservation Trust for SE England; to our Free Church contacts listed below; to the organ builders (also listed below) who gave freely of their time to assist with queries regarding organ histories and specifications and, in this respect, to Robert Pennells, Roland Robinson, Simon Pullen and Patrick Christian in particular; and last, but by no means least, to Tony Bavistock and Tim Carder of XPS who have made this publication possible.
Organ Builders Free Church Contacts Bishop & Son John Bailey Wendy Sawyer Haywards Heath Simon Pullen Derek Thorogood Framfield Deane Organs Colin Brice Revd. David Bridge Bognor Regis Morgan & Smith Roland Robinson P M W Christian Patrick Christian J W Walker & Sons Ltd Robert Pennells Woodbrown Ltd Unknown spokesman
Foreword by Alan Thurlow
President, West Sussex Organists’ Association and Organist & Master of the Choristers, Chichester Cathedral
This book is the product of two years’ work by members of the West Sussex Organists’ Association. The Association came into being in 1946 as a body of people with an interest in pipe organs. At that time, the membership numbered 43. Today this number has grown to 92 and almost one third of the membership has been actively involved in the production of this book. Their names are listed at the end of the Preface, together with the names of those members of the Crawley and Horsham District Organists’ Association, and also some non- members, without whose help we could not have achieved this project.
The Association, having celebrated its Jubilee in 1996, sought a project to mark the Millennium that would be of interest not only to people today but also to future generations. A survey of pipe organs within the County, which said something about both the instruments themselves and also the way in which they were used at the turn of the century, was thought to fulfil the criteria. To this end a questionnaire was designed and sent to every church within the County and every secular establishment that was known to house a pipe organ. The completed questionnaires, together with photographs and other information provided, will be stored within the West Sussex County Archive from January 2001, where they may be used for research purposes by future generations.
Although every effort has been made to check the overall accuracy of the data given within these pages, it has not been possible to check the detail of each individual entry. Some contributors may have completed parts of the questionnaire from memory and it is likely, in such instances, that there may well be errors and/or omissions of detail, for which we apologise. It should perhaps be said that the task was enormous and this ‘Domesday Book’ of pipe organs is unlikely to score any more highly for accuracy than did the original Domesday Book!
All Anglican churches within the County were included in the survey, as were all churches of other Christian denominations where a contact address was known. Similarly, non-ecclesiastical establishments (schools, hospitals, cinemas, private houses etc.) were also sent a questionnaire. Many did not respond initially and, while every effort has been made to solicit completed questionnaires, with details re-sent where these had been lost or mislaid, the outcome has not been successful in every case.
As stated, the project was a survey of pipe organs within West Sussex and how they are used today. The fact that a large number of churches returned a questionnaire relating only to an electronic organ caused something of a dilemma. However, it was decided that, although the organ could not feature in detail within the book, every church that had returned a questionnaire should be listed and the contributors acknowledged. However, ALL completed questionnaires, regardless of the type of organ, will be forwarded to the County’s Archive to be stored in alphabetical order within each Deanery. Not all churches have a name in the contributors’ column. This is due to the fact that some contributors omitted their names, or asked that their names should not be included. One church felt so strongly about the matter that they stamped this section with the wording ‘Data Protection Act – permission refused’. You will also find that we have included three churches which, although technically in East Sussex, are so ‘on the border’ that they may well find themselves within West Sussex should boundaries be changed in the future.
Finally, as President of the West Sussex Organists’ Association, I would like to record the especial gratitude of our members to those whose enthusiastic and hard-working efforts have made the project possible and have brought it to fruition in this book. In particular to those of our members who so readily gave of their time to check, gather and input data; to Gavin Argent for taking supplementary photographs; to Nicholas Plumley for the most attractive cover illustration; to Sam Hall, our Treasurer, for dealing with the finance of the project; to Peter Page for his painstaking efforts on computer work in converting text files and editing photographs; but most of all to Elisabeth Alder who so readily agreed to lead and co- ordinate the project and whose experienced eye and concerted efforts have ensured that this splendid and attractive book has appeared on schedule.
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Preface – How Did We Do It? Liz Alder, Project Co-ordinator
The first thing we did was to draw up lists according to the geographical boundaries of the County’s twelve Deaneries. This was achieved with the aid of the Diocesan Directories (both Anglican and Roman Catholic) and contacts within the Free Church. A questionnaire, designed by the Project Committee, was then despatched in an enormous mailing. This was at the beginning of January 1999 with recipients being given until 30th April 1999 to complete and return their questionnaire. Each one, which was returned with a contact name and address, was acknowledged and requests for photographs and documents to be returned, noted. The names of contributors (unless withheld) were recorded for inclusion in the publication. Then, when the majority of questionnaires had been returned, a social gathering was arranged, hosted by the Cathedral Organist and his wife, when all ‘Data Gatherers’ were briefed by the Project Co-ordinator and received their ‘Deanery packs’ of returned questionnaires. Where possible, Data Gatherers had been allocated to the Deanery in which they live, or an adjacent Deanery, so that they might use their local knowledge to check details and also to add any church or building known to house a pipe organ but which had previously been omitted from their list. One problem which the Committee faced was the existence of another organists’ association within the County, namely the Crawley and Horsham District Organists’ Association. This meant that the West Sussex Organists’ Association had very few members in the northern part of the County, making it difficult to cover this fairly substantial area. Fortunately the Secretary of the CHDOA, together with others (one a non-member who later joined the WSOA) very nobly volunteered to gather the necessary data which, without their help, would have proved to be an extremely difficult task.
Data Gathering was far from easy. When recipients were telephoned, it was discovered that questionnaires had been ‘mislaid’ or ‘lost’ or ‘had never arrived’ and had to be re-sent. In many instances the Data Gatherers found that they had to complete the questionnaires themselves because there was no one available at the church to undertake this task. This they did by making a visit to the church (finding many locked and having to telephone to make another visit) then talking, if possible, to the organist and other church members and taking photographs where necessary. Circumstances were such that they never quite knew what they would find. On one such occasion, a member of the team was bitten by an over- zealous dog – apparently ‘not badly’, but the bite did require medical attention! Once this painstaking task had been completed, it was time for the ‘Data Inputters’ to begin their work – again with files farmed out to them in Deaneries by the Project Co-ordinator. A non-member, who had agreed to assist with Data Input exceeded his generosity by designing a computer programme which enabled data to be entered via a series of input ‘boxes’. The Project Co-ordinator e-mailed copies of the programme, or delivered it on disk to each of the inputters thereby enabling neat text files, of standard format, to be created from each data entry. Once created, they could be e-mailed to the Text and Graphics Specialist, thereby greatly simplifying this part of the Project.
Again, the task was not as easy as it sounds. Handwriting, in some instances, could only be deciphered after a great deal of deliberation. In many instances questionnaires were returned without an organ specification. This had been requested on a separate sheet and apparently either overlooked, or forgotten in the exuberance and relief at finally getting the completed form into the post! However, once the Text and Graphics Specialist had received the electronically generated text file, he was able to create a page for the church or building concerned, adding previously scanned and edited photographs and logos where these existed. Where a photograph was considered essential but had not been submitted, another member of the Association came to the rescue in offering to travel around the County with his digital camera. The use of digital photography not only ensured that the pictures were of excellent quality but also enabled them to be transmitted electronically, thereby saving valuable time. All that was then left was to design the cover. Yet another member, who is also a well known local artist, produced a most attractive collage of a number of West Sussex pipe organs and the book had begun to take shape – thanks to the team of people whose efforts and talents over the past 2 years had made it all possible and whose names are recorded on the following page.
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THE PROJECT TEAM (all members of WSOA except where stated)
Project Committee
President, WSOA Alan Thurlow Treasurer, WSOA Sam Hall Project Co-ordinator Liz Alder Text & Graphics Specialist Peter Page Publicity David Gutteridge (non-member) & Liz Alder
Data Gatherers Data Inputters
Liz Alder Winifred Abbott Geoffrey Barnard Liz Alder Sarah Barstow Tom Boyd (non-member) Ron Bayfield Sam Hall Nigel Brown Barry Newton Nigel Creasey Annie Robertson Halina Edwards Stuart Robertson Don Eggleton Sam Hall Francis Knights (CHDOA) Rex Latter Eileen Macdougall (CHDOA) Vernon Maddock Computer Input Programme David Martin Tom Boyd Doris Norton Nicholas Plumley Michael Poffley Digital Photography Peter Page Gavin Argent Peter Robinson Ken Sagar (CHDOA) Alan Smalley Cover Design Rosemary Thompson Illustration – Nicholas Plumley Ben Tregear Text Display – Liz Alder
WSOA = West Sussex Organists’ Association CHDOA = Crawley and Horsham District Organists’ Association
How to Use This Book
This publication contains entries relating to pipe organs, harmoniums (including American reed organs) and barrel organs within the County of West Sussex in the year 2000. However three organs within East Sussex are also included because of their proximity to the West Sussex border viz. St Margaret, Ditchling, St John the Baptist, Hove and SS Peter & John, Wivelsfield. All entries will be found in the body of the book listed under their place name, in alphabetical order. Where an organ is known to have an entry in the National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR), a cross-reference to the NPOR number is included at the foot of that page.
There is a also a comprehensive list of ALL the entries within the pages which follow. The list is in alphabetical order of place name, followed by the name of the building and then the name(s) of the contributor(s). Where there is a blank in the contributors’ column, this is because we do not have the information, or because the information was withheld. Churches and other buildings with pipe organs are listed first, followed by those with harmoniums or American reed organs, then those with barrel organs. Finally those with electronic organs or other keyboard instruments are listed. Details of these could not be included in the body of the book.
Data was gathered by means of a questionnaire and every questionnaire returned (whatever the instrument) will be stored in the County’s Archive from the end of the year 2000. Parishes were asked not only about their organs but also for supplementary data that would be of interest to future generations. Due to lack of space, it was not possible to include all of this data in the publication. However all is to be archived for reference purposes. Those data items which are included in the questionnaire but which have not been published are as follows:
Hymn book(s) used.
Psalter used.
Current organist’s name and date appointed.
Organist’s honorarium and any music qualifications held.
Names of previous organists and the years they served.
Details about the composition of the choir and the services sung. A précis only has been included in this publication.
Details of any problems currently being experienced. (Some points were included in the publication).
Souvenirs containing information of interest e.g. recital programmes, potted histories, old newspaper articles and even one tape recording.
NB: unless otherwise referenced, the information contained within this publication, including personal opinion where expressed, has been taken from the returned questionnaires and it should not be read as the view of the authors, who may or may not share the opinions expressed.
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PIPE ORGANS SURVEYED
Place Church or Building Contributor(s) Albourne St Bartholomew Don Eggleton Albourne Singing Hills Golf Club Peter Page Aldingbourne St Mary Harry Axton Aldwick St Richard Mrs C Phillis Angmering St Margaret W M Hawke Apuldram St Mary Mrs Mary Gostling Ardingly St Peter Peter Hutchinson Ardingly College School Janet McCleery Arundel Cathedral of Our Lady & St Philip Howard Alistair Warwick Revd Anthony Whale Arundel Private residence Nicholas & Sarah Plumley Arundel St Nicholas Nicholas & Sarah Plumley Ashington SS Peter & Paul Daphne Stokes Ashurst St James Dr J R Hanson Ashurst Wood St Dunstan Mr George Amy Barnham St Mary Birdham St James Dorothy F Thomas Bognor Regis Methodist, Waterloo Square Malcolm Beckingham Bognor Regis St Wilfrid Rex Latter Bognor Regis URC, Linden Road D K Donaldson Bolney St Mary Magdalene Mrs Hazel Clift Bosham Holy Trinity Revd T J Inman Botolphs St Botolph Revd Timothy L’Estrange Boxgrove The Priory Church of St Mary Clifford Pinhey Hazel Lewington 25 Crouch Cross Lane, Boxgrove Clifford Pinhey Bramber St Nicholas Pat Christian Revd Timothy L’Estrange Broadbridge Heath St John Kirsten McCorkell Broadwater St Mary Dr B Smith Mr W V Goodchild Burgess Hill St Andrew Burgess Hill St Edward the Confessor Alan Rhodes Diana M Moulding Kate Rhodes Burgess Hill St John the Evangelist Don Eggleton Michael Huddell Burgess Hill URC Margaret Morgan Mrs A Pratt Burpham St Mary the Virgin Captain & Mrs B. Tyler Bury St John the Evangelist Ian Stearn Camelsdale St Paul R L Clayton Pearce Chichester Bishop's Palace Nicholas Plumley Chichester Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity Alan Thurlow Chichester Graylingwell Hospital Revd Graham Reeves Miss Elsie Aldridge Chichester St Bartholomew Canon Keith Hobbs Chichester St John's Chapel (Redundant) Roy Tricker Chichester St Pancras E M & P J Tyler
Mr Allan Blamire Chichester St Paul George Ayling Chichester St Wilfrid B. Webster & R. Crossley D. Carter & M. Chaplin Chichester (Portfield Museum) All Saints’ (Redundant Church) see Portfield Chichester, University College Bishop Otter Campus Liz Alder Chidham St Mary Liz Alder Christ's Hospital School see Horsham Clapham Village St Mary the Virgin Mrs G Heath Philip Boocock Clayton St John the Baptist John Walker Mr Robinson of Morgan & Smith Cocking Parish Church Revd F J R Otto Coldwaltham St Giles Mrs B Woolnough Colgate St Saviour Gerald Taylor Compton St Mary Annie Robertson Coolhurst St John Pat Christian Copthorne St John the Evangelist Cottesmore School School (Independent Preparatory) see Pease Pottage Cowfold St Peter Peter Page Crawley St John the Baptist Trevor Doyle Crawley Down All Saints Michael Poffley Crawley, Gossops Green St Alban (Parish of Ifield) see under separate headings Crawley, Ifield St Margaret of Antioch Crawley, Ifield Trinity URC Crawley, Langley Green St Leonard (Parish of Ifield) Crawley, Lowfield Heath St Michael & All Angels Crawley, Pound Hill Christchurch URC Crawley, Southgate St Mary Crawley, Three Bridges St Richard Cuckfield Holy Trinity Cuckfield Private residence Nancy Turner Ditchling (E. Sussex) St Margaret Mr Vincent Waterhouse Donnington St George Lorna Russell Duncton Holy Trinity Mark Gowman Duncton SS Anthony & George (RC) Sarah Barstow Durrington St Symphorian Shirley Linford Eartham St Margaret David Olby Easebourne St Mary John Broadbent East Dean All Saints Peter Wright East Grinstead St Mary Geoffrey Hempstead East Grinstead Our Lady and St Peter (RC) Mrs Mary O'Sullivan Revd K F Gaskin East Grinstead St Swithun Mr M Poffley East Grinstead Trinity Methodist Church Mrs J Gillbard East Grinstead URC Moat Road Mr J D Corrie East Grinstead Zion Chapel, Zion Baptist Church Michael Poffley East Marden St Peter Mr G H B Tregear East Marden Private residence Mr G H B Tregear East Preston St Mary the Virgin Mr K F Day East Wittering St Anne Revd J Lyon East Worthing St George see Worthing
Eastergate St George Ebernoe Holy Trinity Mr A Colpoys Mr S O'Brien Mrs T W Pascoe Edburton St Andrew Paul Wayne & Bryan Cooper Egdean St Bartholomew Malcolm Brinson Mr T R W Longmore Felpham St Mary the Virgin John Atkins John Harrison Felpham Methodist Church Alan Hammond & Mary Gostling Fernhurst St Margaret Mrs Jean Staveley Mrs Mary Oddi Ferring St Andrew Mr Christopher Cook Findon St John the Baptist Ewart Nightingale Findon Valley All Saints Mr D Elkington Findon Valley Free Church (Baptist) David Willard Fishbourne St Peter & St Mary Robert Patten Fishbourne Private residence Robert Patten Fishersgate St Peter see Southwick Fittleworth St Mary Sarah Barstow Revd Anthony Smyth Forest School Boys’ Secondary see Horsham Forestside Christ Church Annie Robertson Funtington St Mary the Virgin Nigel Brown Goring by Sea St Mary Charles Corp Gossops Green St Alban (Parish of Ifield) Revd Kenneth Martin Graffham St Giles M G Kemp Harting (South Harting) St Mary & St Gabriel Daphne Gammon Margaret Frew Margaret Hopkins Humphrey Sladdon Harting (South Harting) Congregational Mrs D Walker Revd K Jacques Haywards Heath Good Shepherd Beryl Harper Gloria Kendall Peter Bassett Haywards Heath St Wilfrid Felicity Amor Haywards Heath URC Mr David Everitt Heene St Botolph Mr Neil Turner Heyshott St James Highbrook All Saints Michael Poffley Mrs R Rothwell Horsham Christs’ Hospital School Daniel Sandman Horsham Forest School (Boys’ Secondary) Peter Hobbs Horsham Holy Trinity Michael Jarvis Diana Ramsden Horsham Horsham Unitarian Church Eileen Wield Joan Sparrow Horsham London Road Methodist Church Philip Duffin OBE Horsham St Mary the Virgin Jeremy Weaver Horsham United Reformed Church Stephen Topple Horsted Keynes St Giles Martin Govas
Houghton St Nicholas Mrs Katie Street Hove (East Sussex) St John the Baptist Mr Ronald Harvey Hurstpierpoint College School Peter Clements Hurstpierpoint Holy Trinity Gareth Blundell Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church Don Eggleton Revd Dawn Hudson Ifield St Margaret of Antioch Peter Leach Ifield Trinity URC Malcolm Campbell Iping St Mary June Richards & R T Reed Keymer SS Cosmos & Damian Daniel Clarke Kingston Buci St Giles D Moth and M Lane Kingston Buci St Julian Eleanor King Joyce Thompson Kirdford St John the Baptist Chrystalle Kersley Peter Thompson Lancing College School (Boys’ Public School) Andrew Benians Neil Cox Lancing Holy Family Mary Stokes Revd P Edwards Lancing Methodist Church E J Tullett Lancing St James the Less Mr D Elkington Lancing St Michael & All Angels Mr A Kerney Langley Green St Leonard (Parish of Ifield) Mrs J Low Lavant St Mary Robert Whyte Lavant St Nicholas Robert Whyte Linch St Luke L G Lloyd Lindfield All Saints’ Littlehampton St James the Great V R Allison Littlehampton St Mary Lodsworth St Peter Tony McIntee Mrs M Harvey Lower Beeding Holy Trinity Patrick Christian Lowfield Heath St Michael & All Angels Ron Sims Lurgashall St Laurence Kath Boxall Penny Masterton Queenie Hall Lyminster St Mary Magdalene Barry Newton Revd. J E Slegg Lynchmere St Peter Mrs Alex Palmer Madehurst St Mary Magdalene David Olby Peter Simmonds Mannings Heath Private residence Susan Parsons Maybridge St Richard Vernon Maddock Middleton on Sea St Nicholas Winifred Abbott Midhurst Divine Motherhood & St Francis Halina Edwards Milland St Luke L G Lloyd Newtimber St John Ian Barnard North Mundham St Stephen Northchapel St Michael Mrs Thomas Oving St Andrew Mr S Vigar Pagham St Ninians URC Ted Cole Parham Parham House Nicholas Plumley
Partridge Green St Michael Dr A C Campbell Patching St John the Divine Mr P Boocock Pease Pottage Cottesmore School Melanie Hopgood Petworth St Mary the Virgin Malcolm Brinson Petworth Sacred Heart (RC) Sarah Barstow Petworth URC Petworth House National Trust Property Nicholas Plumley Plaistow Holy Trinity Mrs M V Hibbard Poling St Nicholas David Hopkinson Portfield Museum Enid Jones Pound Hill St Barnabas Mr R D Pennell Poynings Holy Trinity Don Eggleton Pulborough St Mary Anthony Hancock Roffey All Saints Rogate St Bartholomew Margaret Gray Rudgwick Holy Trinity K. Andrew Pye Malcolm Francis Rumboldswhyke Redundant church Alan Thurlow Geoffrey Barnard Rusper St Mary Magdalene Mr G Taylor Rustington SS Peter and Paul David Jenkins Sayers Common Christchurch Don Eggleton Sayers Common Priory of Our Lady (RC) Clemency Hinder M. Mary Thomas Dobson Sr Francoise de Pierpont Sr Margaret Clement Hodgson Sr. Mary John Cox Scaynes Hill St Augustine of Canterbury Revd Graham Mitchell Selham St James Mrs Jenny Godfrey Mr J G Rustad Selsey St Peter Miss J Coats Revd Canon V R Cassam Selsey The Methodist Church Mr G O Ackerman Mrs Gladys R Harris Shipley St Mary the Virgin Mr Peter Sanderson Shoreham by Sea Methodist Church Mr W A Cursue Shoreham by Sea St Mary de Haura (New Shoreham) Philip Adams Shoreham by Sea St Nicholas (Old Shoreham) Shoreham St Peter (RC) Lawrence Bradley Sidlesham St Mary D P C Morris Singleton St Mary the Virgin Peter Wright Slaugham St Mary Graham Reid Slindon St Mary Deborah Jordan Slindon St Richard (RC) Derek Baldwin Slinfold St Peter John Reed Sompting St Mary the Virgin Richard Elwood South Bersted St Mary Magdalene Pat Alderton South Harting The Congregational Church see Harting South Lancing St Michael & All Angels see Lancing Southbourne St John the Evangelist
Southgate St Mary Mr G T Wheway Revd J Mortimer Southwater Holy Innocents Nicholas Plumley Southwick St Michael & All Angels Mark Richey Southwick St Peter, Fishersgate Stansted Private Estate (Stansted House) Annie Robertson Staplefield Common St Mark Susan Parsons Stedham St James Eileen Potter & R T Reed Steyning St Andrew Mr AG McKechnie Mr B Sawyer Storrington Our Lady of England Storrington Trinity Methodist Church Captain Alan Smalley Stoughton St Mary G H B Tregear / Nigel Brown Sullington St Mary Mrs FR Salinger Sutton St John the Baptist Revd W Elliot Tangmere St Andrew Geoffrey Barnard Three Bridges St Richard Mr M Tyrrell Tillington All Hallows Trotton St George Barbara Sinclair Turner's Hill St Leonard David Ellis Twineham St Peter Don Eggleton Upper Beeding St Peter Revd Timothy L’Estrange Walberton St Mary the Virgin D D Cullingford Washington St Mary Mrs Jean Coltman Washington Windlesham House School Nicholas Plumley West Chiltington Private residence Peter Page West Dean St Andrew Barbara Ruffles West Grinstead St George Dr A C Campbell West Grinstead Our Lady of Consolation & St Francis Revd David Goddard West Hoathly St Margaret of Antioch Janet Slater Revd Alan Carr West Lavington St Mary Magdalene Revd F J R Otto West Tarring St Andrew Ron Bayfield West Wittering SS Peter & Paul Fr John Williams Westbourne St John the Baptist Mark Burgess Liz Alder Westhampnett St Peter Richard Barnes Whyke (Chichester) St George Susan Walsh Windlesham House School (Boys’ Private) see Washington Wisborough Green St Peter ad Vincula Gerald Ryalls Wivelsfield (East Sussex) SS Peter & John the Baptist David Billam Woodmancote St Peter Mr John Gardiner Worth St Nicholas Andrew Piper Joy Williams Worthing Christ Church Ralph Waters Worthing Holy Trinity Miss M E Twine Mr S Davis Mr S Edwards Miss B P Edmonds Worthing St Andrew Revd Peter Farmer Worthing St Columba URC Ron Bayfield Brenda Churchman
Worthing St George John Collins Worthing St Mary of the Angels RC Barry Parsons Worthing St Matthew Mrs B Bateman Worthing St Paul Vernon Maddock Yapton St Mary Nicholas Plumley
HARMONIUMS & AMERICAN REED ORGANS SURVEYED
Place Church or Building Contributor(s) Barlavington St Mary Revd W Elliot Binsted St Mary Sam Hall Burpham St Mary the Virgin Captain & Mrs B Tyler Burton No dedication Revd W Elliot Chithurst St Mary Barbara Sinclair Coombes Parish Church Mark Passmore Crawley, Tilgate South Crawley Baptist Church Rev Michael Turnbull Fishbourne Private Residence Robert Patten Ford St Andrew Eileen Keough Graffham Private Residence M G Kemp Greatham Parish Church Nigel Creasey Hardham St Botolph Mrs J Ryan Racton St Peter Miss G M Yeatman Sennicotts Chapel of Ease Liz Alder South Stoke St Leonard Samantha Haydon Chris Clarke Wigginholt Parish Church Dr Mervyn Jeffrey Miss Judith Fox Wiston Wiston House Alan Smalley
BARREL ORGANS
Place Church or Building Contributor(s) Arundel Private House Nicholas & Sarah Plumley Parham Parham Estate Nicholas Plumley Chichester Mechanical Music & Doll Collection All Saints’, Portfield, Chichester
ELECTRONIC ORGANS & OTHER MAIN INSTRUMENTS (Details not in body of book but all questionnaires may be found in the County’s Archive from 1.1.2001)
Place Name Church Name(s) of Contributors Amberley St Michael Revd Timothy L'Estrange Angmering Baptist Church, Patchway J Hugh Jones Ashington Ashington Methodist Church Gordon W T Walters Balcombe St Mary Revd N G Print Barnham The Methodist Church Mrs T Jenkinson Bepton St Mary Revd. F J R Otto Bignor Holy Cross Revd W Elliot Billingshurst St Mary George Jones Billingshurst St Gabriel (RC) Miss E C Burnell Bognor Regis Baptist Church Miranda Cornell Bosham Our Lady of the Assumption (RC) Mrs M Bowker Bosham URC Pastor Ronald Scriven Burgess Hill Baptist Church Don Eggleton Burgess Hill St Wilfrid RC Don Eggleton Burgess Hill Methodist Church Rev D Hudson/D. Eggleton Chichester Baptist Church D B Reynolds Chichester Christchurch, URC & Methodist Mrs Winifred Pay Chichester St Richard (RC) T P Hudson Coates St Agatha Revd W Elliot Crawley, Northgate St Paul’s Methodist Church Peter Gibson Crawley, Pound Hill St Barnabas R D Pennell Crawley, Tilgate Holy Trinity Brian Winton Crawley, West Green St Peter Daniel Coleman Crawley, West Green Baptist Church Jean Wright Earnley Parish Church Mrs K Stant East Preston Our Lady, Star of the Sea Mr Terry Warren East Wittering St Peter (RC) Joan Francis Elsted St Paul David Marlow Felpham St Peregrine Teresa Sweeney Goring by Sea St Laurence, Sea Place Brian Osborn Hassocks URC Roger Martin Haywards Heath Princess Royal Hospital Canon L D Poodhun Haywards Heath St Richard Mr John Hawkins Henfield Corpus Christi (RC) Mr J. Lloyd-Bostock Horsham St Leonard Mrs Rosemary Hensor Horsham St Mark P J Sumner Horsham St Andrew (Methodist) D Hayward Horsham St John the Evangelist RC Mr John Baker Hunston St Leodegar Hurstpierpoint St Luke RC Church Don Eggleton Itchingfield St Nicholas Christopher Filby Keymer St Edward the Confessor RC Monsr Jeffrey Scott/D Eggleton Keymer, Hassocks URC Roger Martin Lavant (East Lavant) St Nicholas Robert Whyte Lindfield URC Fiona Tingley Lindfield All Saints W R Horscraft Littlehampton Baptist Church Theo Parker (Administrator) Midhurst Methodist Church W H Knowles
Midhurst St Mary Magdalene John Mansfield North Bersted Holy Cross Mr J A Haddon Nutbourne Church of the Nativity (RC) Mr Clive Buss Nuthurst St Andrew Martin White Pagham St Thomas à Becket Revd John Maynard Parham St Peter Mrs Joan Payne Selsey Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Wilfrid Mrs Barbara Hawksley Shermanbury St Giles Mr A H Fryer / J E Gardiner Southwick Methodist Church Eric Thompson Steyning Christ the King Gill Ness-Collins Paul Vann Steyning Steyning Methodist Church Mrs Taylor Stopham St Mary Mrs M Carroll Storrington St Mary M P Shapcott Terwick St Peter Mrs B Broughton R K Walker Sloane Thakeham St Mary Alan Smalley Thorney Island St Nicholas, West Thorney Mr L J Douglas Warnham Parish Church Dr S Newton West Chiltington St Mary Peter Knowles West Itchenor St Nicholas John MacKenzie & E A Thomas West Stoke St Andrew Nigel Brown West Worthing St John the Divine Margaret Cobb West Worthing Baptist Church Roger Saville Westergate The Methodist Church Mrs S Gillbard Wick (Littlehampton) All Saints Ian Creese Worth, Turner's Hill Worth Abbey Fr Philip Gaisford Worthing St Mary of the Angels (RC) Barry Parsons Worthing New Life Church Lyn Tiller, Administrator
OTHER KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS (Details not in body of book but all questionnaires may be found in the County’s Archive from 1.1.2001)
Place Name Church Contributor Instrument Bognor Regis Baptist Church Electric Piano Crawley, Pound Hill St Edward the Confessor Revd L Quin-Morris Piano Crawley Down Haven Baptist Church Piano Up Marden St Michael Annie Robertson Keyboard
The Organ Cases of St Andrew, Nuthurst.
Sadly these beautiful cases no longer house a pipe organ, as will be noted from the list of electronic instruments given above.
One case is in the south aisle (shown on the right) and the other is in the north aisle. The tie bars inserted in the church walls have been allowed to pierce the front display pipes.