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Name
  
George England


Role
  
Organ builder

George England (organ builder)

George England (fl. 1740–1788), was an English organ-builder.

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Life

He married the daughter of Richard Bridge (another organ-builder) and was the father of George Pike England (1765?–1814)

Works

George England built the organs of

  • St Stephen Walbrook 1760
  • St Matthew Friday Street 1762
  • St George's Church, Gravesend 1764
  • St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne 1770
  • St Michael Queenhithe 1779 (in conjunction with Hugh Russell)
  • St Mary Aldermary 1781 (in conjunction with Hugh Russell)
  • St Mildred, Poultry
  • German Lutheran Church, Goodman's Fields
  • Chapel of Dulwich College
  • St Margaret Moses
  • St Alfege Church, Greenwich
  • ‘These organs were remarkable for the brightness and brilliancy of their chorus’ (Hopkins); that of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, a fine specimen of England's work, was repaired by Gray in 1825, rebuilt 1872, and considerably enlarged later by William Hill & Sons.

    References

    George England (organ builder) Wikipedia