George England (organ builder)

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

Life

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

Works

St Stephen Walbrook 1760

George England built the organs of:

Christ's Chapel of God's Gift, 1759
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
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.

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References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "England, George (fl.1740-1788)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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