George England (organ builder)

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

Family

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

Works

England built the organs of: Christ's Chapel of God's Gift, Dulwich, London, 1759 St Stephen Walbrook, City of London, 1760 St Matthew Friday Street, City of London, 1762 St George's Church, Gravesend, Kent, 1764 St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, 1770 St Michael Queenhithe, City of London, 1779 (in conjunction with Hugh Russell) St Mary Aldermary, City of London, 1781 (in conjunction with Hugh Russell) St Mildred, Poultry, City of London (demolished) German Lutheran Church, Goodman's Fields, Tower Hamlets, London St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London

‘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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