Abbott and Smith were a firm of organ builders based in Leeds, England from 1869 to 1964.[1]
History
Isaac Abbott established the firm in Leeds in 1869. He had worked for
William Hill in London for 20 years. Another Hill employee, William Stanwix Smith, was manager until Isaac Abbott retired in 1889. The firm followed the tonal style of
Edmund Schulze.[2]
From 1889 William Smith and Isaac Abbott’s son continued the firm. Later it passed to Smith’s sons and grandson.
Trinity Church, Goole. East Yorkshire. Installed date as yet unknown. Organ Removed to Germany 2018.
St Thomas Episcopal Church,
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire[12]
St John the Evangelist, Ben Rydding (Ilkley), West Yorkshire. 1909 (rebuilt in 1933) [13]
St Thomas of Canterbury, Waterloo, Liverpool. Installation date unknown. To be moved soon.
St John the Evangelist, Palmers Green, London. Installed in 1904 renovated in 1925 by Harrison & Harrison and again in 1955 by Wm. Hill & Son and Norman & Beard.
Trinity Methodist Church, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire c.1900 (NPOR E00115)
All Saints' Church, South Kirkby, West Yorkshire 1931 - rebuild of original unknown maker (NPOR S00164)
Northfield Methodist Church, South Kirkby, West Yorkshire c.1900. Church demolished c.1976 and organ moved to Barnsley Road Methodist Church, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. (NPOR E00118)
Dun Laoghaire Methodist Church, Dublin, Ireland
St John the Evangelist, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex. 1909 (NPOR H00570)[14]
Abbott and Smith were a firm of organ builders based in Leeds, England from 1869 to 1964.[1]
History
Isaac Abbott established the firm in Leeds in 1869. He had worked for
William Hill in London for 20 years. Another Hill employee, William Stanwix Smith, was manager until Isaac Abbott retired in 1889. The firm followed the tonal style of
Edmund Schulze.[2]
From 1889 William Smith and Isaac Abbott’s son continued the firm. Later it passed to Smith’s sons and grandson.
Trinity Church, Goole. East Yorkshire. Installed date as yet unknown. Organ Removed to Germany 2018.
St Thomas Episcopal Church,
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire[12]
St John the Evangelist, Ben Rydding (Ilkley), West Yorkshire. 1909 (rebuilt in 1933) [13]
St Thomas of Canterbury, Waterloo, Liverpool. Installation date unknown. To be moved soon.
St John the Evangelist, Palmers Green, London. Installed in 1904 renovated in 1925 by Harrison & Harrison and again in 1955 by Wm. Hill & Son and Norman & Beard.
Trinity Methodist Church, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire c.1900 (NPOR E00115)
All Saints' Church, South Kirkby, West Yorkshire 1931 - rebuild of original unknown maker (NPOR S00164)
Northfield Methodist Church, South Kirkby, West Yorkshire c.1900. Church demolished c.1976 and organ moved to Barnsley Road Methodist Church, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. (NPOR E00118)
Dun Laoghaire Methodist Church, Dublin, Ireland
St John the Evangelist, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex. 1909 (NPOR H00570)[14]