Abbott and Smith were a firm of organ builders based in Leeds, England from 1869 to 1964.

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 Heinrich Edmund Schulze (26 March 1824 - 13 July 1878) was a German organ builder. He was the last of five generations of the Schulze family to build organs, starting with Hans Elias Schulze (1688–1762), Edmund's great-great-grandfather. He die ...

. From 1889 William Smith and Isaac Abbott’s son continued the firm. Later it passed to Smith’s sons and grandson. In 1964 the firm was bought by J.H. Horsfall.

List of organs

St Peter's Church, Parwich St Peter’s Church, Parwich is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Parwich, Derbyshire. History The medieval church was demolished and the current building of Coxbench stone erected between 1872 and 1873 by Henry Isaa ...

1873 * St Mary's Church, Chaddesden 1876 *

All Souls, Blackman Lane All Souls' Church, Blackman Lane, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a large Victorian Church of England parish church. Worship at All Souls is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. The church is a Grade II* listed bui ...

1877 *

St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire. It is located on the south side of the River Ure. History The church is medieval but was substantially rebuilt in 1536 a ...

1880 *

St Michael's Church, Derby St Michael's Church, Derby is a redundant parish church in the Church of England in Derby. History The parish church was of medieval origins; transferred to the Abbot of Derby in 1240 by Sir Rafe de Freshville. The chancel collapsed on 17 Augu ...

1880 enlarged * Church of All Saints, Ledsham 1881 *

Church of All Souls, Bolton The Church of All Souls is a redundant Anglican church in Astley Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care ...

1881 *

St Mary's Church, Sileby St Mary's Church, Sileby is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in Sileby, Leicestershire. History The church dates from the 13th to 15th centuries, but was heavily restored and underpinned between 1878 and 1880 at a co ...

1882 (enlarged) *St Mary's Church, Eastling 1882 *

St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire. History The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and was restored in 1872–73 by G ...

1883 * St Anne's Church, Southowram, Halifax 1884 * Holy Trinity Church, Queensbury 1884 *

Holy Trinity Church, Wensley Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building (since 13 Feb ...

1885 * St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland 1886 * AllSaints' Church, Newton-on-Ouse 1886 *

Holy Trinity Church, Skipton Holy Trinity Church is in High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Medieval in origin, the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The older active Anglican parish church ...

1888 organ moved *

Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace ( ) is a country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough. Originally called Blenheim Castle, it has been known as Blenheim Palace since the 19th century. One of England's larg ...

1888 (now in St Swithun's church, Hither Green) *

Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (OLEM), is an English Catholic Church, Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road, Cambridge, H ...

, Cambridge 1890 *

Church of St Alkelda, Giggleswick The Church of St Alkelda, Giggleswick (historically St Alkald), is an Anglican church in the village of Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England. St Alkelda's was the mother church for the extended parish of Giggleswick, until the church in Settle ...

St George's Minster, Doncaster Doncaster Minster, formally the Minster and Parish Church of St George, is the Anglican minster church of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed building and was designed by architect designer George Gilbert Scott. The chur ...

1894 new console and blowing equipment *

St John's Church, Silverdale St John's Church is in Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Herit ...

1897 *Trinity St David's Leeds (removed in 2004) *

St John and All Saints' Church, Easingwold St John and All Saints' Church is in the town of Easingwold. North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Easingwold, the archdeaconry of York, and the diocese of York. Its benefice is united with that of St ...

1903 *

Emmanuel Cathedral The Emmanuel Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Durban, is the name given to the Catholic Church which is located at 48 Cathedral Road in the heart of the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is a religious building that follows the ...

Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ...

1912 *

St Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley St Mary's Church is the parish church of Gate Helmsley, a village east of York and west of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, Stamford Bridge, in North Yorkshire. The oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century, while the west ...

, North Yorkshire 1913 *Torphins Parish Church, Aberdeenshire 1913 *Daisy Street Church, Govanhill * The old Sōgakudō Concert Hall,

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

1920 *The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. 1934 (NPOR N07106) * St Luke's Church, Wallsend, Tyneside. Undated (NPOR G00156) *Trinity Church, Goole. East Yorkshire. Installed date as yet unknown. Organ Removed to Germany 2018. *St Thomas Episcopal Church,

Aboyne Aboyne (, ) is a village on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis cou ...

, Aberdeenshire *St John the Evangelist, Ben Rydding (Ilkley), West Yorkshire. 1909 (rebuilt in 1933) *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)

References

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