Charles Frederick Lloyd (11 June 1867 – 31 July 1925) was a British
pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboard, keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single tone and pitch, the pipes are provide ...
builder in
Nottingham
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, England.
Biography
Charles Frederick Lloyd was born in Nottingham, the only surviving son of
Charles Lloyd, who had established an organ building business in the city, and Mary Ann Jennison. At age 18, he married Louisa Oaksford, and had two sons, Charles Henry and Frederick Arthur.
[''1891 England Census'']
Charles Frederick Lloyd took over the business,
Charles Lloyd & Co., after the death of his father in 1908. Lloyd & Co. continued until his death in 1925, when he left the business to his son Frederick.
[''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995''] In 1928, the business was bought by
Roger Yates
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.
Lloyd was also the organist of
St. Ann's Church, Nottingham for more than 40 years,
[Laurence Elvin, ''Pipes and Actions''. 1995] until poor health caused him to step down 18 months prior to his death.
Company names and addresses
*Lloyd and Valentine 1859–1860, Bilbie Street, Nottingham
*Lloyd and Dudgeon 1862–1876, 52A Union Road, Nottingham
*C. Lloyd & Co 1876–1896, 52A Union Road, Nottingham
*C. Lloyd & Co 1896–1928, 79 Brighton Street, St Ann’s, Nottingham
References
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20th-century English people
British pipe organ builders
People from Nottingham
1867 births
1925 deaths