Richard Bridge or Bridges (died 1758)
was a leading English organ-builder of the eighteenth century. In 1748 (according to the ''
Morning Advertiser'' of 20 February) he was living in Hand Court,
Holborn, London.
Works
His first recorded organ is that of
St Bartholomew the Great
The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to Great St Bart's, is a medieval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of London. The building was founded as an Augustin ...
, which was built in 1729. In the following year he built his best organ, that of
Christ Church, Spitalfields, which cost the low sum of £600; it was restored by
William Drake from 2000 to 2015. Also in 1730 he built the organ at
St Paul's, Deptford, in 1733 that of
St George's-in-the-East, in 1741 that of
St Anne's, Limehouse (destroyed by fire in 1850), in 1753 that of
Enfield parish church, and in 1757 that of
St Leonard's, Shoreditch
St Leonard's, Shoreditch, is the ancient parish church of Shoreditch, often known simply as Shoreditch Church. It is located at the intersection of Shoreditch High Street with Hackney Road, within the London Borough of Hackney in East London. The ...
.
Bridge also built an organ for
Eltham parish church, and, together with
Abraham Jordan and John Byfield, the organ at
St Dionis Backchurch
St Dionis Backchurch was a parish church in the Langbourn ward of the City of London. Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London to the designs of Christopher Wren and demolished in 1878.
Early history
The church of St D ...
(between 1714 and 1732), the instrument at
Yarmouth parish church, and an organ at St George's Chapel in the same town.
References
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Year of birth missing
1758 deaths
18th-century English people
British pipe organ builders