West Gallery Churches - Known musical instruments

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Churches with instruments known to have been used in Church Bands. (NB This list is not intended to be a record of what instruments are still there)
Farndon, Cheshire	C18 bassoon (AM)
Great Crosthwaite, Cumberland	C18 pitch pipe and conductor’s baton (AM)
Millom, Cumberland	Two old pitch pipes. (AM)
Church Broughton, Derbyshire	Bassoon [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Feering, Essex	Bassoon (Millhouse 1770) [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Avington, Hants	Barrel organ c.1830
Crondall, Hants	Pitchpipe 1783
Mattingley, Hants	Clarinet
Minstead, Hants	There is a tombstone with a carving of a serpent above the following inscription: "To the memory of Thomas Maynard who departed this life July 9^th 1817 aged 27 years. The Band of Musicians of the South Hants Yeomanry (of which He was a Member) in testimony of their esteem caused this stone to be erected."
Old Alresford, Hants	Clarinet [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Owslebury, Hants	Serpent [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Rotherwick, Hants	Bassoon and two clarinets
Stratfield Saye, Hants	Barrel organ
West Tytherley, Hants	Barrel Organ 1834
Warblington, Hants	Pitchpipe
Yateley, Hants	Bassoon, piccolo and four clarinets
Charing, Kent	Vamphorn (claimed to be only one with wooden mouthpiece) [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Hoghton,Lancs	Bassoon
Willoughton, Lincs	Vamphorn [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Braybrooke, Northants	Vamphorn [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Harrington, Northants	Vamphorn [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
East Leake, Nottinghamshire	Vamphorn, (7ft 9ins long) [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Great Milton, Oxon	Key Bugle and Ophicleide. [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Aldbury, Herts	Pitchpipe
Ridlington, Rutland	Violin, flute, two clarinets, bassoon.
Barking, Suffolk	Serpent [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Rumburgh, Suffolk	Clarinet [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Buxted, East Sussex	Bassoon [Preserved in church - EVC 1998], thought to have been stolen EMLM
Ashurst, West Sussex	Vamphorn. Made of sheet iron, and painted green with yellow lettering "Praise Him upon ye strings and Pipe, 1770. Palmer fecit."
West Tarring, West Sussex
Shermanbury, West Sussex	Recorders and Cello. [Preserved in church - EVC 1998]
Upper Beeding, West Sussex	Serpent - [Preserved in church - EVC 1998] unfortunately long since stolen. EMLM
Redmire, North Yorks	Orchestra known to have performed up until 1879, using fiddles, cornets, woodwind and euphonium.
Giggleswick, North Yorks	Oboe, clarinet, bass fiddle and set of drums.
Lythe, North Yorks (?)	Two ophicleides.

Towyn, Merionethshire	“Bass viol from old musicians’ gallery hangs on the chancel arch.” (Shell Guide)

REPRESENTATIONS IN GLASS AND STONE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bisley	Two wooden figures, which were formerly part of the roof decoration, are now lodged on a window sill. Very ancient, they represent a man playing bagpipes, and another, a recorder. (?)(TC 1977)
Elkstone	Two gargoyles on buttresses - one blowing a citole and the other a recorder (?) Thought to be late 14th C. (TC 1977)
	6 further churches in the Cotswolds (TC 1977)
Snowshill Manor	Has a collection of musical instruments (TC 1977)

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