Church Organ, All Saints - Old Buckenham, Norfolk - Musical Instruments on Waymarking.com

An organ by Stanton Gildersleeve (Bury St. Edmunds) for his own house. Installed here in 1949.

"Robert Stanton Gildersleeve (b.1847) was a pipe and reed organ builder of St. John's Street, Bury St. Edmunds. He trained with and then worked for Henry Willis.

Robert Gildersleeve was listed at 21-22 St. John's Street, Bury St. Edmunds in 1891 having previously been at 117 Gaisford Street, St. Pancras, London in 1881. He had previously lodged in St. Pancras. He lived with his wife Mary C. (b.1849) and children Horace (b.1873), Maud (b.1875), Claude (b.1880) and Nora Nelly (b.1881). Mary was a music seller until 1925 and was registered at 65 and later 67 St. John's Street. Their son Horace also became an organ builder around 1891.

There was previously some doubt as to whether R. Gildersleeve and R.S. Gildersleeve were actually the same person, althought this seemed likely. Further searching of the DBOB on line archives reveals that Gildersleeve and Co. were also known as R. Stanton Gildersleeve and Co. (1882) and M.C. Gildersleeve and Co. (1891-1925) and were registered at 65 and 67 St. John's St. - so they certainly are the same person.

Joseph Gildersleeve (b.1841-d.1925) of 20 Torbay Street, Kentish Town, London NW was Robert's elder brother. He was a metal pipe maker, voicer and tuner to the organ trade. There was a number of other musicians in the family as well, including pianoforte makers, orchestra leaders, composers, etc"

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National Pipe Organ Register (NOPR) listing - (visit link)

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