The seventeenth century Milton Organ in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey, so named for its alleged assocation with the poet John Milton

Date:
1943
Location:
Tewkesbury Abbey, Abbey Precincts, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Reference:
AA43/06357
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The organ was built in 1631 and was originally installed at Magdalen College, Oxford. It was moved to the chapel of Hampton Court Palace in 1654, where John Milton is reputed to have played it. The organ returned to Magdalen College once more in 1660, but was sold to Tewkesbury Abbey in 1736. The organ is thought to be the oldest organ still in regular use in the UK.

Negative AA81/01843 is marked as a 'duplicate negative', which appears to be identical to this negative.

Content

This is part of the Series: PIT01/02 Smaller Format Negatives; within the Collection: PIT01 Sydney Pitcher Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Pitcher, Sydney Alfred

Keywords

Organ