Norman and Beard were a

pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...

manufacturer based in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

from 1887 to 1916.

History

The origins of the company are from a business founded in Diss in 1870 by Ernest William Norman (1851–1927). In 1876 he moved to

where he went into partnership with his brother, Herbert John Norman (1861–1936). In 1887 they went into partnership with George A. Wales Beard, and the company was formed. In 1896 the company opened a second office in London. They worked closely with

Robert Hope-Jones Robert Hope-Jones (9 February 1859 – 13 September 1914) was an English musician who is considered to be the inventor of the theatre organ in the early 20th century. He thought that a pipe organ should be able to imitate the instruments of ...

and held the patents on many of his developments, including electro-pneumatic action. The company merged with

William Hill & Sons William Hill & Son was one of the main organ builders in England during the 19th century. The founder William Hill was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire in 1789. He married Mary, the daughter of organ-builder Thomas Elliot, on 30 October 1818 i ...

of London in 1916, and became William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd.

Organs

* St. John's Church, Bangalore 1895 *

Norwich Cathedral Norwich Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It is the cathedral church for the Church of England Diocese of Norwich and is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites. The cathedral ...

1899 Retrieved 6 October 2011 (NPOR N06483) *

Llandaff Cathedral Llandaff Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter ...

1900 (NPOR N11801) *Duke's Hall,

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

1900 (NPOR D07229) *St Mary's Church,

Oldswinford The name Oldswinford is now used for a small area of Stourbridge, close to the parish church. History Originally, it was an extensive ancient parish, covering the whole of the former Municipal Borough of Stourbridge, except Pedmore. This include ...

1901 (NPOR N03681) *

Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Lowestoft Our Lady Star of the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Lowestoft, Suffolk. It is situated on Gordon Road in the centre of the town. It was founded by the Diocese of Northampton in 1881 and it is now administered by the Diocese of ...

1902 (wind blown, three manual organ of 1,152 pipes, still in a pristine extant condition) *Nairn Old Parish Church,

Nairn Nairn (; gd, Inbhir Narann) is a town and royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the tradit ...

1903 (NPOR R00423) *

Leeds Cathedral Leeds Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Anne, commonly known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. It is in the city of Leeds, West ...

1904 *

Cheltenham College ("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent School Day and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Huggett ...

1905 (NPOR N07470) *

St Stephen's, Gloucester Road St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, is a Grade II* listed Anglican church located on the corner of Gloucester Road and Southwell Gardens in South Kensington, London, England. History With the population of South Kensington expanding in the mid ...

1905 * St. Michael's Church, Tilehurst, Berkshire 1905 * Town Hall, Wellington New Zealand 1906 *St. Mary the Virgin, Nonington, Kent 1906 (NPOR D04898) *Parish Church of Kilmun, Argyll & Bute, 1906 (water-powered) *Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand 1907-1912 *Bethlehem Welsh Independent Chapel,

Rhosllanerchrugog RhosllanerchrugogDavies, Jenkins and Baines (eds) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales'', 2008, p.752 (also spelled Rhosllannerchrugog, or simply Rhos) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies within the histor ...

, 1908 *All Saints' Church, Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire. 1908 *Great Hall,

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

1908 (NPOR N07270) *

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of the ...

Chapel 1908 (NPOR D01086) *

Emmanuel College, Cambridge Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Elizabeth I. The site on which the college sits was once a priory for Dominican mon ...

1909 (NPOR N05206) *All Saints' Church, Binfield, Berkshire. 1910 (NPOR D01111) *St Mary the Virgin, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. 1910 (NPOR K01511) *St. Chads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 1904 *St. Michael's Church,

Aylsham Aylsham ( or ) is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, ...

, Norfolk, 1911 *St. Michael & All Angels Church, Wilmington, Kent 1912 (NPOR N08477) * The Andaz, Temple 1912 (London) *St.Stephen's Church, Cheltenham. 1912 * St Mary's Parish Church, Slough, Berkshire 1912 * St Mary's Church,

Baldock Baldock ( ) is a historic market town and unparished area in the local government district of North Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire, England, where the River Ivel rises. It lies north of London, southeast of Bedford, and north n ...

1913 *St Mary's Church, Reigate, Surrey, UK. 1911 *

Walhampton School Walhampton School is a coeducational independent preparatory school situated in the hamlet of Walhampton, near Lymington, England. It is the result of the 1997 merger between Hordle House School, situated in Milford on Sea, and Walhampton School, ...

Chapel, Lymington, Hampshire, 1913 *Usher Hall,

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

1914 (NPOR D07910) *St John the Evangelist, Bierley, Bradford 1916 (NPOR N02678) *Town Hall, Johannesburg 1916 *

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors , ...

Chapel, Sherborne, Dorset. 1926 * St John's Cathedral Brisbane Australia *Trinity Methodist Church, Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK. 1906. *Calvert Methodist Church, Hastings, Sussex, UK *City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa *United Church, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa *Bethesda Chapel, Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales .1906 *Troqueer Parish Church, Dumfries * St. Christopher' Anglican Church, West Vancouver, B.C. Canada. 1963 * St. Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church, Glencoe, Highland. 1916 *NG Church Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga South Africa 1912 *St Michael's Church, Beaulieu sur mer, France 1903 * Lycée Saint-Vincent Providence de Rennes Chapel, Rennes, 1896

References

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