E. Wragg & Son
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E. Wragg & Son was a pipe organ
builder based in Nottingham
who flourished between 1894 and 1969.
in Nottingham and set up as an organ builder himself in 1894 on Carlton Road, Thorneywood, Later the company changed its name when his son, J. E. Fenton Wragg joined the business as E. Wragg & Son, Organ Builders, and it is under this name that most of the company work is known today.
Despite Nottingham
having at least seven organ builders in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, E. Wragg and Son were responsible for organs in a large percentage of the churches in the Nottingham area.
The company was acquired by Henry Groves in 1969.
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
builder based in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
who flourished between 1894 and 1969.
Background
Ernest Wragg of Carlton trained with Charles LloydCharles Lloyd (organ builder)
Charles Lloyd was a pipe organ builder based in Nottingham who flourished between 1859 and 1909.-Background:Charles Lloyd had previously worked for Groves of London. Charles Lloyd set up in business first with Lorenzo Valentine and shortly afterwards with Alfred Dudgeon. Their workshop was at 52A...
in Nottingham and set up as an organ builder himself in 1894 on Carlton Road, Thorneywood, Later the company changed its name when his son, J. E. Fenton Wragg joined the business as E. Wragg & Son, Organ Builders, and it is under this name that most of the company work is known today.
Despite Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
having at least seven organ builders in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, E. Wragg and Son were responsible for organs in a large percentage of the churches in the Nottingham area.
The company was acquired by Henry Groves in 1969.
List of works
- St. Matthias' Church, NottinghamSt. Matthias' Church, NottinghamSt. Matthias' Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Sneinton, Nottingham between 1868 and 2003.It is a Grade II listed building.-History:...
1912 - St. Cyprian's Church, SneintonSt. Cyprian's Church, SneintonSt Cyprian's Church, Sneinton is a parish church in the Church of England in Sneinton, Nottingham.-History:The church was built in 1935 by the architect C.E. Howitt. Construction work started in 1934 and the building was consecrated by Henry Mosley, the Bishop of Southwell on 15 May 1935...
1935 - Church of St Mary and All Saints, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds
- St. Werburgh, Blackwell, BolsoverBlackwell, BolsoverBlackwell is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within the District of Bolsover - the other villages being Hilcote, Newton and Westhouses. The Parish Council meets monthly...
, rebuild 1967