Dallam was the surname of a family of English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 organ builders, active in England and Brittany

Brittany

Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

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The first known member of the family, Thomas Dallam, originated from Dallam in Lancashire.

Thomas Dallam I

The first Thomas Dallam (ca. 1570 – after 1614) came from Dallam, Lancashire, but established himself in London where he became a member of the Blacksmiths' Company.
During 1599 and 1600 he went on a voyage from London to Istanbul in order to deliver an organ to the sultan Mehmet III.
Thomas Dallam afterwards built many important organs, including that of King's College Chapel, Cambridge

King's College Chapel, Cambridge

King's College Chapel is the chapel to King's College of the University of Cambridge, and is one of the finest examples of late Gothic English architecture, while its early Renaissance rood screen separating the nave and chancel, erected in 1532-36 in a striking contrast of style, has been called...

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Robert Dallam

Thomas Dallam's son Robert Dallam (born ca. 1602) became an important organ builder in England and in Brittany, where the family continued its career during the English Commonwealth. In 1660, following the restoration of the monarchy, Robert Dallam and other members of the family returned to England, where they built an organ for St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Thomas Dallam II

Robert's eldest son was called Thomas and was born around 1630. As a child, he moved to France with his family. Although his father returned to England in 1660, Thomas remained in France building organs, several of which have been preserved in more or less their original condition.

France

• Ergué-Gabéric
  Ergué-Gabéric
  Ergué-Gabéric is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies on the Odet river.-Population:-Sights:The church of Saint Gwenhael has an organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint....
  
  . This church has an organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint Dallam dated 1680.
• Guimiliau
  Guimiliau
  Guimiliau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.It is noted for its parish close. It should not be confused with the neighbouring commune and village of Lampaul-Guimiliau.-Population:...
  
  . This church has an organ by Thomas Dallam II.
• Ploujean
  Ploujean
  Ploujean is a former commune of Finistère which is now part of Morlaix since February 22, 1959.The church was built in the 15th century. It has been listed as a Monument historique since 1914 by the French Ministry of Culture, and its organ, built by Thomas Dallam II in the 17th century, has been...
  
  . This church has an organ by Thomas Dallam II. Dallam's contribution was the pipework rather than the wooden case.
• Saint-Pol-de-Léon
  Saint-Pol-de-Léon
  Saint-Pol-de-Léon is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretange in northwestern France, located on the coast.It is famous for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century. It has kept a unique architecture, such as Notre-Dame du...
  
  . Saint Paul Aurélien cathedral
  Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral
  Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Saint-Pol-de-Léon in Brittany....
  
  has an organ by Robert Dallam.

External links

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