Henry Bevington

Henry Bevington (c. 1769 - 1850) was a prolific organ builder in London during the Victorian era. Many of his organs were erected in Australia and South Africa.(van der Linde 1993)

Bevington was an apprentice of Ohrmann & Nutt, and also of John Snetzler. He began his trade as journeyman with Robert Gray.(Thistlethwaite 1999, p. 58) He set up his own workshop in Greek Street, Soho, London in 1794,(Boeringer & Freeman 1989, p. 89) (this early date of 1794 is disputed), his earliest recorded organ is dated 1820. A fire damaged his works in 1854.

Bevington's organ building business was continued by his sons; Henry and Martin, in Rose Street, Soho, in the same premises as were occupied by Ohrmann. The organ of St. Martin's in the Fields and of the Foundling Hospital in London, and that of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, were built by the Bevington firm.(de Pontigny 1900)(Thistlethwaite 2000)

Bevington was an accomplished organist and was the organist at King's College, London.(Boeringer & Freeman 1989, p. 89)

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