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HALL FAMILY (Oxford Brewery). "

They built up an estate in Steeple Barton and named

the house Barton Abbey.

, IN 1876

Alexander William (1838-1919) was known as Squire

Hall. His mother, a widow, lived in Barton Abbey,

Alexander William and his wife Emma Gertrude (the

organist) and family were living at Barton Lodge

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The Parish is justly proud of its organ, much admired

by visitors as a very fine instrument for a church the

size and shape of ours. Manuals 2, stops 24, 2 pedal

stops bourdon, open diapason, 2 reeds on the swell,

oboe, cornopean, vox humana. It was further enriched

by Mrs Hall with trumpet and horn diapason some

fifteen years ago. .'November 1925

We have a new organ at the Church.

The opening of the organ was on

Christmas Day. Mrs A· W Hall of the

Lodge is the organist. Cost £600, the

organ chamber cost £200.

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Mrs Hall, obituary. "To her generosity

we owe the building of our organ

chamber and the organ.

For more than forty years she was the

organist at Steeple Barton Church."

May 1929

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LETTER RITTEN BY HENRY LUING, 1876

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Henry Luing, a carpenter, was Parish Clerk

and Sexton from 1837 for over 50 years.

A son, Alfred, married in 1860. He and his

wife emigrated and founded a Luing

dynasty in the United States ,,

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The Vicarand

The Parochial Church Council, of

St:eeple Bart:on

cordially invi t:e you t:o a

CONCERTt:o celebrat:e

The Rest:orat:ion of 'the Organ

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ST MARY'S CHURCHSTEEPLE B4RTON

onSATURDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER

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17th September 1994*******

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The Organ at St Mary'sIntroduction • •

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The organ is believed to have been builtin the second half of the 19th century bya family of highly regarded English organbuilders led, until 1870, by WilliamHill. It cost £600 and was first playedon Christmas Day, 1875, by A W Hall ·ofthe Lodge" ..In 1910, due to the generosity of MrsHall, major additions were made and,' in1925, it was recorded in the WoodstockRuridecanal Magazine that Steeple Bartonparish was "justly proud of its organ,much admired by visitors as a very fineinstrument for a church the size ofSteeple Barton n•Since this time, however, there has beensome inevitable deterioration and, justover a year ago, an appeal was launched topay for these repairs and for restorationwork to return the organ to its originalcharacter •

The Benefice Choir

nBlessed be the God and Father·Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Chris Fletcher-Campbelland Raderic Varty

nDuet for organn .••••••• Samuel Wesley

The Benefice Choir

nGl . IIor1a . Antonio VivaldiSoloists' .~ . , _... - .Soprano •••• Verity Roberts, Cbris .Edbury....JoAn Davies"

•Contralto •••.'Gillian Rabb" JoAn Davies,

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Thanks to generous donations, fund-raising sales and concerts /I by thisSpring over £9,000 had been raised andthe much needed work started in Aprilunder the expert direction of Mr RobinRance of Chesham. By mid-June all thenumerous components had been cleaned 'andreplaced. Tonight J s concert is acelebration of the completion of thatwork.

Roderic Varty (organ)

"Toccatall ••••••••••••• Theodore Dubois

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Thanks are due to Mrs Audrey Martin lmd the Bartons History'Group fordocumentary material and to the large numberof people whohave giventheir time and support in so many different ways in order to makethis venture possible. Many.1many tlJan1cs •

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'l'he-Gloria- was probably wri.tten for a gi.rls· oz:phanage in Venicewith which Vivaldi was closely associ.ated for most of his life. Thework did DOt contain solo parts for male voices as the girls were •ezpected to sing the lower parts (though presumahly in the case of thebass part, one octave higher).

The -Gloria- consists of twelve contrasting movements:

Gloria in-excelsis Deo (chorus)Glory to God on high

Et in terra paxAnd on earth peace

Laudamus te (soprano, contralto)We praise thee

Gratias agimus tihi (chorus)We offer thanks to thee

Propter magnum gloriam (chorus)for thy great glory .

Domine Deus (soprano)Lord God

Domine Fili Unigenite (chorus)'l'heonly begotten Son of the Lord

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei (contr.,chorus)Lord God, Lamb of God

•Qui tollis peccata mundi (chorus)

who takes away the sins of the world

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (contre)who Bi.ts at the right hand of the Father

Quoniam to solus Sanctus (chorus)for only thou art holy

Cum Sancto Spiritu (chorus)with the Holy Spiri.t art most holy

XI QUONIAM TIl SOWS SANCIUS

Quoniam tu solus SanctusQuoniam tu solus Sanctus.Tu solus Dominus.Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu ChristeJesu Christe.

Thou alone 0 Lord art holyThou alone 0 Lord art holy.And thou alone art KingThou alone art mercifu~ blessed Jesus ChrisLOur Redeemer.

XII CUM SANCTO SPIRITIl

Cum Sancto Spirito, in gloria Dei Patris, For thou art powerful and glorious and everlastingin gloria Dei Patris, Amen. omnipotent God in Heaven, Amen.Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, amen, amen.Cum Sancto Spiritu Glorious and powerfulin gloria Dei Patris, Dei Patris, Amen Thou mighty everlasting God in Heaven, Amen.Cum Sancto Spirito, in gloria Dei Patris Glorious and powerful, thou mighty andDei Patris, Amen. everlasting omnipotent God in Heaven, Amen.Cum Sancto Spritu, in gloria Dei Patris For thou art powerful.omnipotent God in Heaven, Amen.Amen. Cum Sancto Spiritu Amen, Glorious and powerfulin gloria Dei Patris omnipotent God in HeavenAmen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen.Cum Sancto Spiritu, cum Sancto Spirito, For thou art powerful and most omnipotent,Amen, Amen. Amen, Amen.Cum Sancto Spirito, in gloria Dei For thou art powerful and glorious andDei Patris, Patris, Amen. everlasting God in Heaven, Amen.Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen.Cum Sancto Spirito, cum Sancto Spiritu For thou art powerful and most omnipotentAmen. Amen.cum Sancto Spirito, in gloria Dei Patris Glorious and powerfu~ though mighty andDei Patris, Amen. everlasting God in Heaven, Amen.

NoUJ l:"ha.nk We. a.l\ Ol.t' GoeL

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2.. 0 may this bounteous Godthrough all our life be near us,

with ever joyful heartsand blessed peace to cheer us r

and keep us in his grace,and guide us when perplexed;

and free us from an illsin this world and the next.

t. Now thank we all our God,with heart and hands and voices.

who wondrous things hath done,in whom his world rejoices;who from our mother's arms

hath blessed us on our waywith countless gifts of love.and still is ours to-day.

'5. All praise and thanks to Godthe Father now be: given,

the Son. and him who reignswith them in highest heaven.

the one eternal God.whom earth and heaven adore.

for thus it was. is now,and shalt be evermore.

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I GLORIA

Gloria, gloriaGloria, gloriain excelsis Deoin excelsis Deo.Gloria, gloria, gloriain excelsis Deo,Gloria, gloria,in excelsis Deo,Gloria in excelsisgloria in excelsis Deo.Gloria in excelsis Deoin excelsis, gloria in excelsis Deo.

Glorious, gloriousGlorious, gloriousAll glory be to GodGlory in the highest.Glorious, glorious, gloriousGlory be to God on high, glory.Glorious, gloriousGlory in the highest, gloryGlory to God in HeavenGlory to God in Heaven, glory.Glory to God in Heaven, gloryHe is glorious! Glorious, glory in the highest.

II ET IN TERRA PAX HOMINlBUS

Et in tera pax hominibuset in terra pax hominibus bonae,bonae voluntatis,pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.Et in terra pax hominibusbonae voluntatis.Et in terra pax hominibuset in terra paxet in terra pax hominibuspax homnibus bonae voluntatis.Et in terra pax hominibus bonaevoluntatis.

Peace on earth good will eternallypeace on earth good will eternallypeace on earth good will for everPeace eternally and good will to all men.Peace on earth be peace unto all menthat are of a good will.And on earth be peace eternallyto all men on earth.Peace on earth good will eternallypeace on earth and good will for evermore.And on earth good will eternally, peace to men.

III LAUDAMUS TE

Laudamus teoBenedicimus teAdoramus teo Glorificamus teoLaudamus teo Bendicimus teoAdoramus teo Glorificamus teoAdoramus teo Adoramus teoLaudamus teo Benedicmus teoAdoramus teo Glorificamus teoGlorificamus teo

•GLORIA· ANTONIO VlVALDI-IV GRATIAS AGIMUS TIBI

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Lord, we adore thee, we bless theeLord we adore thee, we bless thee.

V PROPTER MAGNAM GLORIAM

Propter magnam gloriamPropter magnam gloriamPropter magnam gloriamPropter magnam gloriam tuam.Propter magnam gloriam tuam.

VI DOMINE DEUS

Domine Deus, Rex coelestis.Deus Pater, Deus Pater omnipotens.Domine Deus, Deus Pater,Deus Rexcoelestis, Pater omnipotens.Domine Deus, Domine Deus,Rex coelestis.Deus Pater, Deus Pater, Pater,Pater omnipotensPater, Pater omnipotens.

VII DOMINE nu UNIGENTE

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Domine Fill Unigente, Jesu Christe.Domine Fili Unigenite, Jesu Christe.Domine Fili Unigenite,Unigenite, Jesu Christe.Domine Fili UnigeniteDomine FiJi UnigeniteDomine Fili Unigenite, Jesu,Jesu ChristeDomine Fill Unigenite Jesu Christe.Domine FiIi, Unigenite Jesu Christe.Domine FiIi, Domine FiIi,Unigenite Jesu ChristeJesu Christe, Jesu Christe

We praise thee Lord.We adore the 0 Lord.We adore thy name. We praise and adore thy name.We praise thy name, we adore thee 0 Lord.We adore thy name. Glory to thy name 0 Lord.We adore thy name, our Almighty God.We praise thy name, we adore thee 0 Lord.We extol thy name, we adore thy name.We adore thy name.

And we praise thy gloryAnd we praise thy gloryAnd thy name we glorifyAnd we praise thy glory for ever.And we praise thy glory for ever.

o Lord most holy, thou almighty KingFather, God our Father omnipotent.o Lord most holy, thou almighty Father,Thou most holy, 0 thou most holy King.o Lord most holy, 0 Lord most holyThou almighty King.God our Father, God our Father, Fathero Lord omnipotentFather, 0 Lord omnipotent.

Honor and glory and blessing to Christ our Saviour.Honor and glory and blessing to Christ our Saviour.Honor and glory and all blessingto our Saviour Jesus Christ.Glory to Christ, blessed eternally.Glory to Christ, blessed eternally.Glory to Christ, blessed eternallyGlory to Jesus Christ.Honor and glory and blessing to Christ our Saviour.Honor and glory, glory blessing to Christ our Saviour.Honor and glory, glory and blessingGlory to Christ our SaviourJesus Christ, Jesus Christ.

VIII DOMINE DEUS, AGNUS DE

Domine DeusAgnus Dei, Filius PatrisDomine Deus, Domine Deus,Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,Qui tolis peccataDomine Deus, Rex Caelestis.Que tollis peccataDomine Fili Unigenite.Qui tollis peceataDomine Deus, Domine DeusAgnus Dei Filius PatrisQui tolis peccata mundi

•miserereFilius Patrismiserere nobis

Lord God AlmightyLord God Almighty lamb of God AlmightyLord, God Almighty, lamb of GodOur blessed Redeemer.Forgive our transgressionsLord God Almighty, King of Heaven.Forgive our transgressionsLord God Almighty, King of HeavenForgive our transgressionsLord God Almighty, Lord, God AlmightyLamb of God, our blessed Redeemer.o grant everlasting mercyLord have mercyour RedeemerLord have mercyGOd our SaviourLord have mercy upon usLord have mercy, Lord have mercyLord have mercy upon us.Lord have mercy, Amen.

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• •miserere, nnsereremiserere nobismiserere nobis

IX QUI TOLUS PECCATA MUNDI

Qui tollis peccata mund~peccata mundi suscipesuscipe, suscipe deprecationemdeprecationem nostram,deprecationem nostram.

Remember thy loving kindness,thy tender mercy, pity us.Pity us, pity us, hear our supplication;Hear 0 Lord and have compassionHear 0 Lord and have compassion.

X QUI SEDES AD DEX'IERAM

Qui ~des ad dexteram Patrismiserere, miserere,miserere nobis.Qui sedes ad dexteram Parrismiserere nobismiserere nobisQui se des ad dexteram Patris,

~• •miserere, nuserere,miserere nobis.· .miserere, nnserere

miserere nobis.

Deliver thy people from evilHave compassion, Lord have mercy,Lord have mercy on us.Deliver thy people from evilLord have mercy upon us.Lord have mercy upon us.Deliver thy people from evil.Lord have mercy, Lord have mercyLord have mercy on us.Lord have mercy, Lord have mercyLord have mercy on us.

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EXTRACTS FROM: WOODSTOCK RURIDECANAL MAGAZINE (Centre for OxfordshireStudies, 283 Upper Stack)Steeple Barton Parish

Vol III No 12. December 1924Prince of Peace. Dec 17 at 7 pm in the Church. Words and programmesold at door 1/-. Mr Stockford will conduct and his place at the organwill be taken by Mr Salter organist of S Mark. Bath. Miss B Steventonof the Royal Academy of Music will be with us again. Mrs Riach is ofour choir. Very strong reinforcements and orchestra have beenfortunately secured from Oxford.

Vol IV No 11, November 1925At Harvest Festival. congregationproduce to Radcliffe Infirmary.

• •In evenIng about 300 worshippers,

The Parish is justly proud of its organ, much admired by visitors as avery fine instrument for a church the size and shape of ours. Manuals2, stops 24, 2 pedal stops bourdon, open diapason, 2 reeds on theswell. oboe, cornopean. vox humana. It was further enriched by MrsHall with trumpet and horn diapason some fifteen years ago.

Chiefly due to Mr & Mrs Pike's kindness Mr G Jackson of Oxford took itdown to pieces and cleansed and renovated it at a cost of £34 10 O.Bees the trouble. Nineteen years ago a new colony swarmed into theroof of the organ chamber. Inside the bundles of hay stored in foracoustic exigencies, the hive engineers found or made a hollow. Warmin winter, cool in summer ...They only surrendered to violent death atthe hands of Mr Tom Hazell who encountered them through a hole in thewall. and though in bee-keeper's armour clad, was neverthelss rewardedby the little diehards with immunity from rheumatics for his lifetime. Trophy: thirty pounds of honey which is being sold.

Vol VIII No 4. April 1929

Mrs Hall. Obituary .•.highest Christian standard. Daily family prayers.On Sunday evenings she played the organ which she had installed in theAbbey for hymn singing. For more than 40 years she was the organist atSB Church. She came to Holy Communion at 8 and played for services. Atage of 78 she came to play for Harvest Festival (1 and 3/4 hours). Shesent Mr Norris of Oxford to train the choir every Wednesday.

Vol VIII No 5, May 1929

Mrs Hall. Obituary, cont. To her generosity we owe the building of ourorgan chamber and the organ. Also the oak pews. She had a strong senseof humour and a remarkable memory. At 61 she started learning Arabic.She had the rare power of endearing herself not only to those of herclass but to all her inferiors as well.

Vol X No 2. February 1931Ivy, Mr Baker's only daughter, was Mrs Hall's most successful pupil.At the age of ten she used to preside at the organ for months togetherduring Mrs Hall's absence, and did it well. Her home at present is inireland. She married a nephew of Lord Beatty, with whom she served inthe Army in the Great War.

January 1948

Repairs to the organ to start as soon as workmen from Walkers ofLondon are available. The sticky stuff in the organ proves to beand rotten roof felting. Mr T Hazell was good enough to removehoney which was little and in a corner of the roof away fromorgan. The bees were removed too and some of the honey sold atbazaar.

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February 1948

Work on organ has started.

March 1948Cost of organ repairs higher than anticipated - about £150 probably.Roof also had to be repaired - organ chamber roof. £52 7 + cost of 550tiles, £20. and replacement of rotten timbers £15. Repairs to chancelroof another £20. So Church faced with task of raising £90 in nearfuture

October 1948Too wet for garden partyNovember. Proceeds tomemorial Altar for south

so hope to haveorgan fund foraisle

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bazaarelectric

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November 1948Mothers Union, Christmas bazaar Nov 20 3pm in Mission Hall. 3/4 raisedfor electric organ blower 1/4 for Church funds.

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THE ORGAN

Information about the history of the organ has come from villagerather than church records.

Mrs Hall. Obituary. "To her generosity we owe the building of ourorgan chamber and the organ."Woodstock Ruridecanal Magazine, May 1929

We also read about it in a letter written in 1876 by Henry Luing tohis family in America.

Henry Luing, a carpenter, was Parish Clerk and Sexton from 1837 forover 50 years.A son. Alfred. married in 1860. He and his wife emigrated and foundeda Luing dynasty in America.

I wanted to have my likeness taken before I wrote to you. I had themtaken shorttime ago

Believed to be the photograph

We have a new organ at the Church. The opening of the organ was onChristmas Day. Mrs A W Hall of the Lodge is the organist. Cost £600,the organ chamber cost £200.

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Hall family (Oxford Brewery)

William bought house and started to build up estate.Son Henry enlarged house and named it Barton Abbey.

Henry's son Alexander William (1839-1919) was known as Squire Hall.

In 1875 his mother, a widow, was living in Barton Abbey.•Alexander William and his wife Emma Gertrude (the organist) and family

had come to live in Barton Lodge. They moved into Barton Abbey in thelate 1890s.

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The Halls were generous benefactors to church and village and theygave support to both church and chapel.

Mrs Hall. Obituary (first part). "On Sunda;'fevenings she played theorgan which she had installed in the Abbey for hymn singing. For morethan 40 years she was the organist at SB Church. She carne to HolyCommunion at 8 and played for services. At age of 78 she came to playfor Harvest Festival (1 and 3/4 hours). She sent Mr Norris of Oxfordto train the choir every Wednesday."Woodstock Ruridecanal Magazine, May 1929

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At Harvest Festival, congregation in evening about 300 worshippers ..The Parish is justly proud of its organ, much admired by visitors as avef>y fine instrument for a church the size and shape of ours. Manuals2. stops 2a. 2 pedal stops bourdon, open diapason, 2 reeds on theswell. oboe, cornopean, vox humana. It was ~urther enriched by MrsHall with trumpet and horn diapason some fifteen years ago.Woodstock Ruridecanal Magazine. November 1925

Oct 1926 The most joyously welcomed daughter of Mr & MrsStockford. 8\lb. Her present voice may be roughly classed asfortissimo with every prospect of developing into a good soprano forthe choir a few years hence. Within 4 hours Mr G Stockford was playingwith the greatest zest a wedding march for Mrs Stopp.Mar 1926 Psalm Sunday Cr-ucd f LxLon by St anIar-, Good Friday a newcantata.

January 1948Repairs to the organ to start as soon as workmen from Walkers ofLondon are available. The sticky stuff in the organ proves to be rainand rotten roof felting. Mr T Hazell was good enough to remove thehoney ir-lhich was Iittle and in a cor-ner- of the roof away from theorgan. The bees were removed too and some of the honey sold at thehz:s '" '" '" -r"J_• ._~~ "2-~_ 'II'

February 1948Work on organ has started.

March 1948Cost of organ repairs higher than anticipated - about £150 probably.Roof also had to be repaired - organ chamber roof. £52 7 + cost of 550tiles. £20. and replacement of rotten timbers £15. Repairs to chancelroof another £20. So Church faced with task of raising £90 in near~ .l.U1;Ure

Oxford Times 26 November 1948Christmas bazaar in Mission Hall raised £20 for organ electric blowerfund

1993 Organ Fund appeal launched

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The Organ was originally built by William Hill, a well regarded organbuilder in 1875. From dates found inside the Organ while carrying out .the overhaul and information found in the Woodstock RuridecanalMagazine.

We know that the Organ was first cleaned in 1&95some 20 years after itwas installed. Then in 1910 Mrs Hall had the Great Trumpet fittedinstead of a 3 rank Mixture and Hom Diapason replaced the Fifteenthwhich has now be refitted. Again in 1925 the organ was overhauled byMr George Jackson an Oxford Organ Builder.

An interesting feature has been the number of times bees have invadedthe roof of the Organ Chamber and it was left to Mr Tom Hazell toremove them from the building, he was once rewarded with 30 lbspounds of honey.

.In 1948 water had leaked through the roof onto the Organ and 1.W.Walkers (organ builders) carried out the Overhaul and repairs to theGreat Soundboard. Again Mr Tom Hazell was called in to remove more tbees and honey.

1949 The Electric Blower was fitted, before which time the Organ wasHand Pumped. Many of the hand pumpers names can still be fopnd onthe wood Open Diapason pipes.

Now after some 46 years the Organ has be cleaned and overhauled withspecial attention given to changing it back to nearly its original format.

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..STEEPLE BARTON PARISH C CH

The organ iIiSteeple Barton Parish churaL is reputed to have been bpik byHiD, a well regarded Victorian Organ Builder. The Organ was built in 1875, andopened on Christmas Day costing £600.00 and the organ chamber cost £200.00. Thespecification remains near to its original form, The action for all departments ismechanical and allmetal flue pipes are cone tuned. The present total replacement valueof the organ is in the region of £120,000.

Two manual mechanical action Keys CC to g = 56 Notes. Pedals CCC to f 30 Notes

Characteristics:- All metal pipes shorter than one foot are made of spotted metal

GREAT ORGAN No. of Pipes

Open DiapasonKeraulophonClarabellaPrincipalWaldRuteFifteenthTrumpet

SWELL ORGAN•

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5656565656 New in lieu of Horn Diapason 1920's'56 Originally Mixture 3RI<

BourdonOpen DiapasonDulcianaStop Diapason Bassli€iQlich GedactHarmonic RuteGemshornPiccolloCornopeanOboeT.C.

16888844288

56 Metal from middle C.564412445656565644 Not original pipework (1920's)

Open Diapason 16 30

TOTAL NO. OF PIPES 902

COUPLERS

Swet! toGreatSwell to PedalGreat to Pedal

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CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, STEEPLE BARTON

INCUMBENTS

Only known Rector1187, 1186 William of St JohnVicars1375-14001464-14751509-15101510?c 15301546?155115551557-15601560-1577cI601-163?1639164016611712172217291736174118071808

1816-18371839-1848

18501855187618801885188918951898190419461951

19681975

1989

William JoustWilliam PooleWilliam BartonWilliam MorganJohn RogersGiles Bylked (Bilhede)James PollardeWilliam Hardwicke,

Hugh Shepley, Thomas Bromelt, William BrowneJohn BoldrenRobert Smith, Lewis Boughen (Bowen)

, John CouchThomas BelcherEdward CocksonCharles YoungJohn HydePierpoint TaylorJohn BruereAntho~y ApperleyGeorge.BourneRobert Wright

Served by William Gorden, from Duns TewServed by Thomas Oakley, from Enstone

Arthur Hercules PakenhamWilliam GreenFrederic Parry BurnettWilliam Newman, Curate in ChargeWilliam George SouthwellWilliam James Hermann NewmanGeorge DuncanSpencer Henry HarrisonSimon StephenArthur W BlanchettJames Wilmost Griffiths, ,

He held the Benefice in plurality with Westcote Barton1960 Benefices of Steeple Barton and Westcote Barton were united

Norman David John CarnePeter Patrick Dance

1977 Benefices of Steeple Barton, Westcote Barton, Sandford St Martin andDuns Tew were united

Anthony William Davies

Information from: parochial records, Canon Oldfield's Clerus, Wing, Annals of Steeple Bartonand Westcot Barton, and The Victoria County History, Vol XI

Bartons History Group, 1993