John WIlliam Lupton - Organ Builder, Russell St K

[Admin]

Am researching John William Lupton (born 1847), organ builder and partner in the firm of:

Driver and Lupton Organ Builders, Russell Works, Russell St. Keighley (est. 1877)(attached an advert from the Craven Directory 1884)

Have referances to organs built for several churches in Keighley including a 3 manual, 46 stop, 2000 pipe (sounds quite large) at St. Peter's New Church, Keighley. but am unable to find it. Below is a referance taken from the genuki web site. Would you know if this is the same church?

Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Keighley.
This Church used to be the Keighley New Church, but was sold to the Society of St Pius 10th in 1995 and re-dedicated.

Finally are you aware of any existing material or possible sources that I might persue regarding JW Lupton?

Thank you in anticipation,

Tony Brigg [e-mail]

[fsharpminor]

St Peters Church was in Halifax Road, and was visible from the house I was brought up in at 51 Malsis Road, by looking straight down Clarendon Street. I think it was demolished in the late 1950's or early 60's. It was quite a big church.
Many organs in Keighey area were built by Laycock and Bannister of Crosshills, including the church I played at in Malsis Rd - Lund Park Methodist - which closed in the early 70's.
Best site for organ info is the National Pipe organ archive, sorry I havent the web address to hand. Should find it via Google. You should be able in search Driver and Lupton and it will tell you where the organs are. I might have a go when I have a little more time.
The organ I enjoyed playing most in Keighley was at the old Temple Street Methodist Church, now closed, but I cant think who built that one.
I never knew there had been an organ builder in Keighley.

[fsharpminor]

Sorry the automatic censor has changed Layco-k to Laythingy!!

[fsharpminor]

Sorry npor.emma.cam.ac.uk is correct

[Admin]

Thank you so much for your answer and the URL which gives masses of information about Keighley organs and churches.
When I finally get around to doing my project it is to be on the churches of Keighley, this is fabulous information for which I thank you.
Jan

[Tony Brigg]

Thank you for the information. The Laythingy was quite amusing.

Am also researching my other GG father, Willy who invented and produced the 'Brigg's Improved Letting Off Motion' a weaving loom attachment in 1880.

Can't wait to see what the auto security does with that.

[crignall]

I am the great grandson of William Henry Lupton, a piano maker who lived in London, born about 1842. This would be irrelevant except he married Frances Agnes Buck, whose father Joseph Buck was an organ pipe maker, and who grandfather was Robert Buck, also an organ builder. The Buck family of London seems to have had very close ties to Liverpool. If you run across the name at any point, I would greatly appreciate hearing about it.

Regards,

Charles Rignall

[tonybrigg]

I am the original author of The John William Lupton post and have just read the crignall reply.

Have noted the name Buck and will keep a look out for it during my research.

So far, I have been unable to trace JWL's pedigree beyond his grandfather born 1791 and only from the 1841 census. They do not appear to be in any of the church records so it is possible they originated from outside Yorkshire.

Another interesting but probably coincidental point, bearing the popularity of the name is John William's eldest son born 1876 was also called William Henry. He was a groomsman and chauffeur to Walter Morrison (a famous Yorkshire philanthropist) for many years, whose sons Lionel and David both moved to London in the 1930s.

Bearing in mind my lack of info prior to the 1841 census, will start to widen my search beyond Yorkshire.