George England (organ builder)

He married the daughter of Richard Bridge (another organ-builder)[citation needed] and was the father of George Pike England (1765?–1814), who also became an organ-builder.

England built the organs of: ‘These organs were remarkable for the brightness and brilliancy of their chorus’ (Hopkins).

That of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, a fine specimen of England's work, was repaired by Gray in 1825, rebuilt 1872, and considerably enlarged later by William Hill & Sons.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "England, George (fl.1740-1788)".

Dictionary of National Biography.