Langshaw Barrel Organ (Lancaster)

The chamber barrel organ by John Langshaw in the collections of Lancashire Museums is currently on display at the Judges' Lodgings museum in the city of Lancaster, England.

The organ was built c 1790 and is of a size suitable for use in a middle-class home.

The mahogany case is attributed to Gillows,[1] a Lancaster furniture making firm with which Langshaw is known to have collaborated.

The 30 pieces preserved at Lancaster include "See the Conquering Hero Comes", the best-known number from Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus.

Langshaw lived in London in the years either side of Handel's death in 1759.

The Langshaw barrel organ in the Judges' Lodgings. Its decorative front has been removed allowing a barrel to be seen.
Close up of barrel