Cuckooland, Cuckoo Clock Museum, Knutsford, UK
The Cuckooland Museum, previously known as the Cuckoo Clock Museum, is a museum that exhibits mainly cuckoo clocks, located in Tabley, Cheshire, England. The collection comprises 300 years of cuckoo clock-making history, since the very earliest examples made in the 18th to the 21st century.
The museum was set up in 1990 by brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski after bringing together a collection of antique Black Forest cuckoo clocks that has been continuously increased ever since. Both men were trained as clockmakers in Manchester from the age of 15.
The museum hosts a range of Black Forest cuckoo and quail clocks, trumpeter clocks, monks playing bells and other associated musical movements.
The museum also displays many timepieces made by Johann Baptist Beha, one of the most reputed, innovative and creative Black Forest clockmaker of all times.
Other rarities include; picture frame cuckoo clocks, several timepieces with a life size automaton cuckoo bird on top of the case, models combined with paintings of people or animals with blinking or flirty eyes, etc.
Designer cuckoo clocks, a series of avant-garde 21st-century creations autographed by foremost international designers such as (in alphabetical order): Christie Bassil, Lorenzo Damiani, Mattia Cimadoro, Raffaele Darra and Riccardo Paolino & Matteo Fusi.
Little Brown Jug - Chris Lawton at the Cuckooland Clock Museum, Tabley
Cuckooland is home to the largest collection of cuckoo clocks in the UK. As well as a collection of over 600 clocks, there are also fairground organs and a church pipe organ.
The organ im playing was built by Richardson & Co of Manchester in 1895 probably for a private installation. In 1907 it was installed at Bucklow Hill Congregational Church in Cheshire where it remained until being installed at Cuckooland around 10 years ago.
The specification reads:
GREAT
Open Diapason 8'
Stop Diapason 8'
Dulciana 8'
Hohl Flute 4'
SWELL
Gamba 8'
Lieblich Gedeckt 8'
COUPLERS
Great to Pedal
Swell to Great
NOTE: There are no individual pedal stops.
Im playing Little Brown Jug and at various points the cuckoo clocks can be heard!! After this there are some clips of the huge collection!
Many thanks to the museum for allowing me to play this instrument.
Tabley House | Knutsford, Cheshire | Tearooms & Museum
The Tabley House Collection is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays from 2pm to 5pm.
The Tabley House Tea Room is open from 12.00 until 5.00pm on the same days for refreshments, light lunches and afternoon teas.
Organ and clock collection - Chris Lawton at the Cuckooland Clock Museum, Tabley
Cuckooland is home to the largest collection of cuckoo clocks in the UK. As well as a collection of over 600 clocks, there are also fairground organs and a church pipe organ.
The organ im playing was built by Richardson & Co of Manchester in 1895 probably for a private installation. In 1907 it was installed at Bucklow Hill Congregational Church in Cheshire where it remained until being installed at Cuckooland around 10 years ago.
The specification reads:
GREAT
Open Diapason 8'
Stop Diapason 8'
Dulciana 8'
Hohl Flute 4'
SWELL
Gamba 8'
Lieblich Gedeckt 8'
COUPLERS
Great to Pedal
Swell to Great
NOTE: There are no individual pedal stops.
Im playing a typical church voluntary. After this there is footage of some of the collection and I can be heard in the background playing Little Brown Jug!!
Many thanks to the museum for allowing me to play this instrument.
Stan & Babe visit Cuckoo Land May 2011
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Car Journey Through Over Peover in the Snow. 2010.
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The video is accompanied by Christian worship song 'We bow down' by Viola Grafstrom.
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MCMJ- Dixieland
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Album: Organ Whore - European Extended Edition
Song: Track 01- Dixieland
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