Organ Museum (1967)
St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
At Mr Hart's Organ Museum we see a miniature old-fashioned fairground ride turning round; several shots show amazing fairground organs with moving musical instruments, tinsel Christmas trees, pom-poms and toy dogs attached. Mr Hart sits and listens to the organ music and taps his hand on his leg in time. Various shots show revolving drums turning round inside music boxes (or organs) to play music.
Several shots show a large kitsch organ with golden pillars with the words 'England's Pride' at the top of it, made by Decap; plants and toy dogs decorate the organ along with a moving accordion and a saxophone. Mr Hart feeds a paper roll with holes punched from it into the organ.
Note: there are some leaflets on file about the museum. Jenny Hammerton informs me the museum is still there today and hasn't changed since this film was made.
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Places to see in ( St Albans - UK )
Places to see in ( St Albans - UK )
St Albans, is a city in Hertfordshire, England, and the major urban area in the City and District of St Albans. St Albans lies east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, about 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of London, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north, and it became the Roman city of Verulamium. St Albans is a historic market town and is now a dormitory town within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area.
Two railway stations serve the city, St Albans City station, which is situated 0.5 miles (800 m) east of the city centre, and St Albans Abbey station, which is situated approximately 0.7 miles (1 km) south-west of the city station. St Albans City station is served by Thameslink on a frequent and fast rail link through central London. Suburban services stop at all stations on the route, while express services are non-stop to London St Pancras International (St Albans City station to St Pancras International – 18 minutes). Trains run north to Harpenden, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway and on to Bedford. St Albans Abbey station is the terminus of a single-track line from Watford Junction station.
St Albans has a thriving cultural life, with regular concerts and theatre productions held at venues including Trestle Arts Base, St Albans Abbey, Maltings Arts Theatre, the Alban Arena, the Abbey Theatre, St Peter's Church and St Saviour's Church, given by numerous organisations including St Albans Bach Choir, St Albans Cathedral Choir, St Albans Abbey Girls' Choir, St Albans Symphony Orchestra, St Albans Chamber Choir, St Albans Chamber Opera, The Company of Ten, St Albans Choral Society, and St Albans Organ Theatre.
The St Albans Museum service runs two museums: Verulamium Museum, which tells the story of everyday life in Roman Britain using objects from the excavations of the important Roman Town; and the Museum of St Albans, which focuses on the history of the town and of Saint Alban. The Watercress nature reserve is by the River Ver and is run by the Watercress Wildlife Association.
Alot to see in ( St Albans - UK ) such as :
St Albans Cathedral
Verulamium Park
Old Gorhambury House
Kingsbury Watermill
Verulamium Museum
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Rothamsted Park
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
Roman Wall of St Albans
Shaw's Corner
Gobions Wood
Welwyn Roman Baths
de Havilland Aircraft Museum
Royal National Rose Society Gardens
St Michael's Church, St Albans
Ellenbrook Fields
Hilfield Park Reservoir
Lee House (Sopwell Nunnery)
Phillimore Recreation Ground
Childwickbury Manor
The Clock Tower
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'England's Pride' 121 Key Decap at St Albans Organ Museum, April 2011
Here we have a selection of five typical dance numbers played on the large 121 Key Decap 'England's Pride' at St Albans Organ Museum in April 2011.
This instrument, built by Gebroeders Decap of Antwerp in 1939, was one of only about 20 built in that period.
The original name for this organ was 'Nethe', but when Mr. Hart purchased the organ, it was renamed 'England's Pride' by the Belgians to mark the organ's new home in St. Albans, England.
This organ has accordion and saxophone instruments on view and a full percussion section contained inside the organ together with over 600 organ pipes - it measures 7 metres wide; 4 metres high and 2 metres in depth.
With kind permission of the staff at St Albans Organ Museum, it was filmed here playing five books of music (help with titles gratefully received!):
0:06 Swing Tequila (arr. Urbain van Wichelen)
2:07 La Raspa (arr. Marcel Bartier)
3:41 Tiger Rock / Tiger Twist (arr. Arthur Prinsen)
5:44 Save the Last Dance for Me. (arr. Urbain van Wichelen)
7:21 The New Dance / Dance of Kisses / De Kuskedans (arr. Marcel Bartier)
ENGLAND, EXPLORING inside the magnificent ST. ALBANS CATHEDRAL ⛪
SUBSCRIBE: - Inside the St Albans Cathedral, England. St Albans Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, and referred to locally as the Abbey, is a Church of England cathedral in St Albans, England. Much of its architecture dates from Norman times. It ceased to be an abbey in the 16th century and became a cathedral in 1877. Although legally a cathedral church, it differs in certain particulars from most other cathedrals in England: it is also used as a parish church, of which the dean is rector with the same powers, responsibilities and duties as that of any other parish.
Probably founded in the 8th century, the present building is Norman or Romanesque architecture of the 11th century, with Gothic and 19th-century additions.
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121 Key Decap Dance Organ 'England's Pride' at St Albans Organ Museum
This large 121 Key Decap, built by Gebroeders Decap of Antwerp in 1939, was one of only about 20 built in that period.
The original name for this organ was 'Nethe', but when Mr. Hart purchased the organ, it was renamed 'England's Pride' by the Belgians to mark the organ's new home in St. Albans, England.
This organ has accordion and saxophone instruments on view and a full percussion section contained inside the organ together with over 600 organ pipes - it measures 7 metres wide; 4 metres high and 2 metres in depth.
With kind permission of the staff at St Albans Organ Museum, it was filmed here playing five books of music (help with titles gratefully received!):
1) 0:07 Twelfth Street Rag (Arr. Marcel Bartier)
2) 2:59 The Charleston Dancer / Le danseur de Charleston
3) 4:51 Are you Lonesome / Cœur blessé (Arr. Albert Decap)
4) 6:53 Dance of the Ties (Arr. Albert Decap)
5) 8:35 Tom Pillibi (France 1960 Eurovision Winner) (Arr. Albert Decap)
St Albans, United Kingdom (2012/2013)
music: Capozio - Understand
St Albans UK, sightseeing
Stayed at the Premier Inn and St Albans sightseeing.
St Albans Dance Organ Museum - dansorgel
St Albans Organ Museum : home to two theatre organs, a 121-key Decap dance organ and a 92-key one, a 97-key Mortier dance organ and a 95-key Bursens organ, Mills Violano violin player, Weber Grand Pianola (newly restored), Welte Mignon, Aeolian V Orchestrelle, Steinway Duo-Art, Marshall & Wendell Ampico, musical boxes, organettes and much more. Tour every Sunday afternoon, concerts every month on a Saturday evening! Pay them a visit! Located 320 Camp Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
St Albans Museum
Music by, N. Bhurtun
Filmed by UH Humanities
95 Key Bursens Belgian Dance Organ plays at St Albans Organ Museum
This Bursens 95 Key book-operated dance organ was built in Belgium in 1947 by Arthur Bursens who operated a smaller business than Decap and Mortier. The principle behind the business was the same - the building of organs to play dance tunes in venues ranging from small cafes to large dance halls.
Normally, to save the owner and operator having to constantly change music, an organ was supplied either with rolls having several tunes, or with an endless book, in a circular cage.
Now at St Albans Organ Museum near London, this organ plays from single books of music, and is heard here (with kind permission to record video) playing several tunes for your enjoyment, on Sunday 21st November 2010:
1) 0:07 The Marvellous Toy
2) 1:41 Zwei Kleiner Italianer
3) 3:21 ??
4) 5:15 ??
5) 7:00 Patricia
6) 8:46 Ya Ya Twist
7) 10:38 Lambada
All arrangements by Albert Decap apart from the Lambada (Arie Bekker).
92 Key Decap 'Jeanneke' Dance Organ Dansorgel at St Albans Organ Museum
Built by Decap in Belgium, this dance organ was delivered to a roadhouse on the outskirts of Antwerp in 1951.
The roadhouse incorporated a room for dancing and it was there that Jeanneke would play from its extensive repertoire of strict-tempo dance music controlled by a coin box on the wall.
Like most dance organs, the percussion instruments are a feature on the front of the organ, together with the accordions and saxophones. Behind the organ front are 326 organ pipes and the entire organ is controlled by the cardboard book music as it passes through the keyframe.
Now at St Albans Organ Museum near London, this organ plays from single books of music, and is heard here (with kind permission to record video) playing several tunes for your enjoyment, on Sunday 21st November 2010:
1) 0:01 Drum Boogie (Arr. Albert Decap)
2) 2:03 Savoy English Medley (Arr. Eugene Peersman)
3) 7:17 Meet Mr. Callaghan (Arr. Albert Decap)
The organ at St Alban's Abbey
The organ piece : No idea
The organ itself : No idea
EXPLORING the ancient ROMAN WALLS in St Albans, England
SUBSCRIBE: - Walking on the Roman Walls in St Albans, England. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. St. Albans is a city in the commuter belt north of London, England. Its vast centuries-old cathedral features medieval wall paintings. Nearby, Verulamium Park has ornamental lakes and the remains of the city's ancient Roman wall. Also here is the Verulamium Museum, displaying artefacts from the city’s Roman past, including mosaics and the Sandridge Hoard of gold coins. A 2nd-century Roman theatre stands nearby.
95 KEY BURSENS ORGAN ST ALBANS
Here is the 95 key Bursens organ at St Albans Organ theatre playing The Lambada & Spanish Eyes with myself doing the business.
A video guide to Verulamium Museum
Oaklands College and St Albans Museums present a video guide to Verulamium Museum.
The film was a collaborative project between Supported Learning and Media students at Oaklands College.
For more information on the museum, visit stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Presented by: David Silva, Tom Clark, Derin Chambers and Mark Stafford.
Filmed by: Jessica Gray, Alex Kosky and Tamryn Swart.
Special thanks to the staff and support workers at Oaklands College Supported Learning and St Albans Museums.
We gratefully acknowledge support from Arts Council England.
St Albans Past and Present Two
Morphing between new and old photographs of St Albans Herts
97 Key Mortier 'Four Columns' Dance Organ Dansorgel at St Albans Organ Museum
This 97 Key Mortier Dance Organ is the oldest mechanical organ in the collection at St Albans Organ Museum, built in 1923 (serial number 943) by Theofiel Mortier of Antwerp.
The organ spent its working life travelling around the towns and villages of Belgium, together with a large tent, a bar, table and chairs and a dance floor.
This, when all set up, would be the Saturday night entertainment for that town or village and afterwards would be all packed onto trailers and moved to the next location.
Originally, when built, the organ had a top section that would have made the organ about 8 feet higher. This was lost before it came to St. Albans but, fortunately, was purely decorative and did not contain any pipework.
Now at St Albans Organ Museum near London, this organ plays from single books of music, and is heard here (with kind permission to record video) playing several tunes for your enjoyment, on Sunday 21st November 2010:
1) 0:00 The Thunderbirds March (Arr. JK de Ruijter)
2) 2:49 Hello Dolly (Arr. Arthur Prinsen)
3) 4:44 Medley - Margie, Down Yonder, Avalon, Who's Sorry Now, Alexander's Ragtime Band, When You're Smiling (Arr. Arthur Prinsen)
4) 9:01 Samum (Symphonic Foxtrot) by Carl Robrecht (Arr. Arthur Prinsen)
St Albans Past and Present
Morphing between new and old photographs of St Albans Herts
St Albans Cathedral In All Its Glory!
This is a very short video which I hadn't planned for, so enjoy your 40 seconds.
I'm not a Christian in the sense you might like to think of someone being a Christian (if you're a Christian that is) but if you consider that the word Christ comes from the word Christos and before that Krista which has its origins in the word Krishna then I can be called a Krishnian. Pretty close really since I can say I love Jesus, I love God and I respect all true faiths. Krishna means the all attractive and God certainly fits that description. So this Cathedral (not Church as I incorrectly stated) is a monument to the love of God. It was built on the foundation of love and devotion and anyone with a soft heart (even the hard hearted) cannot fail to be moved by its majesty, its splendour and its history. I have copied some information below for those who are interested in the Cathedrals history.
St Albans Cathedral
Saint Alban was Britain's first Christian martyr and worship has continued at the site of his execution for over 1700 years.
Alban, a citizen of Roman Verulamium, gave shelter to a Christian priest and was himself converted to Christianity. As he refused to renounce his new faith he was executed, most probably in the mid 3rd century, and buried on the hillside where the Cathedral now stands. His grave soon became a place of pilgrimage.
In 703 King Offa of Mercia endowed a Benedictine monastery on the site. The present Abbey Church was begun in 1077, using Roman bricks and flint from the ruined city of Verulamium at the bottom of the hill. Its massive 11th century bell tower is the only remaining example of its type.
In successive centuries the building has been enlarged and altered. It now has the longest nave in England, which displays the Romanesque arches of the 11th century, Early English arches from the early 13th century enlargement, and decorated arches from a rebuilding after a partial collapse in 1323.
In the nave and elsewhere there is a series of outstanding 13th and 14th century wall paintings, hidden after the reformation and rediscovered in the 19th century. The Presbytery has a unique 13th century wooden vaulted ceiling, which was redecorated in the 15th century.
The Shrine of Saint Alban was rebuilt in the early 14th century. It was destroyed at the reformation, but rediscovered and rebuilt in the 19th century, and restored in 1993. A rare survival, it remains a centre of ecumenical worship.
After the dissolution of the monastery in 1539 the Abbey Church was bought by the town as its parish church, and continues as such. During the following 300 years there were many changes. The 14th century Lady Chapel was divided off to become a school, and many parts of the building fell into disrepair. Repair and restoration began in the 1850s and the Lady Chapel was brought back into church use in 1870.
In 1877 a new diocese of St Albans was created and the abbey and parish church became also a cathedral, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Barnet. Further restoration in the 1880s, under the direction of Lord Grimthorpe, substantially altered the outside appearance of the West End.
In the 1980s a new building was erected on the site of the monastic chapter house to provide visitor facilities, office space, and rooms for parish use. A modern interpretation of a monastic night stair provides a processional way from the new building into the church.
Other twentieth century additions include the stained glass in the north transept rose window, designed by Alan Younger, and an embroidered canopy for the shrine designed by Suellen Pedley. In the North Transept is a Single Standing Figure by Henry More.
Local Interest.
Little remains of the monastic buildings. Remnants of the cloister are visible on the outside of the south side of the church, a large open area known as the Abbey Orchard. Beyond the West End of the church stands the Great Gateway, built in the 14th century and now part of St Albans School.
Verulamium Park, south of the Abbey Orchard covers some of the area of Roman Verulamium. Verulamium Museum displays many finds from the site, including spectacular mosaics. A building in the park houses a hypocaust. Nearby are the excavated remains of a Roman theatre.
In the town is an early 15th century clock tower, the Museum of St Albans, telling the story of the town from the end of the Roman period to today, and the three ancient churches: St Peters, St Michaels and St Stephens. There is a large and popular street market each Wednesday and Saturday.
CHANT HARE KRISHNA AND BE HAPPY!