BC Shepherd & Sons

BC SHEPHERD & SONS
Proprietor: John Shepherd
Incorporating A E & F A Still and Church Organs Ltd.

PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS

1927-2012
85th Anniversary of
BC SHEPHERD & SONS

New Organs (tracker or electric)
Rebuilds, Restorations (tracker, pneumatic, electric)
Overhauls, Tonal modifications, Tunings

IBO BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ORGAN BUILDING

B C Shepherd commenced the business in 1927 at Shepherds Bush, West London, having previously worked for Messrs. A Noterman, J W Walker & Sons, and the Aeolian Company. In 1958 his eldest son John started to work with his father, and they were joined by the younger son Eric in 1970. B C Shepherd continued working until his death in 1971, since when his sons have maintained the business under the direction of John who for several years had been in partnership with his father. Since 1964 the business has been operating from Edgware. The name of the firm was changed to B C Shepherd & Sons in 2000. At present there are three full time and several part time workers. The firm is currently kept busy with rebuilding and restoration work and with over 150 tuning contracts, mainly in the South East of England, though with 10 in the Republic of Ireland.

Some recent and forthcoming projects
(apart from ongoing tuning and maintenance work)

ST MARY MAGDALENE, PADDINGTON, 2015
Refitting of cosole, and new solid state switching and piston capture system.
3 manual Compton 1933, using parts of previous organ.

ST LUKE'S, CHELSEA, 2015
Clean and overhaul, and replacement of approx. 1200 chest magnets, new chests for 32ft reed bottom octave. Compton house organ built 1922, installed and enlarged at St Lukes 1932. 3 manuals 26 ranks extended to 101 stops.

EMMANUEL CHURCH, NORTHWOOD, 2014-15
Refitting of console, with additional pistons, and fitting of solid state switching, and multi channel piston action. Replacement of electro-pneumatic drawstop actions with slide solenoids. 3 manual 40 stops. Hill 1899, Willis 1967, Shepherd 1992

Emmanuel Church,
Northwood

ST MONICA'S RC CHURCH, PALMERS GREEN, 2014
Rebuild and minor tonal alterations, HNB 2/20.
Information LINK

St Monica's, Palmers Green

NEWBURY METHODIST CHURCH, BERKS. 2013-14.
Partial dismantling of organ for major building work, and reinstatement, releathering of bellows, restoration of Swell and Great actions, replacement of Choir drawstop action, overhaul of Pedal chests, New solid state switching, and piston action. Hunter 1898 / Gray & Davison 1963, 3/35 stops.
Information LINK

Newbury Methodist Church

CHRIST CHURCH COLDHARBOUR, LEITH HILL, SURREY, 2013
2/12 Rothwell organ, clean & overhaul, new pedalboard.
Information LINK

RALEIGH ROAD UNITED CHURCH, RICHMOND, 2013
Compton 2 man.,console refit and solid state
Information LINK

HYDE PARK CHAPEL, (MORMON CHURCH), KENSINGTON, 2012
Cleaning & Overhaul, restoration of keyboards and pedalboard.
Hill Norman & Beard 1961, 3 manuals 43 speaking stops.
Information LINK.


Hyde Park Mormon Chapel	Hyde Park Mormon chapel

RESIDENCE AT MARKYATE, HERTFORDSHIRE, 2012
Installation of 1966 Willis Junior Development organ from Chapel of Merchant Taylors School, new solid state switching. 1 manual & pedal 7 stops.

ST JAMES' PARISH CHURCH, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, 2012
Cleaning & Overhaul, restoration of badly worn keyboards,
replacement of action lozenges, and of Great & Pedal reed stops.
Peter Collins 1983, 2 manuals 21 speaking stops.
Information LINK.

St James', Weybridge

St James', Weybridge
new pedal Fagot

St James', Weybridge

ST PHILIP& ST JAMES RC CHURCH, HERNE HILL, LONDON, 2011
New solid state switching fitted. 2 manual 1970s Hill Norman & Beard
"Chester Organ" 2 rank extension organ

HOLY CROSS CHURCH, ST PANCRAS, 2011
Restoration of Swell organ, following rain damage. Vowles organ rebuilt Compton 1958,
from Mill Hill School, installed at Holy Cross 1986 by Michael Mason, 3 manuals 38 speaking stops.

NOTRE DAME DE FRANCE, LEICESTER SQUARE. 2010
Refitting and rewiring of Console, new solid state switching, and piston capture system, 32 channel divisional channels, 512 general channels, Stepper, Pedal divide, Minor tonal additions. Gern 1868/Walker 1938 & 1955/Shepherd 1987. 3 manuals 67 speaking stops. New electric Swell shutter motor.
Information LINK

Nôtre Dame de France,
Leicester Square

ST GEORGE THE MARTYR PARISH CHURCH, SOUTHWARK. 2010
Refitting of Console, new solid state switching and 8 channel piston capture system, replacement of Swell drawstop action with slide solenoids. Jordan 1720/Kirkland 1906/Hill Norman & Beard 1939 & 1967, with many 18th century pipes. 2 manuals 26 speaking stops.

ST ANDREW'S SURBITON. 2010
Refitting of Console, new knobs, pistons, solid state switching, and 256 channel piston capture system, and stepper. New Choir slide solenoids, overhaul of Tromba and Trombone chests. The final stage of phased restoration, which included the overhaul of the manual actions, replacement of the Swell and Great drawstop actions with slide solenoids, and the releathering of 10 bellows. Hunter 1927, 3 manuals 47 speaking stops.
Information LINK

St Andrew's

St Andrew's

CHALKWELL PARK METHODIST CHURCH, WESTCLIFF ON SEA, ESSEX. 2009
Refurbishment of console, and installation of solid state switching and 8 channel piston capture system. Compton Cinema organ from the Captital Theatre Haymarket, installed in 1959. 3 manual 9 extended ranks.
Picture LINK, Specification LINK.

Chalkwell Park Methodist
Westcliff-on-sea

ST. CUTHBERT'S PHILBEACH GARDENS, KENSINGTON. 2009
Restoration of Pedal chests, and releathering of bellows, following flooding. Hunter/Compton 4 manuals 49 speaking stops. 2003 Refitting of console, and installation of solid state switching and 64 channel piston capture system and stepper.

GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL. 2009
Restoration of action of Positive slide soundboard, and replacement of drawstop action with slide solenoids.
Rushworth & Dreaper 1961/2. 4 manuals 77 speaking stops.

ST MARY'S PARISH CHURCH, WIMBLEDON. 2009
Rebuild with electro-pneumatic action, and solid state switching and 99 channel piston capture system. Moving of console to north gallery. No tonal alterations. Hunter 1925 3 manuals 40 speaking stops.
Information LINK

St Mary's, Wimbledon

BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH. 2008
Replacement of most stops with pipes from two Binns organs from c 1909 and 1915.
Tonal additions including Tuba and 32ft reed. 3/52 speaking stops.
Information LINK

Bloomsbury Central
Baptist Church

Bloomsbury Central
Baptist Church

ARABESQUE TRUST, MUSWELL HILL. 2006
Restoration and installation of of organ by Courcelle c 1850. 2 manuals 5 speaking stops.
2011 addition of Pedal Bourdon, and new blower.
Picture LINK

The Arabesque Trust

ST MARY'S PARISH CHURCH, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE. 2006
Rebuild with electro-pneumatic action and reinstatement of organ after approx.14 years of disuse. Walker 1910, 2 manuals 21 speaking stops. No tonal alterations.
Information LINK.

St Mary's Parish Church,
Hemel Hempstead

HAVEN GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH, EALING. 2003
Refitting of console and installation of solid state switching, and 8 piston capture system. Fitting of 3 rank Great Mixture in place of Twelfth. Bryceson & Ellis/Walker 1928, 3 manuals 36 speaking stops. 2011, restoration of swell action

ST ALPHAGE CHURCH, BURNT OAK, EDGWARE, MIDDLESEX. 2003
New organ in Italianate style oak case with tin front pipes designed by Didier Grassin. Incorporates Father Willis pipes from 1857. Tracker action to manuals and pedals. Electric stop and piston action. 2 manuals 17 speaking stops.
Information LINK.

St Alphage	St Alphage	St Alphage
St Alphage, Great Action	St Alphage, Swell Action

HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHURCH, COOKHAM ON THAMES, BERKSHIRE. 2001 - 2011
Installation of solid state switching, and 8 channel piston capture system. Restoration of Swell, Great and Positive electro-pneumatic underactions. Refurbishment of keyboards and pedalboard.
Robson/Bishop/Walker 1937 & 1964. 3 manuals 34 speaking stops.

ORGAN CONCERTS ON SHEPHERD'S INSTRUMENTS
ST. ALPHAGE St. Alphage Walk, Montrose Avenue, Burnt Oak, Edgware, HA8 ODN On the tracker organ of 17 stops by BC Shepherd & Sons, built 2002, incorporating pipes by Father Willis from 1857 West end of resonant church Saturdays at 7.30pm Admission £10 (To include buffet & wine) The Church is just off the Edgware Road (A5) Nearest Underground station: Burnt Oak (Northern Line)	BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8EP On the 3 manual organ of 52 speaking stops by BC Shepherd & Sons, incorporating pipework by Binns Last Saturdays of the month at 4.00pm. Free admission but donations gratefully received Light finger buffet Nearest Underground station: Tottenham Court Road
	Saturday 30 January 2016 BLOOMSBURY ORGAN DAY in Association with Organists Online. An afternoon of recitals, presentations, displays, etc from 1:00pm. All afternoon events free. Special Buffet £5. Celebrity recital at 6:00pm £5: JOHN SCOTT WHITELEY Organist Emeritus, York Minster See more at www.organistsonline.org/metamorphoses
	Saturday 27th February DAVID FLOOD Canterbury Cathedral
	Saturday 19th March* TIM HARPER Ripon Cathedral * Please note earlier date to avoid Easter
	Saturday 23rd July JEAN-BAPTISTE DUPONT Bordeaux Cathedral Part of the Bloomsbury Reger Fest
	23 - 30 July Other Bloomsbury Reger Fest events
	Saturday 30th July ISABELLE DEMERS Baylor University, Texas. USA

ORGANO PLENO CDs 1 Mill Ridge, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7PE Available by post £12 including postage and packing, please make cheque to payable BC Shepherd & Sons. Other CDs available, please enquire Future Recording: Philip Luke plays the organ at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
“It is a very exciting organ and Roger Fisher certainly ensures that it sounds it with a scorching performance of Vierne 3. Adrian Richards. Organists Review Gern/WalkerShepherd organ 3 manual 61 stops Vierne 3rd Symphonie, Roger-Ducasse Pastorale Saint-Saens Prelude & Fugue in B Jongen Sonata Eroica.	“Colin Nicholls chooses works appropriate to the instruments, and thus gives an impressive insight into their qualities.” Brian Hick. The Organ Six organs including both Cathedrals. Music by S.Wesley, Karg-Elert, Andriessen, Stanford, Howells, Vierne, Langlais etc.
“We have written extensively about the new Shepherd Organ in St. Alphage and now readers can judge for themselves in this fine recording which gives an excellent idea of the impact this instrument makes. Let us hope that this recording will be the first of many by Cathy Langston." STAR RECORDING Brian Hick. The Organ 2 manual Shepherd organ 2002, incorporating Father Willis pipes from 1857. Music by Bach, Stanley, Mendelssohn, Hindemith, Harris, Dupre etc.	"Anthony displays masterful management of the organ and produces a range of registrations that made me think that the organ had at least twice as many as its 17 stops." Robin Coxon. The Organ Club Journal Music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Saint Saens, Widor, Vierne etc.

Contacts


John Shepherd	Eric Shepherd	Nicholas Hillman

1 Mill Ridge, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7PE

Tel: 020 8958 9919

Fax: 020 8958 6214

E-Mail: eric@shepherd0001.fsnet.co.uk