The Rochford Compton

OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST

The Cinema Organ Society
The Cinema Organ Society was founded in 1952 by Hubert Selby and Tony Moss for those interested in organ music as entertainment.
The aim of the society is to preserve and promote the presentation of these wonderful instruments for the enjoyment of existing and future generations.?

The Theatre Organ Club
The Theatre Organ Club (TOC) was founded in 1938 as The Robinson Cleaver Radio Club to bring together the fans of the very popular broadcasting Organist, Robbie Cleaver. Right from the outset the Club was not restricted to just Robbie’s music and was keen to promote the Theatre Pipe Organ and its players generally, which makes it the oldest such club in the world. It changed it’s name to The Theatre Organ Club in the 1950s and has a membership of about 1,500 with the subscription deliberately kept to the minimum required for membership services.

The State Grays Organ site
Up to date information about the State Cinema and it's famous Compton Organ.

The Sussex Theatre Organ Trust
Home of the Worthing Wurlitzer.
Concert information and ticket prices.

Lancastrian Organ Trust
The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust, was formed in 1968 by a group of organ enthusiasts who were concerned that Theatre pipe organs were being lost to the public, because of cinema and theatre closures and to look after the large theatre organ in the Odeon Cinema ( Ex Paramount) in Oxford Street Manchester UK.

The main aims of the Trust are to preserve theatre organs and organs in general, and encourage young talent on the pipe organ.

Peter Hammond
Peter is an acknowleged expert in the organ restoration world. He runs a business called HWS associates that has been responsible for the resoration of many important organs. Among these are the Blackheath Halls Compton, Regal Uxbridge organ console and most noted the resurrection of the Apollo Hammersmith Compton organ.
Peter also runs a website relating to the early days of the Rochford organ at
http://www.hadleigh-compton.org.uk/

Sutton Hall Railway is a 10 1/2" guage steam railway running through woodlands and fields. It runs past the the Red Brick Barn and is open to the public for rides on selected days throughout the year.