Description and History of Site:-
Established by Isaac Abbott in 1869. Became Abbott and Smith in 1889, incorporated into Wood, Wordsworth, organ builders, also of Leeds in 1975. The company were prolific and well regarded organ builders and supplied, or were subsequently involved with, instruments worldwide. The nearest extant organ to the works is at 'All Souls' Blackman Lane which they originally built in 1881. They also became responsible for the rebuilding and maintenance of the Leeds Town Hall organ in 1905, originally built by Gray and Davison of London.
Further Reading and References:-https://npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N12290
https://npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N02952
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Key Words :- organ builders music
Address :- Leicester Close, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1LG
Grid Ref :- SE 30005 34935
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.809845 , Long -1.545823
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1869 - 1975
Record Date :- 10 September 2019
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 30005 34935
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.809845 , Long -1.545823
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1869 - 1975
Record Date :- 10 September 2019
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson