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Chapelle de l'hôpital
Saint-Joseph
185 Rue Raymond Losserand, 75014 Paris1897 - Alexander Young & Sons
The chapel of St. Joseph's Hospital was built
from 1899 to 1902 by Jacques Lequeux for
Bishop Hulst. The renovation of the chapel in
2018 has also brought a novelty: an English
organ from the Romantic period, with painted
pipes in the buffet.
This organ was built by Alexander Young & Sons Ltd, a firm of
organ builders based in Manchester. It has a plaque attached
to it that reads, 'ALEXR. YOUNG & SONS, ORGAN BUILDERS,
MANCHESTER, 1897.'
Alexander Young was born in Glamis Forfarshire, Scotland, in
1809 and by 1837 he was living in Chorlton upon Medlock,
Manchester, where he was employed as an organ builder,
and by the time of the 1871 census he had become a
foreman. The 1871 census also records that his son, William
Alexander, was employed as an organ tuner but in 1872 he
founded the family business of Alexander Young & Sons Ltd,
which was established in Vine Street, off Stretford Road,
Hulme. His father joined him in 1873 and in 1875 the
business moved to 27 and 29 Eldon Street, Chorlton. The
couple’s eldest son, David Farquharson, was also associated
with the family business. Alexander Young died in 1880, aged
71 years, David Farquharson died in 1911, aged 70 years.
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Chapelle de
l'hôpital Saint-
Joseph
185 Rue Raymond Losserand, 75014 Paris1897 - Alexander Young & Sons
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This organ was built by Alexander Young & Sons Ltd, a firm of
organ builders based in Manchester. It has a plaque attached
to it that reads, 'ALEXR. YOUNG & SONS, ORGAN BUILDERS,
MANCHESTER, 1897.'
Alexander Young was born in Glamis Forfarshire, Scotland, in
1809 and by 1837 he was living in Chorlton upon Medlock,
Manchester, where he was employed as an organ builder,
and by the time of the 1871 census he had become a
foreman. The 1871 census also records that his son, William
Alexander, was employed as an organ tuner but in 1872 he
founded the family business of Alexander Young & Sons Ltd,
which was established in Vine Street, off Stretford Road,
Hulme. His father joined him in 1873 and in 1875 the
business moved to 27 and 29 Eldon Street, Chorlton. The
couple’s eldest son, David Farquharson, was also associated
with the family business. Alexander Young died in 1880, aged
71 years, David Farquharson died in 1911, aged 70 years.
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