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St James' Church, Bushey, is in the town of Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of St. Albans and the deanery of Watford.

Bells
Following a successful appeal, the bells will be out of action from 5th January 2015 for approximately 4-5 months. During this time they will be re-hung with all new fixtures and fittings in a new frame. The tenor bell will be re-cast. The oldest bell, number 7 (cast in approx. 1450) will not be re-tuned, all the others will be tuned to match.

History
The first instrument in the building was added in 1870 during major extension work, the same time when the side aisles were added.  In the 1920's, this organ was enlarged and rearranged within the present organ chamber. However the sound was redirected to emerge from a small three-light opening about the choir stalls. Further work was carried out in the early 1960's, however this resulted in some original pipework being replaced with inferior quality pipes. It was also noted that too many pipes had been crammed into this small space. Since different parts of the organ were facing different ways (often in the wrong one), this created a poor musical ensemble, and also made the instrument difficult to maintain and repair. Several section of the organ were also being forced to speak too loud due to the fact that the majority of the organ was located outside the main body of the church.  During the 1970's, the organ was falling into a state of disrepair. It had suffered from water damage due to a leaking roof and was filling up with dust and dirt due to a lack of maintenance and cleaning. Couple that with the previous problems and the failing links between the keys and the pipes, the organist had severe problems accompanying services and playing solos. Before work commenced on the current organ, this instrument had accumulated approximately 1,500 pipes.

The Current Organ
Following much discussion about the location of both the choir and organ, it was decided that rather than relocating them to the back of the church, the organ would be rebuilt in the current position. This decision was made two years after a 1987 appeal, where £28,000 was raised.  September 1991 marked the point where the fund had reached it's target of £55,000, meaning that a contract could be awarded. This was given to Vincent Woodstock of Redbourn, and work commenced to remove the old organ in November 1991. For twenty months, a Technics concert organ was loaned to the church as an interim instrument, so that services could carry on as close to normal as possible.  Upon it's completion, the Bishop of St. Albans dedicated the new organ at a Choral Eucharist held on St. James' Day, 25th July 1995. An inauguration recital was given in September 1995 by the American organist Carlo Curley.

Specification
The current instrument contains approximately 1,200 pipes over 20 stops, with mechanical action.

Choir
The current choir of St. James' Church is lead by the director of music and organist Stuart Brant, and assisted by John Wyatt.  The robed choir provide musical support at all Sunday morning Eucharists during term time, with a reduced number of choristers available during the holiday period. The choir also take part in a variety of evening services, including Eucharistic Devotions and Benediction, Prayer-Book Evensong, Choral Evensong and the occasional Taizé-style Service. There are also several special services throughout the church year where an extended choir is present.  Since 2000, the choir has also taken part in several residential visits to various cathedrals around England. Aside from these visits, the choir also has a fixed slot at St Albans Cathedral, singing the final weekend services before the St Albans Cathedral Choir return from their summer holidays.