Chiappa Ltd: organs in Clerkenwell

The sound of fairground organs , still heard on 'galloper' carousels, is distinctive and evocative - but less known is that much of it comes from an unassuming building in Clerkenwell. Chiappa Ltd are, the sign tells us, organ builders. That short description hardly conveys the range of instruments created by Chiappa, or the changes its business has undergone since its founding in 1864. Giuseppi…