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Gray
and Davidson 1861
The organ installed in the newly built Christ Church in
1861 was provided by the firm of Gray and Davidson. This was a two manual
instrument sited on the North side of the Chancel behind the choir stalls. The
cost was £250. Details of the specification are unknown, but the instrument was
moved in 1898 to the Caius Mission Hall in Yelverdon Road, Battersea, prior to
the installation of a new organ for Christ Church by J W Walker & Sons.
J W
Walker & Sons 1898
This new instrument was sited in the space vacated by the
old organ where the present-day console is to be found. For full
details of the specification follow the link below
J W
Walker & Sons 1954
In 1954 it was decided to rebuild and enlarge the
instrument and, once again, J W Walker and Sons were chosen to
carry out the work at a cost of £7,000. The organ was re-sited
in an elevated chamber with a case high above the Choir Stalls
on the South Chancel wall. A new detached console was placed in
the space left by the 1898 organ on the North side, giving the
organist a clear view of the Choir Stalls. The opening recital
was given on 16th May 1954 by Sir William McKie, Organist and
Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey. For full details
of the specification follow the link below
 
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