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Source: Paull & Bikerdike.

Source: Paull & Bikerdike

London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Christ Church, Lambeth
Municipal: London
Address: Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS, London

Description nr.: 2078492.

Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1878)
Destroyed (1940)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1878 T.C. Lewis & Co.  new organ
  firma Henry Willis & Sons  rebuild

  • Christ Church, Lambeth, was a church building on Westminster Bridge Road on the South Bank in London. The church was opened in 1876. T.C. Lewis & Co. built a three-manual organ with forty registers for this church in 1876. The instrument was later rebuilt by the Henry Willis company.
  • The church building was hit by a bomb in 1940 and was lost. Only the adjacent tower, called Lincoln Memorial Tower, is still standing. The disposition mentioned here is the original from 1878.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ12
- Choir Organ7
- Swell Organ11
- Pedal Organ6
Total number of stops36
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason No. 1 8', Open Diapason No. 2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Hohlflöte 8', Octave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Salicet 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautino 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Célestes 8' (c°-g'''), Rohr Flöte 8', Geigen Principal 4', Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Quint Bass 10 2/3', Octave Bass 8', Flute Bass 8', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Choir to Pedals, Swell to Pedals.
Accessories: 4 Combination Pedals to Great, 3 Combination Pedals to Swell.


Source: Pritchard Photographic Co. Date: 1931.
Source: Pritchard Photographic Co.