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Horsham, United Kingdom (West Sussex) - Christ's Hospital School, Music School
Municipal: Horsham
Address: The Avenue, RH13 0LJ, Horsham
Website: https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078638.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1878)
Henry Willis & Sons built an organ for the Dining Hall of Christ's Hospital in Hertford in 1878. This school was founded in 1682 as a branch of the London school. In 1902 all the boys moved to the new school buildings in Horsham. The girls' school was closed in 1985. The organ was transferred to the Music School of Christ's Hospital in Horsham in 1985.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Horsham, United Kingdom (West Sussex) - Christ's Hospital School, Music School
Municipal: Horsham
Address: The Avenue, RH13 0LJ, Horsham
Website: https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078638.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1878)
Henry Willis & Sons built an organ for the Dining Hall of Christ's Hospital in Hertford in 1878. This school was founded in 1682 as a branch of the London school. In 1902 all the boys moved to the new school buildings in Horsham. The girls' school was closed in 1985. The organ was transferred to the Music School of Christ's Hospital in Horsham in 1985.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1878 | Hertford | Christ's Hospital School, Dining Hall |
| 1985 | Horsham | Christ's Hospital School, Music School |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 3 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 10 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Christ's Hospital / Mark Jameson, Evelyn Fisher. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 47, 1994. |