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  • CHA-CHA/5
  • Series
  • 1930 - 1993

    • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on the history of the organs in the School Chapel, from the first one installed in 1930 to the current instruments built in 1993.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Oakham School Organ Voluntaries

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/1-CHA/5/1/1
  • Item
  • 1975-09 - 1976-07

    • Part of Chapel

A book recording the voluntaries for the school organ, including the songs that they played.

Oakham School

Organ 1993

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2
  • Sub-Series
  • 1986 - 1993

    • Part of Chapel

This sub-series focuses on the history of the 1993 Organ in the School Chapel. After the 1930 organ expired and was replaced by a computer organ in the 1980s, the headmaster Graham Smallbone commissioned for a new organ to be built. Some items highlight the various proposals, the correspondence focuses on the building and installation of the organ and the photographic file finally shows the organ in Chapel.

Peter Collins

Organ 1930

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1930 - 1976

    • Part of Chapel

This sub-series focuses on the history of the first Chapel organ, dedicated in 1930.

Oakham School

Dedication of the Organ

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/1-CHA/5/1/2
  • Item
  • 26/07/1930

    • Part of Chapel

A programme for the service including psalms, hymns and upcoming events.

Oakham School

Photographs of the organ and recital

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/1-CHA/5/2/1/2
  • Item
  • 06/1993

    • Part of Chapel

Two black and white photographs of the new Peter Collins organ soon after its building in the School Chapel. The photographs A and B are identical but of different size.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photographs of the organ and recital

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/1-CHA/5/2/1/3
  • Item
  • 01/1993

    • Part of Chapel

A photograph of the pipes, laying on the Chapel floor whilst the organ is being built in 1993.

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