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Organ

  • 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

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

Ephemera

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/1
  • File
  • 1993

    • Part of Chapel

Photographs, negatives and an order of service connected to the inaugural performance and dedication of the new chapel organ.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photographs of the organ and recital

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/1-CHA/5/2/1/6
  • Item
  • 1993

    • Part of Chapel

Four photographs of five people posing in front of the new Peter Collins organ in the School Chapel. They are (L to R): Peter Collins (Builder), David Woodcock (Head of Music), Peter Hurford (Organist), Graham Smallbone (Headmaster) and Simon Schanschieff (Chairman of the Trustees). The photographs are all slightly different (A to D).

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Correspondence

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/2
  • File
  • 1990 - 1993

    • Part of Chapel

A series of correspondance concering the Peter Collins' organ.

Graham Smallbone

A letter from Mr Smallbone to Mr Collins

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/2-CHA/5/2/2/23
  • Item
  • 15/10/1992

    • Part of Chapel

A letter concerning the installation of the organ and the proposed festval for the following year. Also discuses an exhibition in the Bowes Room.

Graham Smallbone

A letter from Mr Smallbone to Dr and Mrs White

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/2-CHA/5/2/2/24
  • Item
  • 01/10/1992

    • Part of Chapel

A letter discussing the installation of the organ and discussing an inscription that could be made to honour David White and Henrietta Lea.

Graham Smallbone

A letter from Mr Smallbone to Mr Collins

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2-CHA/5/2/2-CHA/5/2/2/30
  • Item
  • 02/06/1993

    • Part of Chapel

A letter concerning problems with the new instruments and the upset at the unfinished nature of the organ.

Graham Smallbone