Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Building Details | Empire Theatre, Coventry, England

HERE 2 Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Building Details | Empire Theatre, Coventry, England

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Details of Empire Theatre, Coventry, England

Building History
1856	Built as “Corn Exchange”
1906	Rebuilt as “Empire Theatre”
1933	Rebuilt after fire
1969	Renamed “A.B.C. Empire”
1971	Closed and demolished

1929

Organ History
1929	Built by Standaart

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
2	-	4	-	EP

1933

Organ History
1933	Built by Compton

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	-	11	-	EP

List of Organists
1935	Lewis Gerard (1908-1995)
1939	Harold Hunt (1901-)
1943-44	Hubert Cooter (1904-)

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