Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > Paddington > Christ Church (Lancaster Gate)
Details of Christ Church (Lancaster Gate), Paddington, London, England
(Bayswater)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1665 | Built by Thamar of Peterborough |
| 1681 | Rebuilt by Renatus Harris |
| 1794 | Rebuilt by Avery |
| 1850 | Moved from Cathedral, Winchester, England by |
| 1883 | Moved to St. Peter’s (New), Portsmouth, England by W. J. Burton of Winchester |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” , 1877. | |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Built by Walker |
| 1903 | Rebuilt by Norman & Beard |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912. | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 40 | - | 10 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1855-64 | Charles Steggall (1826-1905) |
| Charles Garland Verrinder (1834-1904) | |
| Frederick Archer (1838-1901) | |
| 1879-80 | F. Lewis Thomas (1857-1918) |
| 1881-87 | Francis Edward Gladstone (1845-1928) |
| 1886-1922 | H. W. Richards (1865-1956) |
| Davan Wetton (1862-1928) | |
| 1922-26 | Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) |
| 1932-46 | Arthur J. Pritchard (1908-1997) |
| 1953-64 | David Llewellyn Green (1935-) |
| John Stirling Oxlade (1946-) | |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| C. H. Stuart Duncan (1887-) | |
| Percy A. W. Fitch (1896-) | |
Please note we have not yet completed the full cross index of organists to churches, &c.
