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Winchester College West RIP Dr Christopher Kent BEM and David Wickens
BIOS Council is sorry to hear of the deaths of two long-standing members, David Wickens and Dr Christopher Kent BEM. David was BIOS Archivist for many years and the publisher of important books on Samuel Green and the intricacies of pipe-scaling. Christopher was an Elgar scholar and founder of the Organ Historiography Course at the…
Holdich’s now-lost organ for ‘[St Oswald’s’] Malpas, Cheshire’, opened 21st November 1841 Holdich’s book of watercolours
BIOS has recently purchased a document for the British Organ Archive. It is an album of ephemera relating to the work and life of George Maydwell Holdich (1816-1896), including specifications, watercolours and letters, etc. The watercolours are finely executed, showing interesting detail. They cover the period 1838 to 1845. It is not clear exactly what…
Christ Church, Spitalfields Restoration Successes
Christ Church, Spitalfields, London Nicholas Hawksmoor’s monumental church houses Richard Bridge’s equally impressive organ of 1735. This famous instrument was the largest organ in England at the time of its construction. Neglected and out of use for many years, the organ has been stripped of Victorian accretions and restored to its original glory. The work…
Dominic Gwynn Dominic Gwynn RIP
We are sad to announce the death of Dominic Gwynn, Founder and Partner in Martin Goetze & Dominic Gwynn. Dominic was a pioneer, author and historian. His work in the field of historic restoration and reconstruction, along with his research into the pre-Victorian English organ, made him a leading light in the organ building and…