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Saint Martin-in-the-Fields J.W Walker and Sons Organ <br><br><a href="http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/church/music-in-worship/the-organ-of-st-martin-in-the-fields/">From the church website:</a> <br><br> Since Handel played at the opening recital of the original Schreider organ, the organ at St Martin-in-the-Fields has delighted and inspired generations of worshippers and concert-goers. <br><br> The current instrument, built by J W Walker &amp; Sons in 1990, is considered one of the finest in London, and was awarded The Carpenters Award for the quality of its casework. The full specification can be found below. The earliest mention of an organ in St Martin-in-the-Fields dates back to 1526. The first organ to be installed in the new Gibbs church of 1726 was built by Christopher Schreider in 1727 with 3 manuals, pedals and 22 stops. New organs by Gray (1799) and Bevington &amp; Sons (1853) replaced this instrument, but despite numerous rebuildings and modifications, the organ became very unreliable, with almost a third of it in an unusable state by the 1960s. This was finally replaced in 1990 by the current J W Walker &amp; Sons instrument, which is widely regarded as the firm’s flagship organ.
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Saint Martin-in-the-Fields J.W Walker and Sons Organ

From the church website:

Since Handel played at the opening recital of the original Schreider organ, the organ at St Martin-in-the-Fields has delighted and inspired generations of worshippers and concert-goers.

The current instrument, built by J W Walker & Sons in 1990, is considered one of the finest in London, and was awarded The Carpenters Award for the quality of its casework. The full specification can be found below. The earliest mention of an organ in St Martin-in-the-Fields dates back to 1526. The first organ to be installed in the new Gibbs church of 1726 was built by Christopher Schreider in 1727 with 3 manuals, pedals and 22 stops. New organs by Gray (1799) and Bevington & Sons (1853) replaced this instrument, but despite numerous rebuildings and modifications, the organ became very unreliable, with almost a third of it in an unusable state by the 1960s. This was finally replaced in 1990 by the current J W Walker & Sons instrument, which is widely regarded as the firm’s flagship organ.

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  • Saint Martin-in-the-Fields <br><br> Saint Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at Trafalgar Square in London. The church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. Martin, after a career in the Roman army, entered the Christian Church and became Bishop of Tours. He is remembered for an act of generosity by cutting his cloak in two to give to a beggar clad in rags. <br><br><a href="http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/about/history/">According to the church website</a> there is no official reference to a church on the site of Saint Martin’s until Norman times, when in 1222 a dispute was recorded between several parties on the Bishop’s authority over the church. <br><br> In around 1542, Henry VIII, “…built a new church and extended the parish boundaries to keep plague victims from being carried through his palace. This was enlarged in 1607 at the cost of Prince Henry, the son of King James I. This church was pulled down in 1721 to be replaced by the current building.” <br><br> James Gibbs designed the present church and was completed in 1726. Gibbs drew on the work of Christopher Wren (architect of over 50 churches in London including Saint Paul’s Cathedral) but departed from Wren’s practice in his integration of the tower into the church, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin-in-the-Fields">according to WIkipedia.</a> The design was criticized at the time but has established itself as a landmark and copied widely in the U.S. It has become one of the most significant ecclesiastical buildings in the English-speaking world, according to the church website. <br><br> The church is one of the most famous churches in London, according to Wikipedia. The church is the parish of the Royal Family, 10 Downing Street, and the Admiralty. The church flies the White Ensign of the Royal Navy rather than the Union Flag.
  • Saint Martin-in-the-Fields J.W Walker and Sons Organ <br><br><a href="http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/church/music-in-worship/the-organ-of-st-martin-in-the-fields/">From the church website:</a> <br><br> Since Handel played at the opening recital of the original Schreider organ, the organ at St Martin-in-the-Fields has delighted and inspired generations of worshippers and concert-goers. <br><br> The current instrument, built by J W Walker &amp; Sons in 1990, is considered one of the finest in London, and was awarded The Carpenters Award for the quality of its casework. The full specification can be found below. The earliest mention of an organ in St Martin-in-the-Fields dates back to 1526. The first organ to be installed in the new Gibbs church of 1726 was built by Christopher Schreider in 1727 with 3 manuals, pedals and 22 stops. New organs by Gray (1799) and Bevington &amp; Sons (1853) replaced this instrument, but despite numerous rebuildings and modifications, the organ became very unreliable, with almost a third of it in an unusable state by the 1960s. This was finally replaced in 1990 by the current J W Walker &amp; Sons instrument, which is widely regarded as the firm’s flagship organ.
  • Saint Martin-in-the-Fields <br><br> Saint Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at Trafalgar Square in London. The church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. Martin, after a career in the Roman army, entered the Christian Church and became Bishop of Tours. He is remembered for an act of generosity by cutting his cloak in two to give to a beggar clad in rags. <br><br><a href="http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/about/history/">According to the church website</a> there is no official reference to a church on the site of Saint Martin’s until Norman times, when in 1222 a dispute was recorded between several parties on the Bishop’s authority over the church. <br><br> In around 1542, Henry VIII, “…built a new church and extended the parish boundaries to keep plague victims from being carried through his palace. This was enlarged in 1607 at the cost of Prince Henry, the son of King James I. This church was pulled down in 1721 to be replaced by the current building.” <br><br> James Gibbs designed the present church and was completed in 1726. Gibbs drew on the work of Christopher Wren (architect of over 50 churches in London including Saint Paul’s Cathedral) but departed from Wren’s practice in his integration of the tower into the church, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin-in-the-Fields">according to WIkipedia.</a> The design was criticized at the time but has established itself as a landmark and copied widely in the U.S. It has become one of the most significant ecclesiastical buildings in the English-speaking world, according to the church website. <br><br> The church is one of the most famous churches in London, according to Wikipedia. The church is the parish of the Royal Family, 10 Downing Street, and the Admiralty. The church flies the White Ensign of the Royal Navy rather than the Union Flag.
  • Saint Martin-in-the-Fields <br><br> Saint Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at Trafalgar Square in London. The church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. Martin, after a career in the Roman army, entered the Christian Church and became Bishop of Tours. He is remembered for an act of generosity by cutting his cloak in two to give to a beggar clad in rags. <br><br><a href="http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/about/history/">According to the church website</a> there is no official reference to a church on the site of Saint Martin’s until Norman times, when in 1222 a dispute was recorded between several parties on the Bishop’s authority over the church. <br><br> In around 1542, Henry VIII, “…built a new church and extended the parish boundaries to keep plague victims from being carried through his palace. This was enlarged in 1607 at the cost of Prince Henry, the son of King James I. This church was pulled down in 1721 to be replaced by the current building.” <br><br> James Gibbs designed the present church and was completed in 1726. Gibbs drew on the work of Christopher Wren (architect of over 50 churches in London including Saint Paul’s Cathedral) but departed from Wren’s practice in his integration of the tower into the church, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin-in-the-Fields">according to WIkipedia.</a> The design was criticized at the time but has established itself as a landmark and copied widely in the U.S. It has become one of the most significant ecclesiastical buildings in the English-speaking world, according to the church website. <br><br> The church is one of the most famous churches in London, according to Wikipedia. The church is the parish of the Royal Family, 10 Downing Street, and the Admiralty. The church flies the White Ensign of the Royal Navy rather than the Union Flag.
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