Henry Willis & Sons
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Henry Willis & Sons is a renowned British firm of pipe organ builders, famous for constructing many of the United Kingdom’s most significant concert and church organs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Willis & Sons canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
pipe organ builder ⓘ |
| activity |
new organ construction
ⓘ
organ maintenance ⓘ organ rebuilding ⓘ organ restoration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Willis & Sons ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edwardian era organ building
ⓘ
Victorian era organ building ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exportedTo | various countries outside the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| founder | Henry Willis ⓘ |
| hasClientType |
cathedrals
ⓘ
concert halls ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ parish churches ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson |
Henry Willis
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Willis (organ builder)
Henry Willis ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Willis II
Henry Willis III ⓘ Henry Willis IV ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Alexandra Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandra Palace organ (restoration)
Glasgow City Hall organ ⓘ Liverpool Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral organ
Royal Albert Hall organ ⓘ Salisbury Cathedral organ ⓘ St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St Paul’s Cathedral organ, London
Truro Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Truro Cathedral organ
Winchester Cathedral organ ⓘ organ of Westminster Cathedral (work on/alterations) ⓘ organ of the Royal Festival Hall (work on/alterations) ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
engineering reliability
ⓘ
high tonal quality ⓘ historical importance in British organ building ⓘ |
| heritage | family-run business across multiple generations ⓘ |
| inception | 1845 ⓘ |
| industry |
musical instrument manufacturing
ⓘ
pipe organ construction ⓘ |
| influenced | development of British symphonic organ style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building church organs
ⓘ
building large concert hall organs ⓘ innovations in organ design ⓘ |
| operatesIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
electro-pneumatic action organs
ⓘ
tracker action organs ⓘ tubular pneumatic action organs ⓘ |
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