Company News All Saints Church, Carshalton, Surrey. The Works Clock!! (updated) A new organ in Saint James's Episcopal Church, Florence, Italy St. Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, New Zealand Christ Church, Port Sunlight All Saints' Church, Carshalton Henry Willis & Sons has recently been awarded the contract to rebuild this 1895 Willis organ, also completing the specification. The elaborate case and screen, by Sir Ninian Comper was erected when the organ was moved from its original position in the North Choir Aisle. The present choir organ, added in 1957 under the direction of Henry III, is now to be remodelled. The addition of a Great "Double", Pedal Ophicleide/Trombone and Violone is also planned as a part of this work. Click for more details on this project. Go to the top The Works Clock!! The clock has now been installed and set up. The two dials in St. Anne Street are once again showing the time. The previous occupants of our factory building removed the clock when they left in 2003 and we are delighted to announce that a replacement mechanical clock of 1899 by Joyce of Whitchurch has now been purchased and restored by Mr. Philip Irvine. The 'striking' side of the clock will eventually be put back into full use following the purchase of a suitable bell. Click here to see all the pictures of the Clock Go to the top A New Organ Henry Willis & Sons is proud to announce that a new organ of 24 stops over two Manuals and Pedals is now contracted for Saint James's Episcopal Church, Florence, Italy, for dedication at Christmas 2008 to mark the centenery of the church. The Manual and Pedal key actions will be mechanical with the addition of the Willis patented Floating Lever for the couplers, providing both Octaves Graves & Octaves Aigues for the Great Organ. The drawstop action is to be electric. Go to the top A New Organ A New Organ of 55 Stops over 4 Manuals and Pedals is to be built in J.L. Pearson's church of St. Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, New Zealand with new cases for both transept and chancel elevations. Go to the top Christ Church, Port Sunlight In 2006 Henry Willis & Sons was chosen to carry out a complete overhaul of the 1904 four-manual, Willis II organ (the only surviving, unaltered, large instrument built by Henry II) to include complete re-leathering of all 24 reservoirs, 15 concussions, all faceboard concussions, re-leathering of all Willis-lever key actions and piston combination actions, thorough cleaning and restoration of the pipework and restoration of the console. The first stage of the work (releathering of the four large reservoirs in the blowing chamber and all 20 of the other resersoirs in the organ, releathering of all concussions etc.) was completed in 2006 and the releathering of all of the Willis-lever actions and piston combination system has been completed in the early part of 2007. The final stage of the work which will include the cleaning and opverhauling of the whole of the remainder of the instrument will take place later in 2007. Click for more details on this project. Go to the top Article in The Organ 2006 with permission Download this article (PDF)