Lewis & Co
Lewis and Company was an important firm of organ builders founded by Thomas Christopher Lewis (1833-1915), one of the leading organ builders of late 19th Century Britain. Born in London in 1833, the son of Thomas Archdeacon Lewis (1780-1862), a secretary to Charles Blomfield, Bishop of London. Although trained as an architect, Lewis founded a firm of organ builders with John Tunstall and John Whitacker in about 1860. In 1866, the firm moved into premises in Shepherds Lane (now Ferndale Road), Brixton. Under Lewis's direction, the firm built instruments ranging from small chamber organs to major cathedral and concert organs. Lewis was strongly inspired by the organs built in Germany by Edmund Schulze and in France by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. He was renowned for instruments that had a bright,
Wikipage disambiguates
primaryTopic
Lewis & Co
Lewis and Company was an important firm of organ builders founded by Thomas Christopher Lewis (1833-1915), one of the leading organ builders of late 19th Century Britain. Born in London in 1833, the son of Thomas Archdeacon Lewis (1780-1862), a secretary to Charles Blomfield, Bishop of London. Although trained as an architect, Lewis founded a firm of organ builders with John Tunstall and John Whitacker in about 1860. In 1866, the firm moved into premises in Shepherds Lane (now Ferndale Road), Brixton. Under Lewis's direction, the firm built instruments ranging from small chamber organs to major cathedral and concert organs. Lewis was strongly inspired by the organs built in Germany by Edmund Schulze and in France by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. He was renowned for instruments that had a bright,
has abstract
Lewis and Company was an impor ...... the firm that he had founded.
@en
Wikipage page ID
25,259,831
Wikipage revision ID
731,119,628
subject
hypernym
type
comment
Lewis and Company was an impor ...... instruments that had a bright,
@en
label
Lewis & Co
@en