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Willis was born in London, the son of a North London builder, and with George Cooper, later sub-organist of St Paul's Cathedral, he learned to play the organ with some help from Thomas Attwood, St Paul's organist. [2]
Apr 27, 2021 · The current organ is built by Henry Willis – basically a new organ using only a few of the existing pipes. The console at this time is within the organ case and it is the first cathedral organ in the country to have adjustable pistons that have recently been invented by Willis. 1908-9
Henry Willis designed a new organ in 1885, but building work could not be undertaken due to a lack of funds. When Dr G J Bennett was appointed Organist in 1895, the Precentor warned him that ‘…the organ is a queer old instrument….
The Grand Organ of Westminster Cathedral is considered by many to be the greatest achievement and crowning glory of Henry Willis III, one of England's finest organ builders.
The cathedral’s organ was built by Henry Willis in 1892, replacing an earlier instrument by Gray and Davison dating from 1862–64. The pipe-rack which forms the case of today’s instrument also dates from the time of the Gray and Davison instrument and was designed by Gilbert Scott.
The cathedral’s organ was built by Henry Willis in 1883, and had three manuals and thirty-one stops. It was rebuilt by Hill, Norman and Beard in 1953, when no significant tonal alterations were made, but the instrument was housed in a new case by the architect Alban Caroe.
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The organ remains essentially as built by T.C. Lewis in 1897. Henry Willis & Sons provided a new console, lowered the pitch, added stop No 9 and altered the voicing in 1952.
