THE THEATRE ORGAN

Robert Hope-JonesRobert Hope-Jones (1859-1914) Father of The Theatre Organ

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PART THREE

THE ORGANS & ORGANISTS
of
THE GRANADA THEATRE CIRCUIT

The Faces of SB CollageSidney Bernstein

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THE GRANADA THEATRE WELLING

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The Granada Welling Collage

The Granada Theatre Welling opened in February 1938.  George Coles was the architect and Theodore Komisarjevsky was responsible for the interior decoration.   A Wurlitzer Theatre Organ with 3 Manuals, 8 Ranks and a Grand Piano attached had been installed and Robinson Cleaver played it at the opening.  Apparently Organ concerts were given until the late 1970s.

When the theatre closed in July 1983, The Wurlitzer Theatre Organ was removed and reinstalled at the Woking Leisure Centre.  The Organ has since been modified to have 19 Ranks and is now housed in Wurlitzer Hall at the Leisure Centre.

???????????????????Robinson Cleaver at The Wurlitzer Organ of the Granada Theatre Welling  

Click here to hear the organ being played at Woking Leisure Centre

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