This card shows the choir area at Carlisle cathedral in the UK. The organ is on the rear wall in this photo. This organ dates from 1856 by Henry Willis, with work done in 1907, 1962 and 1995 when David Wells strove the return to the organ some of the Father Willis sounds. Without knowing the date of the card one cannot know during which period of the organ's history this image was created. the Cathedral site has a helpful introduction to the instrument. Be sure to read the embedded pdf for more details and to see the specification. The card was produced by Sankeys Photo Press in Barrow-in-Furness.
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