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== Reception == |
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The pipe organ was relocated to the station in 2022, and the ceremony was held in October 27, 2022. The organist [[Anna Lapwood]], Director of Music at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge|Pembroke College]], Cambridge, played at the event. Organists and Network Rail officials cited the positive reaction they observed from the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church organ rehomed at London Bridge station for passengers to enjoy |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/10/church-organ-rehomed-at-london-bridge-station-for-passengers-to-enjoy.html |website=RailAdvent |access-date=22 October 2023 |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Victorian church organ rehomed in the heart of London Bridge station |url=https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/major-organ-rehomed-in-the-heart-of-london-bridge-station |website=Network Rail Media Centre |access-date=22 October 2023 |language=english}}</ref><ref name="timeout"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Herbie |title=Victorian pipe organ installed at London Bridge Station |url=https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/victorian-pipe-organ-installed-at-london-bridge-station/ |website=southwarknews.co.uk |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=London Bridge railway station is new home for Victorian church organ |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/london-bridge-railway-station-is-new-home-for-victorian-church-organ/ |website=South London News |access-date=22 October 2023 |date=27 October 2022}}</ref> |
The pipe organ was relocated to the station in 2022, and the ceremony was held in October 27, 2022. The organist [[Anna Lapwood]], Director of Music at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge|Pembroke College]], Cambridge, also known as "the TikTok organist",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marshall |first1=Alex |title=On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/music/anna-lapwood-organist-tiktok.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=21 December 2022}}</ref> played at the event. Organists and Network Rail officials cited the positive reaction they observed from the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church organ rehomed at London Bridge station for passengers to enjoy |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/10/church-organ-rehomed-at-london-bridge-station-for-passengers-to-enjoy.html |website=RailAdvent |access-date=22 October 2023 |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Victorian church organ rehomed in the heart of London Bridge station |url=https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/major-organ-rehomed-in-the-heart-of-london-bridge-station |website=Network Rail Media Centre |access-date=22 October 2023 |language=english}}</ref><ref name="timeout"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Herbie |title=Victorian pipe organ installed at London Bridge Station |url=https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/victorian-pipe-organ-installed-at-london-bridge-station/ |website=southwarknews.co.uk |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=London Bridge railway station is new home for Victorian church organ |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/london-bridge-railway-station-is-new-home-for-victorian-church-organ/ |website=South London News |access-date=22 October 2023 |date=27 October 2022}}</ref> |
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Lapwood's performance of ''[[God Save The King]]'', accompanied by a security guard, went viral on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Beautiful’ organist duet with railway station guard began with national anthem |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/marcella-cambridge-pembroke-college-london-bridge-people-b2165421.html |website=The Independent |access-date=26 October 2023 |language=en |date=12 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Somerville |first1=Ewan |title=Watch: Security guard's opera tribute to Queen Elizabeth brings London train station to tears |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/11/watch-security-guards-opera-tribute-queen-elizabeth-brings-london/ |website=The Telegraph |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=11 September 2022}}</ref> David Hill, Organ Scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, also performed on the organ, playing [[Bach]]'s ''[[Toccata in D minor]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Hill plays organ at tube station - The Bach Choir |url=https://thebachchoir.org.uk/news/david-hill-plays-organ-at-tube-station/ |website=thebachchoir.org.uk |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=21 February 2023}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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The London Bridge station pipe organ is a Victorian pipe organ built in 1880 that was saved by "Pipe Up for Pipe Organs" charity project from a closed church and relocated in 2022 to the London Bridge station for everybody to play.
The pipe organ, nicknamed "Henry", was built by Henry Jones and was located at United Reformed church in Whetstone, north London, until its closure in 2021. It is a "a one-manual, eight-stop organ with pedals". The organ blower has a 30-minute switch, and its freely available to anyone to play.[1]
The organ was relocated to the London Bridge station (Stainer Street concourse, near St Thomas Street) in 2022, by a charity project led by the organ restorer Martin Renshaw, called "Pipe Up for Pipe Organs", as an attempt to save the organ and to get a public attention to the loss of pipe organs from a number of closed churches.[1][2][3]
Another pipe organ relocated by the project, James, is located in Trinity Court, Whitgift Shopping CentreinCroydon, south London.[4]
The pipe organ was relocated to the station in 2022, and the ceremony was held in October 27, 2022. The organist Anna Lapwood, Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, also known as "the TikTok organist",[5] played at the event. Organists and Network Rail officials cited the positive reaction they observed from the public.[6][7][3][8][9]
Lapwood's performance of God Save The King, accompanied by a security guard, went viral on Twitter.[10][11] David Hill, Organ Scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, also performed on the organ, playing Bach's Toccata in D minor.[12]
