War Memorial Carillon  (WW I)

*Location:

   Old Music School
   (was Founders' Chapel)
   Charterhouse School
   Prince's Avenue
   Godalming, Surrey, England
   OS Ref. SU 963 449
   LL: N 51.19610, W 0.62267

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*Former location (1921-2012):

   Mostyn House School
   Grenfell Park
   Parkgate, Cheshire, England
   OS Ref. SJ 280 779
   LL: N 53.29360, W 3.08137

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City locator maps and gazetteer page (County is wrong; other data are correct.)

*Carillonist:

   (none appointed)

*Contact:

   Mr.Jamal Sutton, Assistant Director
     of Music and Organist
   E: jjs/@/charterhouse.org.uk
   - or -
   Charterhouse
   Godalming, Surrey  GU7 2DX
   T: (0)1483 291500   F: 1483 291607
   E: reception/@/charterhouse.org.uk

*Schedule:

   (None--unplayable as of Aug.2022)

*Remarks:

   Dates in CIL reflect bell casting;
   first 31 bells installed 1922; one bass
   and 5 trebles installed with new
   keyboard in 1926.
   2011: Mostyn House closed; bells must
   be transferred to another school,
   preferably Charterhouse.
   Oct.2013: Old bells installed with all
   new fittings, frame, transmission
   and keyboard with space for expansion
   to 4.5 octaves.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 37 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C 25
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s), i.e., from C to E 
   There are no missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The present keyboard was installed in 2013
     by Taylor       
   Prior history:
     In 1923, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by Taylor      
       (6 bells remain from that work.)
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    C --  
     In 1922, the instrument was enlarged to 31 bells
       by Taylor      
       (4 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Keyboard range was:     C G   /    ----  
       There was one missing bass semitone
     In 1921, the instrument was begun with 27 bells
       by Taylor      
       (27 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was G  in the middle octave
       There were two missing bass semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

The school Website is very photo-intensive, with many views of the former chapel and its large tower.  (But don't be confused by the two other towers on campus.)  The carillon is barely mentioned.

The organist has a Facebook presence.

A peace carillon page has photos and additional information.

British Carillon Society page (photo missing)

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/09/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/09/09