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Sevenoaks, United Kingdom (Kent) - Knole House Chapel
Municipal: Sevenoaks
Address: Knole Lane, TN15 0RP, Sevenoaks
Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole

Description nr.: 2065644.

Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1605)


The chamber organ in the chapel of Knole House, Kent, is one of the oldest pipe organs in England. Its existence is traceable back to 1605, but it could be older. The instrument has a small closed cabinet with five ranks. All pipes are made of oak.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual5
Total number of stops5
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-d''): Bourdon 8', Diapason 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.

Recordings
  • Fantasies, Dreams and Jewels : Early English music : c. 1605 organ, Knole, England / Martin Souter. - Isis Records CD005 (CD). - 1993.
  • Early English Organ Music / Simon Preston. - ARCHIV Produktion 415675-2 (CD). - 1986. - Recorded in Armitage and Seven Oaks.