Carving workshop

great exhibition

Restoration of  Gray & Davison's pipe organ case and carvings at St Anne's Limehouse Church in London.

The great exhibition pipe organ was on display at Crystal Palace.

great exhibition pipe organ case restoration by Laurent Robert Woodcarver,

The Gray & Davison's pipe organ was awarded a gold medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851 held at Crystal Palace, Hyde park. The organ is now at St Anne's Limehouse.

great exhibition pipe organ case restoration by Laurent Robert Woodcarver, casework and carvings

Architect W.A. Howell designed the organ case, the crown pipe shades were of later addition. The lower sections of the case were restored in St Anne's church Limehouse.

great exhibition pipe organ case restoration by Laurent Robert Woodcarver, carvings dismantled

The various stages when restoring the outside towers.

great exhibition pipe organ case restoration by Laurent Robert Woodcarver, crown pipe shades repaired with linen

The crown pipe shades are secured with a layer of linen glued to their back.

great exhibition pipe organ case restoration by Laurent Robert Woodcarver, small mitre carvings dismantled

The carvings being dismantled and cleaned before re-gluing.

great exhibition pipe organ case restoration by Laurent Robert Woodcarver, small crown mitre carvings repaired

The crown pipe shades are secured with a layer of linen glued to their back.

logo , wooden mallet with carving chisel on top with a letter L above
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