Specification for the Organ Back to HOME PAGE
Brief History
1865 |
Hill |
1809 Organ by Thomas Elliot moved here from Christ Church, Blackfriars |
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1867 |
Hill |
"altered and improved" - believed to refer to the standardisation of the manual and pedal compass to CC; a straight and flat pedalboard is believed to have been fitted at this time; |
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1880/1 |
Hill |
rebuilt and enlarged, the Great and Choir paid for by the congregation, the Swell by the Vicar; |
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1898 |
William Hill & Son |
New TP action throughout, new coupler action, new Great and Choir soundboards, Split pallets added to Swell, Swell Tremulant, Extra bellows, Re-voiced where necessary. |
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Date unknown |
Revd Noel A Bonavia-Hunt |
believed to have made some modifications - eg raising the cut-up of the Pedal Open Diapason, removing the bells from the Flute Pavillon, and bearded the Gamba; |
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1952 |
Walker |
overhauled; new pedalboard; new basses and harmonic Trebles to Great Trumpet; gt-pd reversible pedal added; balanced swell replaced hitch-down pedal; |
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1968 |
Walker |
organ moved from under the bell tower (S chancel) to the NW corner; |
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1975 |
Walker |
added a Clarion 4' to the Swell; |
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1978 |
A. Noterman & Nephew |
from the organ of Holy Trinity, Finchley Road a Principal 2', Mixture III (22.26.29) and Trompette 8'were added to the Choir, and a Violone (extended 16,8,4) was added to the Pedal; the Swell Oboe was made available on the Choir at 8', and a Bombardon 16' (by Gern) was added to the Pedal |
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1999-2000 |
B.C. Shepherd & Son |
rebuilt with EP action; refitted console and made some tonal alterations; a frontage of dummy pipes has been fitted to the E facing front, behind the arch, to replace a wood and fabric grille; 7 stops from the Elliot organ survive; |
Department and Stop list
Pedal | Key action EP Stop action EP Compass-low C Compass-high f1 Keys 30 | |||
1 | Open Diapason | 16 | A | |
2 | Violone | 16 | B | |
3 | Bourdon | 16 | C | |
4 | Quint | 10 2/3 | C | |
5 | Octave | 8 | A | |
6 | Principal | 8 | B | |
7 | Bass Flute | 8 | C | |
8 | Fifteenth | 4 | B | |
9 | Octave Flute | 4 | C | |
10 | Twenty Second | 2 | B | |
11 | Bombardon | 16 | Gern pipes | |
12 | Fagotto | 16 | D | |
13 | Oboe | 8 | D | |
14 | Oboe | 4 | D | |
Choir | Key action EP Stop action EP Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56 | |||
15 | Stopped Diapason | 8 | ||
16 | Gemshorn | 4 | ||
17 | Rohr Flute | 4 | ||
18 | Nazard | 2 2/3 | ||
19 | Fifteenth | 2 | ||
20 | Block Flute | 2 | ||
21 | Tierce | 1 3/5 | ||
22 | Mixture | II | 22.26 | |
23 | Clarionet | 8 | A# | |
24 | Swell Oboe | 8 | D | |
25 | Tremulant | |||
26 | Solo Trumpet | 8 | ||
27 | spare knob | |||
Great | Key action EP Stop action EP Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56 | |||
28 | Double Diapason | 16 | ||
29 | Open Diapason | 8 | ||
30 | Flute Pavillion | 8 | ||
31 | Gedeckt | 8 | ||
32 | Principal | 4 | ||
33 | Harmonic Flute | 4 | ||
34 | Fifteenth | 2 | ||
35 | Mixture | III | 12.19.22 | |
36 | Trumpet | 8 | ||
Swell | Key action EP Stop action EP Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56 Enclosed | |||
37 | Double Diapason | 16 | ||
38 | Open Diapason | 8 | ||
39 | Stopped Diapason | 8 | ||
40 | Salicional | 8 | ||
41 | Voix Celeste | 8 | TC | |
42 | Principal | 4 | ||
43 | Fifteenth | 2 | ||
44 | Mixture | II | 19.22 | |
45 | Contra Fagotto | 16 | D | |
46 | Cornopean | 8 | ||
47 | Oboe | 8 | D | |
48 | Clarion | 4 | ||
49 | Tremulant |
Blowing = electric
Console Couplers
Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Swell octave
Choir to Great, Choir to Pedal, Choir octave, Choir sub-octave
Great to Pedal
Accessories
6 general thumb pistons
6 thumb pistons Swell, 6 Great, 6 Choir
reversible thumb pistons sw-gt, sw-ch, ch-gt, sw-pd, gt-pd, ch-pd
setter thumb piston
general cancel thumb piston
6 toe pistons Swell, 6 Great
reversible toe pistons sw-gt, gt-pd
generals on Swell toe pistons
8-channel piston capture system
balanced swell pedal