THE PARISH CHURCH of ST. ANDREW, UXBRIDGE
Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB10 0AE

Specification for the Organ                            Back to HOME PAGE

Brief History

1865

Hill

1809  Organ by Thomas Elliot moved here from Christ Church, Blackfriars

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;

1880/1

Hill

rebuilt and enlarged, the Great and Choir paid for by the congregation, the Swell by the Vicar;

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.

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;

1952

Walker

overhauled; new pedalboard; new basses and harmonic Trebles to Great Trumpet; gt-pd reversible pedal added; balanced swell replaced hitch-down pedal;

1968

Walker

organ moved from under the bell tower (S chancel) to the NW corner;

1975

Walker

added a Clarion 4' to the Swell;

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

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