The Organ

The organ is located at the front of the church in a large gallery with a fine case in Spanish mahogany with five towers and four flats. Most of the pipes in the case date from 1841 and have decoration of a similar style to the Hill work at York Minster. A detached console is located near the front of the church, between the choir stalls, facing the communion rail. There are approximately 2,500 pipes.

The organ case

The organ was installed by John Brown (1841) with additions by William Denman (1876), Brindley & Foster (1913), Summers & Barnes (1929), Wood Wordsworth (1967) and Principal Pipe Organs (1989, 1994).

Specification of the organ:

Pedal (9 stops)

Choir (10 stops) (enclosed)

1

Open Diapason

16

10

Rohr Flute

8

2

Bourdon

16

11

Salicional

8

3

Quint

10 2/3

12

Stopped Flute

4

4

Principal

8

13

Gemshorn

2

5

Bass Flute

8

14

Mixture (19.22)

II

6

Fifteenth

4

15

Orchestral Oboe

8

7

Trombone (Choir)

16

16

Clarinet

8

8

Tromba (Choir)

8

Tremulant

9

Tromba Clarion (Choir)

4

(unenclosed)

17

Contra Tromba

16

18

Tromba

8

19

Tromba Clarion

4

Great (14 stops)

Swell (13 stops)

20

Double Diapason

16

34

Lieblich Bourdon

16

21

Open Diapason No.1

8

35

Open Diapason

8

22

Open Diapason No.2

8

36

Claribel Flute

8

23

Stopped Diapason

8

37

Viole d’Orchestre

8

24

Dulciana

8

38

Voix Celestes (TC)

8

25

Octave

4

39

Principal

4

26

Open Flute

4

40

Nason Flute

4

27

Twelfth

2 2/3

41

Fifteenth

2

28

Super Octave

2

42

Larigot

1 1/3

29

Mixture (15.19.22.26)

IV

43

Mixture (19.22.26.29)

IV

30

Trumpet

8

44

Double Trumpet

16

Tremulant

45

Cornopean

8

31

Contra Tromba (Choir)

16

46

Oboe

8

32

Tromba (Choir)

8

Tremulant

33

Tromba Clarion (Choir)

4

Accessories

Couplers

6 thumb pistons to each manual

Great to Pedal

8 general thumb pistons

Swell to Pedal

Reversible thumb pistons for:

Choir to Pedal

Ch-Ped, Gt-Ped, Sw-Ped, Sw-Ch, Sw-Gt

Swell to Choir

6 toe pistons to Pedal

Swell to Great

8 toe pistons switchable between Swell and Generals

Choir to Great

Reversible toe pistons for:

Choir Octave

Gt-Ped, Sw-Gt

Choir Suboctave

Choir Unison Off

Great and Pedal combinations coupled

Speed adjustment to each tremulant

Swell Octave

Swell Suboctave

16 channels of memory to Departmental pistons

Swell Unison Off

96 channels of memory to General pistons