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Details of St. Wulfram’s (Parish Church), Grantham, England


1736

Organ History
1736Built by Harris & Byfield
1809Added swell to echo organ by G. P. England
Status
Unknown
Sources
The Musical Times 799
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
3---T

1906

Organ History
1865Built by Foster & Andrews
1906Rebuilt by Norman & Beard
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 799

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
345448P

I. Choir and Solo (Pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
1.Open Diapason8'metal.
2.Violoncello8'wood and metal.
3.Viol d’Orchestre8'metal.
4.Dulciana8'metal.
5.Clarabel8'wood.
6.Principal4'metal.
7.Flauto Traverso4'metal.
8.Stopped Flute4'wood.
9.Flautina Harmonic2'metal.
10.Clarinet8'metal.
11.Orchestral Oboe8'metal.
12.Vox Humaina8'metal.
13.Tremulant  
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
14.Double Diapason16'wood.
15.Open Diapason I8'metal.
16.Open Diapason II8'metal.
17.Open Diapason III8'metal.
18.Stopped Diapason8'wood.
19.Hohl Flute8'metal.
20.Principal4'metal.
21.Harmonic Flute4'metal.
22.Twelfth2 2/3'metal.
23.Fifteenth2'metal.
24.MixtureIVmetal.
25.Trumpet8'metal.
26.Clarion4'metal.
iiSwell to Great  
iiiChoir to Great  
ivChoir to Great Sub-Octave  
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
27.Double Diapason16'metal.
28.Horn Diapason8'metal.
29.Open Diapason8'metal.
30.Stopped Diapason8'metal.
31.Echo Gamba8'metal.
32.Voix Celeste8'metal. (tenor c)
33.Gemshorn4'metal.
34.Lieblich Flute4'metal.
35.Fifteenth2'metal.
36.MixtureIIImetal.
37.Double Trumpet16'prepared  
38.Cornopean8'metal.
39.Oboe8'metal.
40.Clarion4'metal.
41.Tremulant  
vSwell Octave  
Pedal ( CCC-F 30 notes)
42.Double Diapason (wood)32'Units [PD:OW] wood.
43.Open Diapason (wood)16'Units [PD:OW] wood.
44.Open Diapason (metal) prepared Units [PD:OD]
45.Violone16'metal.
46.Bourdon16'wood.
47.Principal8'prepared Units [PD:OD]
48.Bass Flute8'Units [PD:OW] wood.
49.Violoncello8'metal.
50.Trombone16' 
51.Posaune8'prepared  
viSwell to Pedal  
viiGreat to Pedal  
viiiChoir to Pedal  

UnitDivisionRankFootagePipesI. Choir and SoloII. GreatIII. SwellPedal
PD:ODPedalOpen Diapason168,
PD:OWPedalOpen Wood3232, 16, 8



List of Organists
1832-63William Dixon
1865-86George Dixon (1820-1887)
1911-14Frank Radcliffe (1883-1922)
1914-37Edward Brown (1884-)
1941-61Stephen John Mundy (1896-1961)
1961-83Philip Joseph Lank (1924-)
1984-88Nicholas Kerrison
1988-92John Ball
1992-96John Wilkes
1996-97Ian Major (1947-)
1997-2001Philip Robinson
2002-07Michael Sands
2008-Tim Williams

List of Assistant Organists
1835-45George Dixon (1820-1887)

List of Organ Scholars
Joseph Beech (1994-)