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Details of Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Carlisle, England

1684

Organ History
1684	Built
Status
Unknown
Sources
The Musical Times 794

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
1	9	9	-	T

Great (Tracker GG,AA-c3 53 notes)
1.	Open Diapason
2.	Stopped Diapason
3.	Recorder
4.	Principal
5.	Twelfth
6.	Fifteenth
7.	Tierce
8.	Sesquialtera	III
9.	Cornet	IV

1804

Organ History
1804	Built by Avery
1856	Moved to Abbey, Hexham, England
Status
Moved
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	17	17	-	T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-d3)
1.	Stopped Diapason
2.	Principal
3.	Flute
4.	Dulciana		(fiddle G)
II. Great (Tracker GG-d3)
5.	Open Diapason
6.	Stopped Diapason
7.	Principal
8.	Twelfth
9.	Fifteenth
10.	Trumpet
11.	Sesquialtera	III
12.	Cornet	III	(middle c)
III. Swell (Tracker G-d3)
13.	Open Diapason
14.	Stopped Diapason
15.	Principal
16.	Cornet	III
17.	Hautboy

1856

Organ History
1856	Built by Willis
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	35	35	5	T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
2.	Clarabella	8'	wood.
3.	Dulciana	8'	metal.
4.	Gamba	8'	metal.
5.	Harmonic Flute	4'	metal.
6.	Clarionette	8'	metal.
II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
7.	Double Open Diapason	16'	metal.
8.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
9.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
10.	Principal	4'	metal.
11.	Twelfth	3'	metal.
12.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
13.	Sesquialtera	V	metal.
14.	Furniture	III	metal.
15.	Trombone	8'	metal.
16.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
17.	Clarion	4'	metal.
i	Swell to Great
ii	Choir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
18.	Double Diapason	16'	metal.
19.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
20.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
21.	Principal	4'	metal.
22.	Flageolet	2'	wood.
23.	Echo Cornet	V	wood & metal.
24.	Contra Fagotto	16'	wood.
25.	Horn	8'	metal.
26.	Oboe	8'	metal.
27.	Clarion	4'	metal.
28.	Vox Humana	8'	metal.
29.	Tremulant
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
30.	Open Diapason	16'	wood.
31.	Violone	16'	metal.
32.	Bourdon	16'	wood.
33.	Principal	8'	metal.
34.	Fifteenth	4'	metal.
35.	Trombone	16'	metal.
36.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
iii	Pedal to Great
iv	Pedal to Swell
v	Pedal to Choir

1907

Organ History
1907	Enlarged by Harrison
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 779

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	55	50	15	P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.	Double Saliconal	16'	Units [PED:BDN (CC-B), PED:DUL (C-c4)] wood, metal.
2.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
3.	Clarabel Flute	8'	wood.
4.	Viola da Gamba	8'	metal.
5.	Dulciana	8'	metal.
6.	Spitz Flute	4'	metal.
7.	Flauto Traverso	4'	metal.
8.	Gemshorn	2'	metal.
9.	Cornopean	8'	metal.
i	Swell to Choir
ii	Solo to Choir
II. Great ( CC-c4 61 notes)
Great (Pneumatic)
10.	Double Open Diapason	16'	metal.
11.	Open Diapason I	8'	metal.
12.	Open Diapason II	8'	metal.
13.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
14.	Hohl Flöte	8'	wood.
15.	Principal	4'	metal.
16.	Twelfth	3'	metal.
17.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
18.	Mixture	III [17-19-22]	metal.
Reeds (Pneumatic)
19.	Trombone	8'	metal.
20.	Tromba	8'	metal.
21.	Octave Tromba	4'	metal.
iii	Reeds on Solo
iv	Choir to Great
v	Swell to Great
vi	Solo to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
22.	Lieblich Bourdon	16'	wood.
23.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
24.	Lieblich Gedackt	8'	metal and wood.
25.	Echo Gamba	8'	metal.
26.	Vox Angelica	8'	metal. (tenor c)
27.	Octave	4'	metal.
28.	Lieblich Flöte	4'	wood.
29.	Flautina	2'	wood.
30.	Mixture	III [12-19-22]	metal.
31.	Double Trumpet	16'	metal.
32.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
33.	Orchestral Hautboy	8'	metal.
34.	Clarion	4'	metal.
35.	Tremulant
vii	Swell Octave
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes)
Enclosed (Pneumatic)
36.	Quintaten	16'	metal.
37.	Harmonic Flute	8'	metal.
38.	Concert Flute	4'	metal.
39.	Harmonic Piccolo	2'	metal.
40.	Viole Célest	16'	metal. (FF-c4)
41.	Viole Octaviente	16'	metal.
42.	Contra Fagotto	16'	Units [SOL:FAG] metal.
43.	Clarinet	8'	metal.
44.	Vox Humana	8'	metal.
45.	Tremulant
Unenclosed (Pneumatic)
46.	Tuba	8'	metal.
viii	Solo Super-Octave
ix	Solo Unison Off
x	Solo Sub-Octave
xi	Swell to Solo
Pedal ( CCC-G 32 notes)
47.	Double Open Diapason	32'	Units [PED:DIA] wood.
48.	Open Diapason	16'	Units [PED:DIA] wood.
49.	Open Wood	16'	Units [PED:OWD] wood.
50.	Sub-Bass	16'	Units [PED:BDN] wood.
51.	Violone	16'	metal.
52.	Octave Wood	8'	Units [PED:OWD] wood.
53.	Flute	8'	Units [PED:BDN] wood.
54.	Ophicleide	16'	Units [PED:OPH] metal.
55.	Fagotto	16'	Units [SOL:FAG] metal.
56.	Posaune	8'	Units [PED:OPH] metal.
57.	Bassooon	8'	metal.
xii	Choir to Pedal
xiii	Great to Pedal
xiv	Swell to Pedal
xv	Solo to Pedal

Unit	Division	Rank	Footage	I. Choir	IV. Solo	Pedal
PED:BDN	Pedal	Sub-Bass	16	16		16, 8
PED:DIA	Pedal	Open Diapason	32			32, 16
PED:DUL	Pedal	Dulciana	8	16
PED:OPH	Pedal	Ophicleide	16			16, 8
PED:OWD	Pedal	Open Wood	16			16, 8
SOL:FAG	Solo	Fagotto	16		16	16

List of Organists
c1560-1578	Thomas Southick (-1587)
-1587	Thomas Sowthick
1587-1610	Robert James
c1610-27	James Pearson
c1630-44	Robert Dalton
1665-93	John Howe
1693	Timothy How
1693-1734	Thimothy Howe
1734-49	Abraham Dobinson
1749-81	Charles Pick
1781-84	Thomas Greatorex (1758-1831)
1785-1833	Thomas Hill
1833-41	Richard Ingham (1804-1841)
1841-42	James Stimpson (1820-1886)
1842-1902	Henry Edmund Ford (1821-1909)
1902	Stanley G. P. Stubbs (1880-1960)
1903-04	E. G. Mercer (1873-1926)
1904-08	Sydney H. Nicholson (1875-1947)
1910-60	F. W. Wadely (1882-1970)
1960-91	Andrew Seivewright (1926-)
1991-2017	Jeremy Suter
2017-	Mark Duthie

List of Assistant Organists
	John Norman
	Abraham Young
1900-02	Stanley G. P. Stubbs (1880-1960)
1904	Geoffrey O’Connor-Morris (1886-1964)
1906-09	Theodore Walrond (1872-1935)
1908	A. W. P. Gayford (1889-1960)
1909-10	Theodore Walrond (1872-1935)
1915-19	Charles F. Eastwood (1888-)
1927-38	George Frederick Suart (1910-1975)
	William L. Snowdon (1906-1986)
1932-34	G. F. Stuart
1940-45	Keith Burton-Nickson (1925-2014)
	Ifor James (1931-2004)
1970-73	Christopher Rathbone (1947-)
1974-85	Hugh Davies
1985-87	Andrew Shaw
1987-89	Andrew Sackett
1989-95	Ian Hare (1949-)
1995-99	Charles Harrison
2000-05	David Gibbs
2005-08	John Robinson (1983-)
2008-	Edward Taylor