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Details of Cathedral, Durham, England

1661

Organ History
1661	Built by George Dallam of London
Status
Unknown
Sources
The Musical Times 747

1683

Organ History
1683	Built by Bernard Smith
1747	Added Swell by Abraham Jordon
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
“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

1876

Organ History
1876	Built by Willis
1880	Restored
1909	Restored
Status
Unknown
Sources
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
4	55	55	9	T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
1.	Lieblich Gedact	16'	metal and wood.
2.	Lieblich Gedact	8'	metal and wood.
3.	Salicional	8'	metal.
4.	Vox Angelica	8'	metal.
5.	Flauto Traverso	8'	wood.
6.	Lieblich Gedact	8'	metal.
7.	Gemshorn	4'	metal.
8.	Flauto Traverso	4'	wood.
9.	Corno di Bassetto	8'
II. Great (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
10.	Open Diapason	16'	metal.
11.	Open Diapason (large)	8'	metal.
12.	Open Diapason (small)	8'	metal.
13.	Gamba (throughout)	8'	metal.
14.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
15.	Claribel Flute	8'	wood.
16.	Octave	4'	metal.
17.	Harmonic Flute	4'	metal.
18.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'	metal.
19.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
20.	Piccolo	2'	wood.
21.	Mixture	IV	metal.
22.	Double Trumpet	16'	metal.
23.	Cornopean	8'	metal.
24.	Clarion	4'	metal.
i	Swell to Great, Unison
ii	Swell Octave to Great, Octave
iii	Swell to Great, Sub-octave
iv	Choir to Great
v	Solo to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
25.	Double Diapason	16'	metal and wood.
26.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
27.	Open Diapason (small)	8'	metal.
28.	Viol d’Amour	8'	metal.
29.	Lieblich Gedact	8'	wood.
30.	Octave	4'	metal.
31.	Harmonic Flute	4'	metal.
32.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
33.	Piccolo	2'	wood.
34.	Mixture	V	metal.
35.	Contra Fagotto	16'	metal.
36.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
37.	Oboe	8'	metal.
38.	Vox Humana	8'	metal.
39.	Clarion	4'	metal.
40.	Tremulant
IV. Solo (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
41.	Harmonic Flute	8'	metal.
42.	Orchestral Oboe	8'	metal.
43.	Corno di Bassetto	8'	metal.
44.	Tuba	8'	metal.
45.	Concert Harmonic Flute	4'	metal.
46.	Clarion	4'	metal.
Pedal (Tracker CCC-F 30 notes)
47.	Open Diapason	32'	wood.
48.	Open Diapason	16'	wood.
49.	Open Diapason	16'	metal.
50.	Violon	16'	metal.
51.	Bourdon	16'	wood.
52.	Octave	8'	metal.
53.	Flute	8'	wood.
54.	Mixture	IV	metal.
55.	Posaune	16'	metal.
56.	Cornopean	8'	metal.
vi	Solo to Pedal
vii	Swell to Pedal
viii	Great to Pedal
ix	Choir to Pedal

1905

Organ History
1905	Rebuilt & enlarged by Harrison
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 747

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	73	-	17	EP

I. Choir (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
1.	Lieblich Gedact	16'
2.	Open Diapason	8'
3.	Viol di Gamba	8'
4.	Salicional	8'
5.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
6.	Flauto Traverso	8'
7.	Gemshorn	4'
8.	Lieblich Gedact	4'
9.	Flauto Traverso	4'
10.	Harmonic Piccolo	2'
11.	Dulciana Mixture	III [12-19-22]
12.	Clarionet	8'
i	Swell to Choir
II. Great (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
13.	Double Open Diapason	16'
14.	Contra Clarabella	16'
15.	Open Diapason I	8'
16.	Open Diapason II	8'
17.	Stopped Diapason	8'
18.	Gamba	8'
19.	Hohl Flute	8'
20.	Claribel Flute	8'
21.	Octave	4'
22.	Harmonic Flute	4'
23.	Saube Flute	4'
24.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'
25.	Fifteenth	2'
26.	Piccolo	2'
27.	Mixture	IV [15-17-19-22]
28.	Double Trumpet	16'
29.	Posaune	8'
30.	Horn	8'
31.	Clarion	4'
ii	Swell to Great
iii	Choir to Great
iv	Solo to Great
III. Swell (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
32.	Double Diapason	16'
33.	Open Diapason I	8'
34.	Open Diapason II	8'
35.	Viol d’Amour	8'
36.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
37.	Octave	4'
38.	Harmonic Flute	4'
39.	Super Octave	2'
40.	Mixture	V [12-15-17-19-22]
41.	Contra Fagotto	16'
42.	Cornopean	8'
43.	Oboe	8'
44.	Clarion	4'
45.	Vox Humana	8'
46.	Tremulant
IV. Solo ( CC-a3 58 notes)
Enclosed (Electro-pneumatic)
47.	Contra Viola	16'
48.	Viole d’Orchestra	8'
49.	Viole Céleste	8'
50.	Cornet de Violes	IV [8-10-12-15]
51.	Harmonic Flute	8'
52.	Concert Flute	4'
53.	Cor Anglais	16'
54.	Corno di Bassetto	8'
55.	Orchestral Oboe	8'
56.	Trombone	16'
57.	Tromba	8'
58.	Tremulant
Unenclosed (Electro-pneumatic)
59.	Tuba	8'
60.	Tuba Clarion	4'
v	Solo Octave
vi	Swell to Solo
vii	Great Reeds on Solo
Pedal (Electro-pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes)
61.	Double Open Diapason	32'	wood.
62.	Open Diapason	16'	wood.
63.	Open Diapason	16'	metal.
64.	Violone	16'	metal.
65.	Bourdon	16'	wood.
66.	Principal	16'	wood.
67.	Octave	8'	metal.
68.	Flute	8'	wood.
69.	Mixture	IV [12-15-19-22]	metal.
70.	Contra Bombard	32'
71.	Bombard	16'
72.	Ophicleide	16'
73.	Trumpet	8'
viii	Solo to Pedal
ix	Swell to Pedal
x	Great to Pedal
xi	Choir to Pedal

List of Organists
1557-76	John Brimley (1502-1576)
1576-87	William Browne
1588-94	Robert Masterman
1594-99	William Smyth
1599-c1609	William Browne
1609-11	Edward Smyth (-1611)
1612-13	Dodson
1614-c1646	Richard Hutchinson (-1646)
1661-77	John Foster (-1677)
1677-81	Alexander Shaw
1681-1710	William Greggs (-1710)
1710-63	James Heseltine (1692-1763)
1763-1811	Thomas Ebdon (1738-1811)
1811-13	Charles E. J. Clarke (1795-1844)
1813-62	William Henshaw (1791-1877)
1862-1907	Philip Armes (1836-1908)
1907-33	Arnold D. Culley (1867-1947)
1933-36	J. Dykes Bower (1905-1981)
1936-74	Conrad Eden (1905-1994)
1974-85	Richard Lloyd (1933-)
1985-2017	James Lancelot (1952-)
2019-	Joseph Beech (1994-)

List of Assistant Organists
	Ralph Banks (1762-1841)
	Thomas Wright (1763-1829)
	John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876)
-1850	John M. W. Young (1822-1897)
-1874	J. C. Whitehead
	Thomas H. Collinson (1858-1928)
1895-1903	J. Lionel Bennett (1867-1934)
1903-18	William Ellis (1868-)
1918-19	Basil Maine (1894-1972)
1968-72	Bruce Richard Cash (1947-)
1973-80	Alan Thurlow (1947-)
1980-82	David Hill (1957-)
1982-85	Ian Shaw
199-68	Cyril Beaumont Maude (1892-1968)
1991-2011	Keith Wright

List of Organ Scholars
1999	Daniel Hyde
2000-03	James Davy
2003-05	Christopher Totney
2005	Christopher Ouvry-Johns
2006	Toby Moschard
2008	Joseph Causby
2014-17	Jonathan Allsopp
2017-	Imogen Morgan
2018-	Oliver Morrell

List of Other Organists
2009-11	Oliver Brett
2011-15	Ratnanayagam
2016-18	Jason Lowe