Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Chelmsford > St. Mary’s (Anglican) Cathedral
St. Mary’s (Parish Church), Chelmsford, England
| Building History | |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Became cathedral |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1772 | Built by Crang & Hancock |
| 1864 | Enlarged by William Hill |
| 1874 | Moved to the East end by William Hill |
| 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 | |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Built by Norman & Beard |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 688 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 37 | 37 | 7 | - |
| I. Choir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 2. | Claribel | 8' | |
| 3. | Viol d’Gamba | 8' | |
| 4. | Dulciana | 8' | |
| 5. | Gemshorn | 8' | |
| 6. | Flute (old) | 4' | |
| 7. | Flautino | 2' | |
| 8. | Clarinet | 8' | |
| 9. | Tuba Milabilis | 8' | |
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| ii | Great to Choir | ||
| II. Great | |||
| 10. | Double Diapason | 16' | |
| 11. | Open Diapason I | 8' | |
| 12. | Open Diapason II | 8' | |
| 13. | Stopt Diapason | 8' | |
| 14. | Corno Flute | 8' | |
| 15. | Principal | 4' | |
| 16. | Harmonic Flute | 4' | |
| 17. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 18. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 19. | Mixture | III | |
| 20. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| iii | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell | |||
| 21. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 22. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 23. | Lieblich Gedact | 8' | |
| 24. | Saliconal | 8' | |
| 25. | Vox Angelica | 8' | |
| 26. | Principal | 4' | |
| 27. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 28. | Mixture | III | |
| 29. | Double Trumpet | 16' | |
| 30. | Horn | 8' | |
| 31. | Oboe | 8' | |
| iv | Swell Octave | ||
| Pedal | |||
| 32. | Open Diapason (wood) | 16' | |
| 33. | Open Diapason (metal) | 16' | |
| 34. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 35. | Bass Flute | 8' | |
| 36. | Principal | 8' | |
| 37. | Trombone | 16' | |
| v | Choir to Pedal | ||
| vi | Great to Pedal | ||
| vii | Swell to Pedal | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Hill, Norman & Beard |
| Sources | |
| Letter from Frank W. Haycraft, 1933 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 51 | - | 22 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| c1861 | John Barnes (1826-) |
| 1864-76 | Harold Edward Stidolph (1845-1903) |
| 1876-1942 | Frederick Frye (1851-1942) |
| 1944-49 | Roland Middleton (1896-1983) |
| 1949-53 | Stanley Vann (1910-2010) |
| 1953-62 | Derrick Edward Cantrell (1926-) |
| 1961-65 | Philip Ledger (1937-2012) |
| 1965-81 | John Jordan (1941-2012) |
| 1968-86 | David Sparrow |
| 1981-99 | Graham Elliott (1945-) |
| 1999-2012 | Peter Nardone (1965-) |
| 2012- | James Davy |
| 2019- | Hilary Punnett |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Geoffrey Beckett (1921-1995) |
| 1963-65 | John Jordan (1941-2012) |
| 1966-68 | Peter Cross |
| 1986-91 | Timothy Allen |
| 1991-99 | Neil Weston |
| 1999-2003 | Edward Wellman |
| 2003-08 | Robert Poyser |
| 2008-09 | Tom Wilkinson |
| 2009-13 | Oliver Waterer |
| 2013-19 | Laurence Lyndon-Jones |
| List of Organ Scholars | |
|---|---|
| Dan Soper | |