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Details of Cathedral, Chester, England

Organ History
Built by Bernard Smith
c1760Choir organ and trumpet added by Snetzler
1844Removed
Status
Destroyed
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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
21414--

Great ( GG to d3 52 notes)
1.Open Diapason
2.Stopped Diapason
3.Principal
4.Flute
5.Twelfth
6.Fifteenth
7.SesquialteraIII
8.SesquialteraII
9.CornetIII
10.Trumpet
Choir ( GG to d3 52 notes)
11.Stopped Diapason
12.Principal
13.Flute
14.Fifteenth
Organ History
1844Built by Gray & Davison
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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
336365T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-f3 59 notes)
1.Open Diapason
2.Dulciana
3.Stopped Diapason
4.Principal
5.Flute
6.Fifteenth
7.Clarion
iSwell to Choir
II. Great (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
8.Double Diapason
9.Open Diapason
10.Open Diapason
11.Stopped Diapason
12.Fifth
13.Principal
14.Flute
15.Twelfth
16.Fifteenth
17.SesquialteraIII
18.FurnitureII
19.MixtureII
20.Trumpet
21.Clarion
iiSwell to Great
iiiChoir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker FF-f3 61 notes)
22.Double Diapason
23.Open Diapason
24.Stopped Diapason
25.Principal
26.Fifteenth
27.SesquialteraIII
28.Hautboy
29.Cornopean
30.Clarion
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
31.Open Diapason16'
32.Stopped Diapason16'
33.Principal8 feet'
34.Fifteenth4 feet'
35.Tierce3 1/5'
36.SesquialteraII
ivGreat to Pedal
vChoir to Pedal
Organ History
1874Built by Charles Whitely
1895Improved by Gray & Davison
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
The Musical Times 731

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
463639T/P/TP

I. Choir ( CC-a3 58 notes)
Main (Tracker)
1.Double Dulciana16'
2.Open Diapason8'
3.Clarabella8'
4.Stopped Flute4'
5.Principal4'
6.Piccolo2'
7.Clarinet8'
Choir Screen (Pneumatic)
8.Pierced Gamba8'
9.Dulciana8'
10.Stopped Diapason8'
11.Gemshorn4'
12.Hohl Flute4'
II. Great (Tracker-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
13.Double Open Diapason16'
14.Bourdon16'
15.Open Diapason I8'
16.Open Diapason II8'
17.Gamba8'
18.Flute à Pavillon8'
19.Stopped Diapason8'
20.Harmonic Flute8'
21.Principal4'
22.Harmonic Flute4'
23.Twelfth2 2/3'
24.Fifteenth2'
25.FournitureV
26.Mixture4
27.Contra Posaune16'
28.Tromba8'
29.Clarion4'
iSwell to Great
iiChoir to Great
iiiSolo to Great
III. Swell (Tracker-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
30.Bourdon16'
31.Open Diapason8'
32.Viola di Gamba8'
33.Stopped Diapason8'
34.Suabe Flute4'
35.Principal4'
36.Fifteenth2'
37.MixtureIV-V
38.Contra Fagotto16'
39.Cornopean8'
40.Trumpet8'
41.Oboe8'
42.Clarion4'
43.Tremulant
ivSwell Super-Octave
vSwell Sub-Octave
IV. Echo and Solo ( CC-a3 58 notes)
Echo (Tracker)
44.Lieblich Bourdon16'
45.Viola8'
46.Lieblich Gedact8'
47.Vox Angelica8'
48.Lieblich Flute4'
49.Flautina2'
50.Vox Humana8'
51.Tremulant
Solo (Tracker)
52.Harmonic Diapason8'
53.Harmonic Flute4'
54.Orchestral Oboe8'
55.Tuba8'
Pedal (Tracker-pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes)
56.Double Open Diapason32'
57.Open Diapason16'
58.Violone16'
59.Sub-Bass16'
60.Octave8'
61.Violcello8'
62.Fifteenth4'
63.MixtureII
64.Trombone16'
65.Bombarde8'
viChoir to Pedal
viiGreat to Pedal
viiiSwell to Pedal
ixSolo to Pedal
Organ History
1910Rebuilt by Hill
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
463-14P/EP

I. Choir (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Double Dulciana16'
2.Open Diapason8' Hill
3.Viola8' Hill
4.Dulciana8'
5.Clarabella8'
6.Stopped Flute4'
7.Gemshorn4'
8.Principal4'
9.Hohl Flute4' Hill
10.Stopped Diapason4'
11.Piccolo2'
12.Clarinet8' Hill
13.Pierced Gamba8'
iSwell to Choir
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
14.Bourdon16'
15.Double Open Diapason16'
16.Open Diapason I8' Hill
17.Open Diapason II8'
18.Open Diapason III8'
19.Flute à Pavillon8'
20.Harmonic Flute8'
21.Stopped Diapason8'
22.Principal4'
23.Octave4' Hill
24.Harmonic Flute4'
25.Twelfth2 2/3'
26.Fifteenth2'
27.MixtureV
28.Contra Posaune16' Hill
29.Trumpet8' Hill
30.Clarion4' Hill
iiSwell to Great
iiiSolo to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
31.Bourdon16'
32.Open Diapason8'
33.Stopped Diapason8'
34.Echo Gamba8' Hill
35.Voix Celestes8' Hill
36.Principal4'
37.Suabe Flute4'
38.Fifteenth2'
39.MixtureIV
40.Contra Fagotto16' Hill
41.Horn8' Hill
42.Trumpet8' Hill
43.Oboe8' Hill
44.Clarion4' Hill
45.Tremulant
ivSwell Super-Octave
vSwell Sub-Octave
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes)
Enclosed (Pneumatic)
46.Viola8'
47.Vox Angelica8'
48.Lieblich Gedact8'
49.Contra Bassoon16'(tenor c)
50.Orchestral Oboe8' Hill
51.Vox Humana8' Hill
52.Tremulant
Unenclosed (Pneumatic)
53.Harmonic Flute8' Hill
54.Harmonic Flute4'
55.Tuba8' Hill
viSolo Super-Octave
viiSolo Sub-Octave
Pedal (Electro-pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes)
56.Double Open Diapason32'
57.Open Diapason (wood)16'
58.Open Diapason (metal)16' Hill
59.Violone16'
60.Bourdon16'
61.Principal8'
62.Bass Flute8' Hill
63.Cello8'
64.Contra Trombone32' Hill
65.Trombone16' Hill
66.Bombarde8' Hill
viiiChoir to Pedal
ixGreat to Pedal
xSwell to Pedal
xiSolo to Pedal


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1570-99Robert Stevenson
1599-1609Thomas Bateson (1575-1631)
1609-13John Allen
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1877-1925Joseph C. Bridge (1853-1929)
1925-30J. Thomas Hughes (1866-)
1930-32Charles Hylton Stewart (1884-1932)
1932-49Malcolm Courtney Boyle (1902-1976)
1949-63Roland Middleton (1896-1983)
1964-67John Sanders (1933-2003)
1967-97Roger Fisher (1936-2021)
1997-2007David Poulter
2008-Philip Rushforth

List of Assistant Organists
Edward Bailey (1758-1830)
1872-76Herbert S. Irons (1834-1905)
1876-77Joseph C. Bridge (1853-1929)
-1890John Gumi
1893-1925J. Thomas Hughes (1866-)
Ernest Prichard (1887-1945)
1925-26Guillaume Ormond (1896-1971)
1927-34T. Brooke Edwards (1881-1956)
1944-47George Guest (1924-2002)
1955-60Brian Runnett (1935-1970)
1960-62Peter White (1937-2007)
1962-67Harold Hullah
1967-71John Belcher
1971-75John Cooper Green
1975-78John Keys (1956-)
1978-Simon Russell
1986-89Lee Ward (1968-)
1989-98Graham Eccles
1998-2003Benjamin Saunders
Philip Stopford (1977-)
2002-07Philip Rushforth
2008-11Ian Roberts
2011-16Benjamin Chewter (1983-)
2016-Andrew Wyatt

List of Organ Scholars
Philip Rushforth
1996Nicholas Chalmers

List of Other Organists
1852-1900Edward Cuzner (1832-1902)
c1870William Ffoulkes (1830-)
1947-Robert Arthur Sutton (1916-)