Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Oldham > St. Mary’s (Parish Church)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1830 | Built by Elliot & Hill |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 30 | 31 | 3 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker GG-f3 59 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | ||
| 2. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 3. | Principal | ||
| 4. | Flute | ||
| 5. | Fifteenth | ||
| 6. | Flageolet | ||
| 7. | Cremona | ||
| 8. | Bassoon | ||
| II. Great (Tracker GG-f3 59 notes) | |||
| 9. | Double Diapason, Treble | ||
| 10. | Double Diapason, Bass | ||
| 11. | Open Diapason, No. 1 | ||
| 12. | Open Diapason, No. 2 | ||
| 13. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 14. | Principal, No. 1 | ||
| 15. | Principal, No. 2 | ||
| 16. | Twelfth | ||
| 17. | Fifteenth | ||
| 18. | Sesquialtera | IV | |
| 19. | Mixture | III | |
| 20. | Trumpet Treble (tenor) | ||
| 21. | Trumpet Bass (bass) | ||
| 22. | Clarion | ||
| i | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker C-f3 44 notes) | |||
| 23. | Double Open Diapason | ||
| 24. | Open Diapason | ||
| 25. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 26. | Dulciana | ||
| 27. | Principal | ||
| 28. | Mixture | III | |
| 29. | Trumpet | ||
| 30. | Hautboy | ||
| Pedal (Tracker GG-d 23 notes) | |||
| 31. | Pedal pipes | ||
| ii | Great to Pedal | ||
| iii | Choir to Pedal | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| 1908 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32 | - | 6 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| c1857 | John Lees |
| 1896 | Ellis Standring (1872-1916) |
| 1900- | George Wilmot Cooper (1869-) |
| 1921- | Horace E. Rorke (1894-) |
| 1938-56 | Frank Berry (1905-1983) |