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Details of Battersea Polytechnic, Battersea Park Road, Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England

Organ History
1900	Built by Beale & Thynne
Sources
The Musical Times 687

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	48	48	8	-

Great
1.	Double Open Diapason	16'
2.	Open Diapason I	8'
3.	Open Diapason II	8'
4.	Hohlflöte	8'
5.	Dulciana	8'
6.	Octave	4'
7.	Flauto Traverso	4'
8.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'
9.	Fifteenth	2'
10.	Mixture	IV
11.	Trumpet	8'
12.	Clarion	4'
i	Swell to Great
ii	Swell Octave to Great
iii	Swell Sub-Octave to Great
iv	Solo to Great
Swell
13.	Lieblich Bourdon	16'
14.	Open Diapason	8'
15.	Rohrflöte	8'
16.	Viole d’Orchestre	8'
17.	Violons Célestes	8'
18.	Echo Salicional	8'
19.	Principal	4'
20.	Flautina	2'
21.	Mixture	III
22.	Contra Fagotto	16'
23.	Horn	8'
24.	Hautbois	8'
25.	Clarion	4'
26.	Tremulant
Solo
27.	Salicional	8'
28.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
29.	Violoncello	8'
30.	Violes Célestes	8'
31.	Concert Flute	8'
32.	Harmonic Flute	4'
33.	Harmonic Piccolo	2'
34.	Orchestral Oboe	8'
35.	Clarinet	8'
36.	Vox Humana	8'
37.	Tuba	8'
38.	Tremulant
v	Swell to Solo
Pedal
39.	Harmonic Bass	32'
40.	Open Diapason (Wood)	16'
41.	Open Diapason (Metal)	16'
42.	Great Bourdon	16'
43.	Echo Bourdon	16'
44.	Contra Bass	16'
45.	Octave	8'
46.	Flauto Dolce	8'
47.	Violoncello	8'
48.	Contra Fagotto	16'
49.	Ophicleide	16'
50.	Tromba	8'
vi	Great to Pedal
vii	Swell to Pedal
viii	Solo to Pedal

Organ History
1924	Hill, Norman & Beard
Sources
The Musical Times 984

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	47	47	9	-

Great ( CC-c4 61 notes)
1.	Double Open Diapason	16'
2.	Open Diapason I	8'
3.	Open Diapason II	8'
4.	Hohl Flute	8'
5.	Corno Flute	8'
6.	Octave	4'
7.	Flauto Traverso	4'
8.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'
9.	Fifteenth	2'
10.	Mixture	IV
11.	Tromba	8'
12.	Clarion	4'
i	Swell to Great
ii	Solo to Great
Swell ( CC-c4 61 notes)
13.	Lieblich Bourdon	16'
14.	Open Diapason	8'
15.	Rohr Flute	8'
16.	Echo Salicional	8'
17.	Viol d’Orchestre	8'
18.	Voix Céleste	8'
19.	Principal	4'
20.	Flautina	2'
21.	Mixture	III
22.	Contra Fagotto	16'
23.	Horn	8'
24.	Oboe	8'
25.	Clarion	4'
26.	Tremulant
iii	Super-Octave
iv	Unison Off
v	Sub-Octave
Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes)
27.	Violoncello	8'
28.	Voix Céleste	8'
29.	Salicional	8'
30.	Concert Flute	8'
31.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
32.	Harmonic Flute	4'
33.	Harmonic Piccolo	2'
34.	Clarinet	8'
35.	Orchestral Oboe	8'
36.	Tuba	8'
37.	Tremulant
vi	Swell to Solo
Pedal ( CCC-F 30 notes)
38.	Harmonic Bass	32'
39.	Open Diapason (Wood)	16'
40.	Open Diapason (Metal)	16'
41.	Bourdon	16'
42.	Contra Bass	16'
43.	Echo Bourdon	16'
44.	Octave	8'
45.	Violoncello	8'
46.	Flauto Dolce	8'
47.	Ophicleide	16'
48.	Contra Fagotto	16'
49.	Trumpet	8'
vii	Great to Pedal
viii	Swell to Pedal
ix	Solo to Pedal

List of Organists
	Davan Wetton (1862-1928)

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