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Details of St. Paul’s Cathedral, City of London, London, England

St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England

Organ History
	Built by William Beton
Status
Unknown

1697

Organ History
1697	Built by Bernard Smith
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 694
The Musical Times 769
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
2	20	26	-	-

Great
1.	Diapason (front) (tenor)
2.	Diapason (front) (bass)
3.	Diapason (back)
4.	Stop Diapason
5.	Nason (tenor)
6.	Hol Fleut (bass)
7.	Principall (tenor)
8.	Principall (bass)
9.	Great Twelfth
10.	Fifteenth (tenor)
11.	Fifteenth (bass)
12.	Small Twelfth
13.	Cornet (tenor)
14.	Cornet (bass)
15.	Sesquialtera
16.	Trumpet (tenor)
17.	Trumpet (bass)
Chayre
18.	Quinta Dena Diapason
19.	Stop Diapason
20.	Principall
21.	Hol Fleut
22.	Great Twelfth
23.	Fifteenth
24.	Cimball
25.	Voice Humane
26.	Crum Horne

1856

Organ History
1853	Built by Hill & Son
1856	Moved from Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, England
1873	Moved to Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol, England by Bryceson Brothers
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 362
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	63	62	5	T/TP

I. Choir
1.	Bourdon	16'	wood.
2.	Gamba	8'	metal.
3.	Open Diapason	8'
4.	Stopped Diapason	8'	metal and wood.
5.	Octave	4'	metal.
6.	Stopped Flute	4'	metal.
7.	Octave Quint	2 ²/₃'	metal.
8.	Super-octave	2'	metal.
9.	Sesquialtera	II	metal.
10.	Flageolet	2'
11.	Bassoon Bass		wood.
12.	Clarionet Treble	8'	wood.
13.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
II. Great
14.	Double Open Diapason	16'	metal and wood.
15.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
16.	Open Diapason, No. 2	8'	metal.
17.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
18.	Salicional	8'
19.	Octave	4'	metal.
20.	Wald Flute	4'	wood.
21.	Octave Quint	2 ²/₃'	metal.
22.	Super-octave	2'	metal.
23.	Sesquialtera	III	metal.
24.	Mixture	III	metal.
25.	Furniture	III	metal.
26.	Trumpet	16'	metal.
27.	Posaune	8'	metal.
28.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
29.	Clarion	4'	metal.
i	Swell to Great
ii	Choir to Great
III. Swell
30.	Bourdon	16'
31.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
32.	Salicional	8'	metal.
33.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
34.	Octave	4'	metal.
35.	Suabe Flute	4'	wood.
36.	Octave Quint	2 ²/₃'	metal.
37.	Super-octave	2'	metal.
38.	Sesquialtera	V	metal.
39.	Cornopean	8'	metal.
40.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
41.	Hautboy	8'	metal.
42.	Clarion	4'	metal.
IV. Solo
43.	1. Grand Tuba Mirabilis	8'	metal.
44.	2. Do. Clarion	4'	metal.
45.	Piccolo	2'
46.	Doublette	II (2')	metal.
47.	Vox Angelica	II (8')	metal.
48.	Claribel	8'	wood.
49.	Harmonic Flute	4'	metal.
50.	Krum Horn	8'	metal.
51.	Vox Humana	8'	metal.
Pedal
52.	Double Open Diapason	32'	wood.
53.	Open Diapason	16'	wood.
54.	Open Diapason	16'	metal.
55.	Bourdon	16'	wood.
56.	Octave	8'	metal.
57.	Octave Quint	5 ¹/₃'
58.	Super-octave	4'	metal.
59.	Sesquialtera	V (2 ²/₃')	metal.
60.	Trombone	16'	metal.
61.	Octave Trombone	8'	metal.
62.	Drums		(CC—C)
iii	Pedal to Choir
iv	Pedal to Swell
v	Pedal to Solo
63.	Pedal to Great

1874

Organ History
1874	Built by Willis
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
“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

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	52	52	9	P/TP

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-A 58)
1.	Bourdon	16'
2.	Open Diapason	8'
3.	Dulciana	8'
4.	Violoncello	8'
5.	Claribel Flute	8'
6.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
7.	Flute harmonique	4'
8.	Principal	4'
9.	Flageolet	2'
10.	Corno-di-Bassetto	8'
11.	Cor Anglais	8'
II. Great (Tracker-pneumatic CC-A 58)
12.	Double Diapason	16'
13.	Open Diapason	8'
14.	Open Diapason	8'
15.	Claribel Flute	8'
16.	Quint	5 ¹/₃'
17.	Flute harmonique	4'
18.	Principal	4'
19.	Octave Quint	2 ²/₃'
20.	Super Octave	2'
21.	Fourniture
22.	Mixture
23.	Trombone	16'
24.	Tromba	8'
25.	Clarion	4'
i	Solo to Great
ii	Choir to Great
iii	Swell sub-octave to Great
iv	Swell to Great
v	Swell octave to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-A 58)
26.	Contra Gamba	16'
27.	Open Diapason	16'
28.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
29.	Salicional	8'
30.	Vox Angelica	8'
31.	Principal	4'
32.	Fifteenth	2'
33.	Echo Cornet
34.	Contra Posaune	16'
35.	Cornopean	8'
36.	Hautboy	8'
37.	Clarion	4'
IV. Solo (Pneumatic CC-A 58)
38.	Flute Harmonic	8'
39.	Concert Flute	4'
40.	Corno-di-Bassetto	8'
41.	Oboe	8'
42.	Tuba Major	8'
43.	Clarion	4'
Pedal (Pneumatic CC-F 30)
44.	Double Open Diapason	32'	wood.
45.	Open Diapason	16'	wood.
46.	Violone	16'	metal.
47.	Violoncello	8'	metal.
48.	Octave	8'	metal.
49.	Mixture		metal.
50.	Contra Posaune	32'
51.	Grand Bombard	16'
52.	Clarion	8'
vi	Swell to Pedal
vii	Great to Pedal
viii	Choir to Pedal
ix	Solo to Pedal
Accessories
	Ventil Pedale
	Four patent Pneumatic Combination Pistons for acting upon the different stops are applied to each Ma
	Four Pneumatic Combination Pedals for Pedal organ acting also on the pistons of the Great organ.
	A double acting Pedal for Great to Pedal Coupler.
	A Pedal for Swell to Great Unison Coupler.

1899

Organ History
1899	Rebuilt by Willis
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 769

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
5	75	75	14	P/TP/EP

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-c4 61)
1.	Contra Gamba	16'	metal. Smith, 1695 & Willis, 1899
2.	Open Diapason	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
3.	Violoncello	8'	metal. Smith, 1695 & Willis, 1899
4.	Dulciana	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
5.	Lieblich Gedact	8'	metal & wood. Willis, 1872
6.	Claribel Flute	8'	wood. Willis, 1872
7.	Principal	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
8.	Flute harmonique	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
9.	Flageolet	2'	metal. Willis, 1872
10.	Corno-di-Bassetto	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
11.	Cor Anglais	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
i	Swell to Choir
II. Great (Tracker-pneumatic CC-c4 61)
12.	Double Diapason	16'	metal. Smith, 1695
13.	Open Diapason I	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
14.	Open Diapason II	8'	metal. Smith, 1695
15.	Open Diapason III	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
16.	Open Diapason IV	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
17.	Open Diapason V	8'	wood. Willis, 1899
18.	Quint	5 ¹/₃'	metal. Willis, 1872
19.	Flute harmonique	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
20.	Principal	4'	metal. Smith, 1695 & Willis, 1872
21.	Octave Quint	2 ²/₃'	metal. Smith, 1695 & Willis, 1872
22.	Fifteenth	2'	metal. Smith, 1695 & Willis, 1872
23.	Fourniture	III	metal. Willis, 1872
24.	Mixture	III	metal. Willis, 1872
25.	Trombone	16'	metal. Willis, 1872
26.	Tromba	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
27.	Clarion	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
ii	Solo to Great
iii	Choir to Great
iv	Swell to Great Sub-Octave
v	Swell to Great Unison
vi	Swell to Great Super-Octave
vii	Done Tubas to Great
viii	Chancel Tubas to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61)
28.	Contra Gamba	16'	metal. Willis, 1872
29.	Open Diapason	16'	metal. Willis, 1872
30.	Salicional	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
31.	Lieblich Gedact	8'	wood & metal. Willis, 1872
32.	Vox Angelica	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
33.	Principal	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
34.	Fifteenth	2'	metal. Willis, 1872
35.	Echo Cornet	III	metal. Willis, 1872
36.	Contra Posaune	16'	metal. Willis, 1872
37.	Cornopean	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
38.	Hautboy	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
39.	Clarion	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
ix	Solo to Swell
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61)
Solo (Unenclosed) (Pneumatic)
40.	Flûte Harmonique	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
Solo (Enclosed) (Pneumatic)
41.	Open Diapason	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
42.	Gamba	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
43.	Flûte Harmonique	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
44.	Concert Flûte Harmonique	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
45.	Piccolo	2'	metal. Willis, 1899
46.	Contra Faggoto	16'	metal. Willis, 1899
47.	Corno-di-Bassetto	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
48.	Cor Anglais	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
49.	Orchestral Oboe	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
50.	Cornopean	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
51.	Trumpet	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
Altar (Pneumatic)
52.	Contra Gamba	16'	metal. Willis, 1899
53.	Gamba	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
54.	Vox Angelica	III	metal. Willis, 1899
55.	Voc Humana	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
56.	Tremulant
V. Tuba ( CC-c4 61)
Dome (Electro-pneumatic)
57.	Double Tuba	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
58.	Tuba	8'	metal. Willis, 1899
59.	Clarion	4'	metal. Willis, 1899
Chancel (Electro-pneumatic)
60.	Tuba Major	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
61.	Clarion	4'	metal. Willis, 1872
Pedal ( CC-G 32)
Dome (Electro-pneumatic)
62.	Double Open Diapason	32'	wood. Willis, 1872
63.	Open Diapason	16'	wood. Willis, 1899
64.	Open Diapason	16'	wood. Bishop, 1826 and 1849
65.	Violone	16'	metal. Willis, 1899
66.	Violoncello	8'	metal. Willis, 1872
67.	Octave	8'	metal. Smith?
68.	Mixture		metal. Willis, 1872
69.	Contra Posaune	32'	Willis, 1872
70.	Bombarddon	16'	Willis, 1872
71.	Clarion	8'	Willis, 1872
Choir (Pneumatic)
72.	Violone	16'	metal. Willis, 1899
73.	Bourdon	16'	wood. Willis, 1899
74.	Open Diapason	16'	wood. Willis, 1899
75.	Octave	8'	wood. Willis, 1899
76.	Ophicleide	16'	metal. Willis, 1899
x	Swell to Pedal
xi	Great to Pedal
xii	Choir to Pedal
xiii	Solo to Pedal
xiv	Tuba to Pedal

List of Organists
1530-47	John Redford (1491-1547)
1547-	Philip ap Rhys
1551-82	Sebastrian Westcott (-1582)
1573	Henry Mudd
1582-90	Thomas Giles
c1591-92	Thomas Morley (1557-1604)
1598	Thomas Harrold
1622-c1638	John Tomkins (1586-1638)
1638-66	Albertus Bryan (1621-1668)
1687-93	John Blow (1649-1708)
1687-99	Isaac Blackwell (-1699)
1695-1707	Jeremiah Clarke (1669-1707)
	Jane Wren (1676-1702)
1707-18	Richard Brind (-1718)
	Charles King (1687-1748)
1718-55	Maurice Greene (1696-1755)
1755-96	John Jones (1728-1796)
1796-1838	Thomas Attwood (1765-1838)
1838-72	John Goss (1800-1880)
1872-88	John Stainer (1840-1901)
1888-1916	George Martin (1844-1916)
1916-27	Charles Macpherson (1870-1927)
1918-19	Glanville Hopkins (1877-1963)
1927-36	Stanley Marchant (1883-1949)
1936-67	J. Dykes Bower (1905-1981)
1968-90	Christopher Dearnley (1930-2000)
1990-2004	John Scott (1956-2015)
2004-07	Malcolm Archer (1952-)
2008-	Simon Johnson
2011	Simon Hogan

List of Assistant Organists
1805	Joseph Hart (1794-1844)
	Charles Stokes (1784-1839)
1838-43	George Cooper (1783-1843)
1843-76	George Cooper (1820-1876)
1876-88	George Martin (1844-1916)
1888-95	William Hodge (1861-1895)
1888-95	Herbert Hodge (1869-1947)
1895-1916	Charles Macpherson (1870-1927)
1916-27	Stanley Marchant (1883-1949)
1917-19	Reginald Yarrow (1874-1961)
1927-46	Douglas Hopkins (1902-1992)
1946-74	W. Harry Gabb (1909-1995)
1956-58	Derek Holman (1931-)
1958-66	Richard Popplewell (1935-2016)
1974-88	Barry Rose (1934-)
1985-90	John Scott (1956-2015)
1990-98	Andrew Lucas
1998-2007	Huw Williams
2008-14	Timothy Wakerell
2014-17	Peter Holder
2018-	William Fox

List of Organ Scholars
	Stuart Nicholson
	Martin Cooke
	Andrew Shenton
	Gareth Green
1975	John Dexter
1978	Ian Sadler
1979-82	Simon Lole (1957-)
1980-84	Roger Sayer
1980-85	Andrew Lucas
	Mark Blatchly (1960-)
1989	Lee Ward (1968-)
1990	David Whitehead
1992	Fraser Simpson
1992-2000	Richard Moorhouse
1993	Huw Williams
1997	Simon Johnson
	Lionel Fothrington (1973-)
1998-2000	Benjamin Nicholas
2000	Nicholas Chalmers
2001-03	Thomas Corns
2003-05	Ducan Ferguson
2005	James Kennerly
2006-08	James Mc Vinnie
2008-10	Tim Harper
2010	Donald Hunt
2012	Richard Moore
2014	Rachel Mahon
2016	Joseph Beech (1994-)
2017	Nicholas Freestone
2018	James Orford

List of Other Organists
c1614	Martin Peerson (1571-1650)
c1624-1637	Adrian Batten (1585-1637)
1812	William Hawes (1785-1846)
1953-56	Gerald Wheeler
1966-67	Timothy Farrell (1943-)
1967-74	Christopher Herrick (1942-)
1978-85	John Scott (1956-2015)
1985-90	Andrew Lucas
1990-91	Martin Baker (1967-)
2000-06	Mark Williams
2006-08	Tom Winpenny