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Details of St. Sepulchre’s, Holborn Viaduct, City of London, London, England

(Holborn Viaduct)

1677

Organ History
1677Built by Renatus Harris
1730Restored by Byfield
1817Restored, compass extended to e3 by Hancock
1828Restored, Sw. compass exteded down by Gray & Davison
1835Restored by Gray & Davison
1855Enlarged & improved by Gray & Davison
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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
342428-

I. Choir ( GG-e3 58 notes)
1.Stopped Diapason8' 
2.Dulcian8' 
3.Keraulophon8' 
4.Principal4' 
5.Flute4' 
6.Fifteenth2' 
7.Clarionet8' 
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great ( GG-e3 58 notes)
8.Open Diapason No. 18' 
9.Open Diapason No. 28' 
10.Stopped Diapason8' 
11.Clarabella Treble8' 
12.Principal No. 14' 
13.Principal No. 24' 
14.Twelfth2 2/3' 
15.Fifteenth2' 
16.Tierce1 3/5' 
17.Larigot1 1/3' 
18.SesquialteraIII (1 1/3') 
19.MixtureII (2/3') 
20.FurnitureIII (1 3/5') 
21.Trumpet8' 
22.Clarion4' 
iiSwell to Great  
iiiChoir sub-octave to Great  
III. Swell ( GG-e3 58 notes)
23.Double Diapason16' 
24.Open Diapason8' 
25.Stopped Diapason8' 
26.Principal4' 
27.Fifteenth2' 
28.SesquialteraIII (1 1/5') 
29.Horn8' 
30.Trumpet8' 
31.Hautbois8' 
32.Clarion4' 
33.Tremulant  
ivGreat sforzando to Swell  
Pedal ( CCC-f 30 notes)
34.Grand Open Diapason16'wood.
35.Grand Violon16'metal.
36.Grand Bourdon16' 
37.Grand Principal8' 
38.Grand Twelfth5 1/3' 
39.Grand Fifteenth4' 
40.Grand MixtureV 
41.Grand Posaune16' 
42.Grand Trumpet8' 
43.Grand Clarion4' 
vGreat to Pedal, 16 foot  
viGreat to Pedal, 8 foot  
viiChoir to Pedal, 8 foot  
viiiSwell to Pedal, 16 foot  

1891

Organ History
1891Rebuilt by Walker
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
346-8-


List of Organists
1760-William Selby (1738-1798)
George Cooper (1750-1799)
Samuel Jarvis (-1785)
-1843George Cooper (1783-1843)
1845-76George Cooper (1820-1876)
1880James Loaring (1834-1918)
1883-Edwin M. Lott (1836-1902)
1915-Frank B. Fowle (1885-1958)

List of Assistant Organists
1882Henry J. Wood (1869-1944)
1886-90Thomas James Tarbox (1865-1943)