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Details of Temple Church, City of London, London, England

1688

Organ History
1688	Built by Bernard Smith
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
The Musical Times 750
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	23	23	-	-

I. Choir ( FFF-c3 61 notes)
1.	Gedackt	12'	Waines-cott.
2.	Hohlflute	6'	Mettle.
3.	A Sadt	6'	Mettle.
4.	Spitzflute	3'	Mettle.
5.	A Violl and Violin	12'	Mettle.
6.	Voice Humaine	12'	Mettle.
II. Great ( FFF-c3 61 notes)
7.	Prestant	12'	Mettle.
8.	Hohlflute	12'	Wood and mettle.
9.	Principall	6'	Mettle.
10.	Quinta	4'	Mettle.
11.	Super-Octave	3'
12.	Cornett		Mettle.
13.	Sesquialtera		Mettle.
14.	Gedackt	6'	Waines-cott.
15.	Mixture		Mettle.
16.	Trumpett	12'	Mettle.
III. Echo ( FFF-c3 61 notes)
17.	Gedackt	6'	Wood.
18.	Sup. Octave	6'	Mettle.
19.	Gedackt		Wood.
20.	Flute		Mettle.
21.	Cornett		Mettle.
22.	Sesquialtera
23.	Trumpett

1856

Organ History
1856	Rebuilt by T. J. F. Robson
1878	Restored by Forster & Andrews
1896	Restored by Norman & Beard
Status
Rebuilt
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	49	49	5	T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.	Lieblich Bordun	16'
2.	Spitzflote	8'
3.	Violin Diapason	8'
4.	Dulciana	8'
5.	Lieblich-Gedact	8'
6.	Flauto Traverso	8'
7.	Gemshorn	4'
8.	Violino	4'
9.	Lieblich-Flote	4'
10.	Flautino	2'
11.	Corno di Bassetto	8'
II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
12.	Double Diapason	16'
13.	Open Diapason	8'
14.	Open Diapason	8'
15.	Stopped Diapason	8'	metal. (tenor c sharp)
16.	Hohlflote	8'
17.	Viol di Gamba	8'
18.	Principal	4'
19.	Octave	4'
20.	Nason Flute	4'
21.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'
22.	Fifteenth	2'
23.	Full Mixture	III (2')
24.	Sharp Mixture	V (2')
25.	Small Trumpet	8'
26.	Large Trumpet	4'
27.	Clarion	4'
i	Swell to Great
ii	Choir sub-octave to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
28.	Bourdon	16'
29.	Open Diapason	8'
30.	Rohr Gedact	8'
31.	Principal	4'
32.	Rohrflote	4'
33.	Mixture	IV (1 ¹/₃')
34.	Double Bassoon	16'
35.	French Horn	8'
36.	Hautboy	8'
37.	Clarion	4'
38.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'
39.	Fifteenth	2'
40.	Oboe	8'
41.	Tremulant
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
42.	Sub-Bass	32'	(FFFF)
43.	Violoncello	8'
44.	Open-Bass	16'
45.	Stopped Bass	16'
46.	Twelfth Bass	5 ¹/₃'
47.	Fifteenth Bass	4'
48.	Violin	16'
49.	Quint	10 ²/₃'
50.	Trombone	16'
iii	Choir to Pedal
iv	Great to Pedal
v	Swell to Pedal

1910

Organ History
1910	Rebuilt by F. Rothwell of Willesden Junction
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 816
Edmund Macrory, Q.C. and M. Muir Mackenzie - “Notes on the Temple Organ” - G. Bell & Son, 1911

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	60	-	12	-

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
1.	Lieblich Bordun	16'	Schulze
2.	Open Diapason	8'	Rothwell
3.	Flauto Traverso	8'	Schulze
4.	Dulciana	8'	Bishop
5.	Echo Dulciana	8'	Rothwell, 1899
6.	Lieblich Gedact	8'	Rothwell
7.	Spitzflote	8'	Smith
8.	Gemshorn	4'	Smith
9.	Lieblich Flute	4'	Schulze
10.	Piccolo	2'	Rothwell
11.	Orchestral Oboe	8'	Rothwell
12.	Corno di Bassetto	8'	Bydfield and Robson
i	Swell to Choir
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
13.	Double Open Diapason	16'	Rothwell
14.	Open Diapason I	8'	Rothwell
15.	Open Diapason II	8'	Schulze
16.	Open Diapason III	8'	Smith
17.	Stopped Diapason	8'	Smith
18.	Wald Flute	8'	Rothwell
19.	Viol di Gamba	8'
20.	Principal	4'	Smith
21.	Harmonic Flute	4'	Rothwell
22.	Nason	4'	Smith
23.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'	Smith
24.	Fifteenth	2'	Smith
25.	Mixture	III	Smith
26.	Double Trumpet	16'	Smith and Rothwell
27.	Horn	8'	Rothwell
28.	Trumpet	4'	Rothwell
29.	Clarion	4'
ii	Swell to Great
iii	Choir to Great
iv	Choir Sub-Octave to Great
v	Solo to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
30.	Bourdon	16'	Smith and Robson
31.	Open Diapason I	8'	Bydfield and Schulze
32.	Open Diapason II	8'	Rothwell
33.	Salicional	8'	Forster & Andrews
34.	Gamba	8'	Rothwell
35.	Voix Cœlestis	8'	Forster & Andrews
36.	Rohr Gedact	8'	Smith and Robson
37.	Rohr Flute	4'	Smith
38.	Principal	4'	Bydfield and Robson
39.	Fifteenth	2'	Smith
40.	Mixture	III	Bydfield, Robson and Rothwell
41.	Contra Faggoto	16'	Rothwell
42.	Horn	8'	Rothwell
43.	Cornopean	8'	Bydfield and Robson
44.	Oboe	8'	Rothwell
45.	Clarinet	8'	Forster & Andrews
46.	Clarion	4'	Rothwell
47.	Tremulant
vi	Swell Octave
vii	Solo to Swell
IV. Solo (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
48.	Harmonic Flute	8'	Forster & Andrews
49.	Harmonic Flute	4'	Forster & Andrews
50.	Orchestral Trumpet	8'	Rothwell
51.	Tuba	8'	Rothwell
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-f 30 notes)
52.	Sub-Bass	32'	Robson
53.	Open Metal	16'	Forster & Andrews
54.	Open Bass	16'	Forster & Andrews
55.	Violone	16'	Schulze
56.	Stopped Bass	16'	Robson
57.	Major Bass	16'	Robson and Forster & Andrews
58.	Bass Flute	8'	Robson and Rothwell
59.	Violoncello	8'	Schulze
60.	Principal	8'	Forster & Andrews
61.	Contra Oboe	16'	Rothwell
62.	Trombone	16'	Rothwell
viii	Choir to Pedal
ix	Great to Pedal
x	Swell to Pedal
xi	Solo to Pedal
xii	Pedal Octave

List of Organists
1688-1704	Francis Pigott (-1704)
1704-37	J. Pigott (-1762)
1729-34	Obadiah Shuttleworth (1675-1735)
1734-86	John Stanley (1713-1786)
1737-49	James Vincent (-1749)
1749-96	John Jones (1728-1796)
1786-1810	Richard Stevens (1757-1837)
1796-1814	Emily Dowding
1814-26	George Price (-1826)
1826-43	George Warne (1797-1868)
1843-98	E. J. Hopkins (1818-1901)
1898-1923	H. Walford Davies (1869-1941)
1919-23	George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
1923-81	George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
1981-97	John Anthony Birch (1929-2012)
1997-2006	Stephen Layton (1966-)
2007-	James Vivian (1974-)
2013-	Roger Sayer

List of Assistant Organists
	John Purkis (1781-1849)
	George Ebenezer Williams (1783-1819)
	Munro Davison (1865-1943)
	Joseph Soar (1878-1971)
	W. H. Harris (1883-1973)
	Harold Darke (1888-1976)
	Scott Goddard (1895-1965)
1982-	Ian le Grice (1946-)