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Details of St. Michael’s (Chester Square), Belgravia, Westminster, London, England

Organ History
1847Built by T. J. Robson
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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
336375T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.Dulciana8'
2.Viol di Gamba8'
3.Stopped Diapason, Treble (bass)8'
4.Stopped Diapason, Bass (tenor)8'
5.Principal4'
6.Flute4'
7.Fifteenth2'
8.FurnitureII (1 1/3')
9.Bassoon Throughout8'
10.Clarionet and Corno di Bassetto8'
iSwell to Choir
II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
11.Double Stopped Diapason16'
12.Open Diapason8'
13.Stopped Diapason8'
14.Principal4'
15.Flute4'Wood.
16.Twelfth2 2/3'
17.Fifteenth2'
18.Piccolo2'Wood.
19.SesquialteraIII (1 1/3')
20.MixtureII (2/3')
21.Trumpet8'
22.Clarion4'
iiSwell to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
23.Double Dulciana16'
24.Open Diapason8'
25.Stopped Diapason8'
26.Principal4'
27.Celestina4'
28.Twelfth2 2/3'
29.Fifteenth2'
30.MixtureIII (1 1/3')
31.Double Bassoon16'
32.Horn8'
33.Hautboy8'
34.Clarion4'
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
35.Open Diapason16'
36.Stopped Diapason16'
37.Trombone16'Metal.
iiiPedal Octave
ivGreat to Pedal
vChoir to Pedal
Organ History
1899Built by Hope-Jones
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
435-26EP
Organ History
1923Rebuilt and enlarged by Willis
Sources
The Musical Times 971

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
442--EP


List of Organists
1846John Hopkins (1822-1900)
Walter H. Sangster (1835-1899)
1861Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Franklin Taylor (1843-1919)
1871-J. W. E. Dinelli (1843-1923)
1877-89Charles Garland Verrinder (1834-1904)
1889-96Edward Naylor (1867-1934)
E. G. Mercer (1873-1926)
1903-22T. J. Crawford (1877-1955)
1923-49Reginald Goss-Custard (1877-1956)
1948-G. J. Metzler (1896-1957)
1953-Guy H. Eldridge (1904-1976)

List of Assistant Organists
1900Charles Edgcome Richards (1880-1956)
Edgar Smith (1878-)