Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > Westminster > Royal Panopticon of Science and Art
| Building History | |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Opened |
| 1856 | Renamed “Alambra Music Hall” |
| 1882 | Rebuilt after fire and renamed “Alambra Theatre” |
| 1936 | Demolished for “Odeon Cimema” |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Built by Hill & Son |
| 1856 | Moved to St. Paul’s Cathedral, City of London, London, England |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 107 | |
| 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 | ||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1853-54 | W. T. Best (1826-1897) |
| 1855-56 | E. T. Chipp (1823-1886) |
| 1856 | Frederick Archer (1838-1901) |