Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > Westminster > St. Margaret’s

Details of St. Margaret’s, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England

Organ History
1514Built by Thomas Smyth
1514Built by John Chamberlyn
Status
Destroyed
Organ History
1675Built by Bernard Smith
1804Moved by John Avery
Status
Destroyed
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
Organ History
1804Built by John Avery
1859Rebuilt by G. M. Holdich
1868Rebuilt by William Hill
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
328286T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
1.Dulciana8'
2.Stopped Diapason8'
3.Stopped Diapason (bass)8'
4.Principal4'
5.Flute4'
6.Slide for Unison Stop prepared
7.Cremona prepared
iSwell to Choir
II. Great (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
8.Open Diapason8'
9.Open Diapason8'prepared
10.Stopped Diapason and Clarabella8'
11.Principal4'
12.Twelfth2 2/3'
13.Fifteenth2'
14.Tierce1 3/5'
15.Sesquialtera
16.Mixture
17.Trumpet8'
iiSwell to Great
iiiPedal to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
18.Bourdon16'prepared
19.Double Diapason16'prepared
20.Open Diapason8'prepared
21.Open Diapason8'
22.Stopped Diapason8'
23.Principal4'
24.Twelfth2 2/3'
25.Fifteenth2'
26.Sesquialtera
27.Double Trumpet16'prepared
28.Cornopean8'prepared
29.Hautboy8'
Pedal (Tracker CCC-GG 4 notes)
30.Open Diapason16'
31.Stopped Diapason16'
32.Principal8'
33.Fifteenth4'
34.Sesquialtera
35.Mixture
36.Trompet16'
ivGreat to Pedal
vChoir to Pedal
viSwell to Pedal
Organ History
1883Built by William Hill
Sources
The Musical Times 490
Organ History
1897Built by Walker
Sources
The Musical Times 750

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
3484812P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Quintaton16'
2.Gamba8'
3.Dulciana8'
4.Vox Angelica8'(Tenor C)
5.Lieblich Gedact8'
6.Concert Flute4'
7.Viola4'
8.Piccolo2'
9.Clarinet8'
10.Orchestral Oboe8'
11.Tuba8'prepared
12.Tremulant
iSwell to Choir
iiChoir Sub-Octave
iiiChoir Unison off
ivChoir Octave
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
13.Double Open Diapason16'
14.Open Diapason I8'
15.Open Diapason II8'
16.Open Diapason III8'
17.Orchestral Flute8'
18.Wald Flute8'
19.Harmonic Flute4'
20.Principal4'
21.Twelfth2 2/3'
22.Fifteenth2'
23.MixtureIII
24.Double Trumpet16'
25.Posaune8'
26.Clarion4'
vChoir to Great
viSwell to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
27.Lieblich Bourdon8'
28.Open Diapason8'
29.Lieblich Gedact8'
30.Echo Gamba8'
31.Voix Celeste8'(Tenor C)
32.Flute4'
33.Principal4'
34.Fifteenth2'
35.MixtureIV
36.Contra Posaune16'
37.Posaune8'
38.Oboe8'
39.Vox Humana8'
40.Clarion4'
41.Tremulant
viiSwell Sub-Octave
viiiSwell Unison off
ixSwell Octave
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-G 32 notes)
42.Double Open Diapason16'wood.
43.Open Diapason16'wood.
44.Open Diapason16'metal.
45.Bourdon16'wood.
46.Quint10 2/3'
47.Octave8'
48.Principal metal.
49.Flute8'wood.
50.Bombarde32'prepared
51.Trombone16'wood.
52.Trumpet8'
xGreat to Pedal
xiSwell to Pedal
xiiChoir to Pedal


List of Organists
Christopher Stokes
1616John Parsons (-1623)
1628John Hilton (1599-1657)
1675-1708Bernard Smith (1630-1708)
John Isham (1685-1726)
1726-40Edward Purcell (1689-1740)
1774-1802William Rock
1802-09Michael Rock (-1809)
1809-John Bernard Sale (1779-1856)
1897-1902Edwin H. Lemare (1865-1934)
1902-13Reginald Goss-Custard (1877-1956)
Stanley Roper (1878-1953)
1914-22Edwin Stephenson (1871-1922)
1929-65Herbert William Dawson (1890-1976)
1965-71Martin Neary (1940-)

List of Assistant Organists
1900-02Reginald Goss-Custard (1877-1956)
1922-29Herbert William Dawson (1890-1976)
1929-30Gordon Thorne (1912-1965)
Charles Spinks (1915-1992)
1958-63Philip Simms (1935-)
1963-65Martin Neary (1940-)