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Details of Westminster Cathedral, Ashley Place, Westminster, London, England

Organ History
1921Built by Willis
Sources
The Musical Times 939

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
4635417P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Contra Dulciana16'Units [CH:DU] metal.
2.Open Diapason8'metal.
3.Stopped Diapason8'wood.
4.Principal4'metal.
5.Nason Flute4'metal.
6.Twelfth2 2/3'metal.
7.Fifteenth2'metal.
8.CornetIIIprepared
9.Trumpet8'prepared
iSolo to Choir
iiSwell to Choir
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
10.Double Open Diapason16'metal.
11.Open Diapason I8'metal.
12.Open Diapason II8'metal.
13.Open Diapason III8'metal.
14.Flûte Harmonique8'metal.
15.Quint5 1/3'metal.
16.Octave4'metal.
17.Principal4'metal.
18.Flute Ouverte4'metal.
19.Twelfth2 2/3'metal.
20.Fifteenth2'metal.
21.Grand ChorusV [15-19-22-26-29] metal.
Reeds (Pneumatic)
22.Double Trumpet16'metal.
23.Trumpet8'metal.
24.Clarion4'metal.
iiiSolo to Great
ivSwell to Great
vChoir to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
25.Violon16'Units [SW:VI] metal.
26.Open Diapason8'metal.
27.Rohr Flute8'metal.
28.Echo Gamba8'metal.
29.Voix Celeste8'metal. (AA)
30.Principal4'metal.
31.Suabe Flute4'wood.
32.Twelfth2 2/3'metal.
33.Harmonic Piccolo2'metal.
34.Fifteenth2'metal.
35.HarmonicsIII [17-19-22] metal.
36.Oboe8'metal.
37.Tremulant
Reeds (Pneumatic)
38.Waldhorn16'metal.
39.Trompette Harmonique8'metal.
40.Clarion4'metal.
viSwell Super-Octave
viiSwell Unison Off
viiiSwell Sub-Octave
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes)
Enclosed (Pneumatic)
41.Violoncello8'metal.
42.Tibia8'wood.
43.Viole d’Orchestre8'metal.
44.Salicional8'metal.
45.Unda Maris8'prepared
46.Concert Flute4'metal.
47.Salivetina2'metal.
48.Cor Anglais16'metal.
49.Clarinet8'metal.
50.Tremulant
51.Contra Tuba16'metal.
52.Tuba8'metal.
53.Tuba Clarion4'metal.
54.Grand Tuba8'prepared
ixSolo Super-Octave
xSolo Unison Off
xiSolo Sub-Octave
xiiGreat Reeds to Solo
xiiiSwell Reeds to Solo
Pedal ( CCC-G 32 notes)
55.Double Open Diapason32'Units [PD:OM] metal.
56.Great Bass16'Units [PD:OW] wood.
57.Contra Basso16'wood.
58.Open Diapason16'Units [PD:OM] metal.
59.Sub-Bass16'Units [PD:SB] wood.
60.Violon16'Units [SW:VI] metal.
61.Dulciana16'Units [CH:DU] metal.
62.Octave8'Units [PD:OW] wood.
63.Principal8'Units [PD:OM] metal.
64.Flute8'Units [PD:SB] wood.
65.Super Octave4'Units [PD:OM] metal.
66.Contra Trombone32'Units [PD:TR] metal.
67.Trombone16'Units [PD:TR] metal.
68.Grand Ophicleide16'metal.
69.Clarion8'Units [PD:TR] metal.
xivSolo to Pedal
xvSwell to Pedal
xviGreat to Pedal
xviiChoir to Pedal

UnitDivisionRankFootagePipesI. ChoirII. GreatIII. SwellIV. SoloPedal
CH:DUChoirDulciana161616
PD:TRPedalTrombone3232, 16, 8
PD:SBPedalStopped Bass1616, 8
PD:OWPedalOpen Wood1616, 8
PD:OMPedalOpen Metal3232, 16, 8, 4
SW:VISwellViolon161616


List of Organists
1901-24Richard Terry (1865-1938)
1924-39Vernon Russell
1939-40William Stacey Bainbridge (1891-1970)
1940-47William Hyde
1947-59George Malcolm (1917-)
1953-58Maxwell Fernie (1910-1999)
1961-71Nicolas Kynaston (1941-)
1961-79Colin Mawby (1936-2019)
1979-82Stephen Cleobury (1948-2019)
1982-88David Hill (1957-)
1988-2000James O’Donnell
2000-Martin Baker (1967-)

List of Assistant Organists
Alfred Benton (1855-1941)
William Sewell (1861-)
1904-09Henry Wardale (1884-1965)
1908-10C. H. Stuart Duncan (1887-)
1909-14P. K. Buckley (1887-)
1912-14Melbourne Holman (1885-)
1919-20Quentin Maclean (1896-1962)
1919-24P. K. Buckley (1887-)
1926John Howlett (1906-1985)
Gregory Murray (1905-1992)
Simon Lindley (1948-)
2000-03Robert Quinney (1976-)
2004-11Matthew Martin (1976-)
2011-Peter Stevens (1987-)

List of Organ Scholars
Jonathan Allsopp
Ben Bloor
Edward Symington
-2011Peter Stevens (1987-)

List of Other Organists
Guy Weitz (1883-1970)
1988-90Martin Baker (1967-)