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Details of St. James’ (Piccadilly), St. James’, Westminster, London, England

(St. James’)

Organ History
1687Built by Renatus Harris
1690Installed
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
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
31919-P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-C 49 notes)
1.Open Diapason  
2.Stopt Diapason  
3.Principal  
4.Flute  
5.Fifteenth  
6.Cremona  
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-C 49 notes)
7.Open Diapason  
8.Stopt Diapason  
9.Principal  
10.Principal  
11.Twelfth  
12.Fifteenth  
13.SesquialteraIV 
14.Cornets to GreatV 
15.Trumpet  
16.Clarion  
III. Echo (Pneumatic C-C 25 notes)
17.Stopt Diapason  
18.CornetsV 
19.Trumpet  
Organ History
1852Built
1914Restored
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
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
336366P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-f3 54 notes)
1.Open Diapason8' 
2.Lieblich Gadact/Stopped Bass8' 
3.Dulciana8' 
4.Viol do Gamba8' 
5.Principal4' 
6.Harmonic Flute4' 
7.Fifteenth2' 
8.Piccolo2' 
9.Bassoon/Cremona8' 
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-f3 54 notes)
10.Open Diapason8' 
11.Open Diapason8' 
12.Stopped Diapason8'metal treble.
13.German Flute8' 
14.Principal4' 
15.Flageolet4' 
16.Twelfth2 2/3' 
17.Fifteenth2' 
18.SesquialteraIII (1 3/5') 
19.MixtureIII (4/5') 
20.Posaune8' 
21.Clarion4' 
iiSwell to Great  
iiiChoir to Great  
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-f3 54 notes)
22.Bourdon16' 
23.Open Diapason8' 
24.Stopped Diapason8' 
25.Principal4' 
26.Fifteenth2' 
27.SesquialteraIII (1 3/5') 
28.MixtureIII (4/5') 
29.Contra Fagotto16' 
30.Cornopean8' 
31.Hautboy8' 
32.Clarion4' 
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-e 29 notes)
33.Open Diapason16' 
34.Bourdon16' 
35.Principal8' 
36.Trombone16' 
ivGreat to Pedal  
vSwell to Pedal  
viChoir to Pedal  


List of Organists
1691-1735Raphael Courteville (-1735)
1735-72Raphael Courteville (-1772)
1812-52John Freckleton Burrowes (1787-1852)
1852-94John Freckleton Burrowes (1829-1901)
Edgar Pettman (1866-)
1900-05Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977)
1905-Sydney W. Toms (1879-1929)
1971-Nicholas Jackson (1934-)

List of Assistant Organists
George R. Ceiley (1861-1933)
Percy Baker (1880-1975)