Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > Stepney > Christ Church (Spitalfields Parish Church)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1730 | Built by Richard Bridge |
| 1832 | Repaired & modified by Bishop |
| 1837 | Rebuilt & enlarged by Lincoln |
| 1852 | Enlarged by Gray & Davison |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 45 | 45 | 10 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker GG-f3 59 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | ||
| 2. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 3. | Dulciana | ||
| 4. | Principal | ||
| 5. | Flute | ||
| 6. | Fifteenth | ||
| 7. | Flageolet | ||
| 8. | French Horn | (tenor c) | |
| 9. | Trumpet | (tenor c) | |
| 10. | Cremona | ||
| 11. | Bassoon | ||
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| II. Great (Tracker GG-f3 59 notes) | |||
| 12. | Open Diapason | ||
| 13. | Open Diapason | ||
| 14. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 15. | Clarabella | ||
| 16. | Principal | ||
| 17. | Principal | ||
| 18. | Twelfth | ||
| 19. | Fifteenth | ||
| 20. | Fifteenth | ||
| 21. | Tierce | ||
| 22. | Sesquialtera | V | |
| 23. | Mixture | II | |
| 24. | Furniture | III | |
| 25. | Posaune | ||
| 26. | Trumpet | ||
| 27. | Clarion | ||
| ii | Swell to Great | ||
| iii | Choir to Great | ||
| iv | Choir Sub-octave to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker GG-f3 59 notes) | |||
| 28. | Double Diapason | ||
| 29. | Bourdon | ||
| 30. | Open Diapason | ||
| 31. | Open Diapason | (tenor c) | |
| 32. | Stopped Diapason | (tenor c) | |
| 33. | Stopped Diapason Bass | ||
| 34. | Principal | ||
| 35. | Fifteenth | ||
| 36. | Sesquialtera | III | |
| 37. | Mixture | II | |
| 38. | Contra Fagotto | ||
| 39. | Cornopean | ||
| 40. | Oboe | ||
| 41. | Clarion | ||
| v | Great to swell (Sforzando) | ||
| Pedal (Tracker GGG-e 34 notes) | |||
| 42. | Open Diapason | ||
| 43. | Bourdon | ||
| 44. | Principal | ||
| 45. | Trombone | ||
| vi | Octave Pedal | ||
| vii | Great to Pedal | ||
| viii | Great Sub-octave to Pedal | ||
| ix | Choir to Pedal | ||
| x | Swell to Pedal | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1870 | Rebuilt & enlarged by Lewis |
| 1898 | Rebuilt & enlarged by Northcott |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 42 | - | 8 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1735- | Peter Prelleur (1705-1741) |
| 1835-47 | Josiah Pittman (1816-1886) |
| -1860 | Samuel Noble (1823-1888) |
| 1899-1906 | W. G. Low (1880-) |
| List of Other Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Thomas A. Berry (1889-) |