Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Building Details | Cathedral & Collegiate Church of St. Mary, St. George & St. Denys, City, Manchester, England

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Details of Cathedral & Collegiate Church of St. Mary, St. George & St. Denys, City, Manchester, England

Collegiate Church, City, Manchester, England

Building History
1847	Became cathedral

Organ History
	Built by Bernard Smith
Status
Unknown
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

Organ History
1730	Built by Glyn & Parker
Status
Unknown
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

Organ History
1861	Built by Nicholson
	Moved to Holy Trinity, Bolton-le-Moors, England by
Status
Moved
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921.

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	41	-	6	-

Organ History
1871	Built by Hill
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912.
“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”, 1877.

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	51	51	9	-

I. Choir ( CC-g3 56 notes)
1.	Open Diapason	8
2.	Dulciana	8
3.	Salicional	8
4.	Stopped Diapason and Claribel	8
5.	Wald Flute	4
6.	Principal	4
7.	Flautina	2
8.	Clarionet	8
i	Swell to Choir
II. Great ( CC-g3 56 notes)
9.	Double Open diapason	16
10.	Open Diapason	8
11.	Harmonic Flute	8
12.	Gamba	8
13.	Stopped Diapason	8
14.	Principal	4
15.	Harmonic Flute	4
16.	Twelfth	2 2/3
17.	Fifteenth	2
18.	Full Mixture
19.	Sharp Mixture
20.	Posaune	8
21.	Clarion	4
ii	Swell to Great
iii	Solo to Great
III. Swell ( CC-g3 56 notes)
22.	Lieblich Bourdon	16
23.	Open Diapason	8
24.	Keraulophon	8
25.	Dulciana	8
26.	Stopped Diapason	8
27.	Principal	4
28.	Dulcet	4
29.	Suabe Flute	4
30.	Flageolet	2
31.	Dulciana Mixture
32.	Sharp Mixture
33.	Double Trumpet	16
34.	Cornopean	8
35.	Oboe	8
36.	Clarion	4
37.	Vox Humana	8
38.	Tremulant
iv	Swell to Octave
v	Swell to Sub-octave
IV. Solo ( CC-g3 56 notes)
39.	Tuba Mirabilis	8
40.	Harmonic Flute	4
41.	Voix Céleste
42.	Orchestral Oboe	8
Pedal ( CCC-f 30 notes)
43.	Double Open Diapason	32
44.	Open Diapason	16
45.	Open Diapason	16
46.	Violon	8
47.	Violon	8
48.	Principal	8
49.	Bourdon	16
50.	Fifteenth	4
51.	Trombone	16
52.	Clarion	8
vi	Swell to Pedal
vii	Choir to Pedal
viii	Swell to Pedal
ix	Solo to Pedal

Organ History
1910	Rebuilt by Hill
1916	Rebuilt by Harrison
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921.

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
5	66	-	17	P