Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Manchester > St. Peter’s (Manchester)
| Building History | |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Church demolished |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Built by Kirtland & Jardine |
| 1863 | Enlarged by Kirtland & Jardine |
| 1906 | Moved to St. Bride’s (Old Trafford Parish Church), Shrewsbury Street, Stretford, England by Benson |
| 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 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 61 | 61 | 9 | T/TP |
| I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 2. | Spitzflote | 8' | |
| 3. | Dulciana | 8' | |
| 4. | Viol di Gamba | 8' | |
| 5. | Gedact | 8' | |
| 6. | Voix Célestes | 8' | |
| 7. | Gemshorn | 4' | |
| 8. | Flauto Traverso, Harmonic | 4' | |
| 9. | Rohrflote | 4' | |
| 10. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 11. | Mixture | IV | |
| 12. | Euphone and Bassoon | 16' | |
| 13. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 14. | Voix Humaine | 8' | |
| 15. | Tremulant | ||
| II. Great (Tracker-pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 16. | Double Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 17. | Grand Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 18. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 19. | Gamba | 4' | |
| 20. | Flute à Pavillon | 8' | |
| 21. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 22. | Quint | 5 1/3' | |
| 23. | Grand Principal | 4' | |
| 24. | Principal | 4' | |
| 25. | Clear Flute | 4' | |
| 26. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 27. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 28. | Mixture | V | |
| 29. | Sharp Mixture | IV | |
| 30. | Double Trumpet | 16' | |
| 31. | Trompette Harmonique | 8' | |
| 32. | Clarion | 4' | |
| i | Solo to Great | ||
| ii | Swell to Great, Unison | ||
| iii | Swell to Great, Octave | ||
| iv | Swell to Great, Sub-octave | ||
| v | Choir to Great | ||
| vi | Solo to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 33. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 34. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 35. | Hohlflote | 8' | |
| 36. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 37. | Principal | 4' | |
| 38. | Gedact Flute | 8' | |
| 39. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 40. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 41. | Clear Mixture | V | |
| 42. | Contra Fagotto | 16' | |
| 43. | Cornopean | 8' | |
| 44. | Hautboy | 8' | |
| 45. | Cor Anglais | 8' | |
| 46. | Clarion | 4' | |
| 47. | Tremulant | ||
| IV. Solo (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 48. | Open Diapason, Harmonic | 8' | |
| 49. | Concert Flute, Harmonic | 8' | |
| 50. | Flageolet, Harmonic | 2' | |
| 51. | Tromba | 8' | |
| 52. | Corno di Bassetto and Clarionet | 8' | |
| Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes) | |||
| 53. | Sub-bass | 32' | |
| 54. | Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 55. | Violon | 16' | |
| 56. | Stopped Diapason | 16' | |
| 57. | Grosse Quint | 10 2/3' | |
| 58. | Principal | 8' | |
| 59. | Violoncello | 8' | |
| 60. | Twelfth | 5 1/3' | |
| 61. | Fifteenth | 4' | |
| 62. | Posaune | 16' | |
| 63. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| vii | Swell to Pedal | ||
| viii | Great to Pedal | ||
| ix | Choir to Pedal | ||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1853-a1876 | Benjamin St. John Baptist Joule (1817-1895) |
| Henry Watson (1846-1911) | |