HERE 2 Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Building Details | Alexandra Palace, The Avenue, Muswell Hill, Wood Green, England

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Details of Alexandra Palace, The Avenue, Muswell Hill, Wood Green, England


Organ History
1873Built by Henry Willis
1873Destroyed in fire
Status
Destroyed
Sources
The Musical Times 365

Organ History
1875Built by Henry Willis
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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
489-16P

I. Choir (Tracker-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Contra Gamba16'
2.Viol di Gamba8'
3.Salicional8'
4.Claribel8'
5.Flute Harmonique8'
6.Lieblich Gedact8'
7.Vox Angelica8'
8.Flute Octaviante4'
9.Gemshorn4'
10.Viola4'
11.Lieblich Flote4'
12.Flageolet2'
13.Mixture
14.Trompette Harmonique8'
15.Clarion4'
16.Corno di Bassetto8'
17.Corno Inglese8'
iSolo to Choir
iiSwell to Choir
II. Great (Tracker-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
18.Double Diapason16'
19.Bourdon16'
20.Open Diapason8'
21.Open Diapason8'
22.Open Diapason8'
23.Viol di Gamba8'
24.Claribel8'
25.Quinte5 1/3'
26.Principal4'
27.Flute Traversière4'
28.Quinte Octaviante2 2/3'
29.Super-octave2'
30.Piccolo2'
31.SesquialteraV
32.MixtureIII
33.Trombone16'
34.Bombard8'
35.Trumpet8'
36.Posaune8'
37.Clarion4'
iiiSolo to Great
ivSwell to Great
vSwell octave to Great
viSwell sub-octave to Great
viiChoir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
38.Double Diapason16'
39.Bourdon16'
40.Open Diapason8'
41.Open Diapason8'
42.Salicional8'
43.Lieblich Gedact8'
44.Flute Harmonique8'
45.Flute Octaviante4'
46.Flauto Traverso4'
47.Principal4'
48.Twelfth2 2/3'
49.Fifteenth2'
50.SesquialteraV
51.MixtureII
52.Contra Posaune16'
53.Contra Fagotto16'
54.Cornopean8'
55.Trumpet8'
56.Hautboy8'
57.Vox Humana8'
58.Clarion4'
59.Tremulant
IV. Solo (Tracker-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
60.Violoncello8'
61.Viola4'
62.Flute Harmonique8'
63.Flute Octaviante4'
64.Concert Flute4'
65.Piccolo2'
66.Claribel8'
67.Bombardon16'
68.Harmonic Trumpet8'
69.Ophicleide8'
70.Bassoon8'
71.Orchetral Oboe8'
72.Orchestral Clarionette8'
73.Clarion4'
74.Tremulant
viiiOctave
ixSub-octave
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-g 32 notes)
75.Double Diapason32'wood.
76.Double Diapason32'metal.
77.Sub-Bourdon32'
78.Open Diapason16'wood.
79.Violone16'metal.
80.Bourdon16'
81.Contra Basso16'wood.
82.Octave8'
83.Principal8'
84.Super-octave4'
85.SesquialteraIII
86.MixtureIII
87.Bombard32'
88.Trombone16'
89.Ophicleide16'
90.Clarion8'
xSolo to Pedal
xiSwell to Pedal
xiiGreat to Pedal
xiiiChoir to Pedal



List of Organists
1872-80Frederick Archer (1838-1901)
1873-83David Beardwell (1850-1940)
1880-86H. Collingwood Banks (1861-1922)
1898-1901Alexander H. Griffin (1874-1926)
1900Alfred M. Colchester (1851-1915)
1901-14G. D. Cunningham (1878-1948)
1931-39Reginald Goss-Custard (1877-1956)
1992David Liddle (1960-)

List of Assistant Organists
1878-80Arthur Towsey (1846-1931)
1899-1902Arthur Leslie Griffin (1878-1949)

List of Other Organists
Percy Rendell (1883-1942)