Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Wood Green > Alexandra Palace

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

(The Avenue, Muswell Hill)

Organ History
1875Built by Willis
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 941
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)
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)