Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Portsmouth > St. Peter’s (New)
Details of St. Peter’s (New), Portsmouth, England
(Playfair Road, Southsea)
| Organ History |
|---|
| 1665 | Built by Thamar of Peterborough |
| 1681 | Rebuilt by Renatus Harris |
| 1794 | Rebuilt by Avery |
| 1850 | Moved from Cathedral, Winchester, England by |
| 1883 | Moved from Christ Church (Lancaster Gate), Paddington, London, England & rebuilt by W. J. Burton of Winchester |
| Status |
|---|
| Unknown |
| Sources |
|---|
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. |
| Frank W. Haycraft - ”Organs of Portsmouth, Southsea & District”, R. Allen, 1932. |
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 | 47 | - | 12 | P |
| Organ History |
|---|
| 1931 | Rebuilt by Hill, Norman & Beard of London |
| Status |
|---|
| Unknown |
| Sources |
|---|
| Frank W. Haycraft - ”Organs of Portsmouth, Southsea & District”, R. Allen, 1932. |
| WB |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|
| 4 | 41 | 41 | 14 | - |
| I. Choir ( CC-c4 61 notes) |
|---|
| 1. | Gamba | 8 | |
| 2. | Dulciana | 8 | |
| 3. | Stoped Diapason | 8 | |
| 4. | Principal | 4 | |
| 5. | Flute | 4 | |
| 6. | Picolo | 2 | |
| 7. | Clarinet | 8 | |
| 8. | Orchestral Oboe | 8 | |
| i | Swell to Choir | | |
| ii | Choir Octave | | |
| iii | Choir Sub-octave | | |
| iv | Choir Unison Off | | |
| II. Great ( CC-c4 61 notes) |
|---|
| 9. | Double Diapason | 16 | |
| 10. | Open Diapason I | 8 | |
| 11. | Open Diapason II | 8 | |
| 12. | Viola | 8 | |
| 13. | Stoped Diapason | 8 | |
| 14. | Principal I | 4 | |
| 15. | Principal II | 4 | |
| 16. | Harmonic Flute | 4 | |
| 17. | Twelfth | 2 2/3 | |
| 18. | Fifteenth | 2 | |
| 19. | Mixture | | |
| 20. | Trumpet | 8 | |
| 21. | Clarion | 4 | |
| v | Swell to Great | | |
| vi | Swell Octave to Great | | |
| vii | Swell Sub-octave to Great | | |
| viii | Chior to Great | | |
| III. Swell ( CC-c4 61 notes) |
|---|
| 22. | Double Diapason | 16 | |
| 23. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
| 24. | Stoped Diapason | 8 | |
| 25. | Salicional | 8 | |
| 26. | Voix Celeste | 8 | |
| 27. | Principal | 4 | |
| 28. | Lieblich Flute | 4 | |
| 29. | Fifteenth | 2 | |
| 30. | Mixture | | |
| 31. | Contra Fagotto | 16 | |
| 32. | Horn | 8 | |
| 33. | Oboe | 8 | |
| 34. | Clarion | 4 | |
| 35. | Tremulant | | |
| ix | Swell Octave | | |
| x | Swell Sub-octave | | |
| xi | Swell Unison Off | | |
| Pedal ( CCC-G 32 notes) |
|---|
| 36. | Open Diapason | 16 | |
| 37. | Violone | 16 | |
| 38. | Bourdon | 16 | |
| 39. | Principal | 8 | |
| 40. | Violoncello | 8 | |
| 41. | Bass Flute | 8 | |
| 42. | Trombone | 16 | |
| xii | Swell to Pedal | | |
| xiii | Great to Pedal | | |
| xiv | Choir to Pedal | | |
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