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Details of Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, England


Organ History
1834Built by William Hill
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
470694T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
1.Open Diapason8'
2.Dulciana8'
3.Stopped Diapason8'
4.Principal4'
5.Flute4'
6.Oboe Flute4'
7.Waldflote4'
8.Fifteenth2'
9.Cornopean8'
II. Great (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
10.Double Open Diapason16'
11.Open Diapason8'
12.Open Diapason8'
13.Open Diapason8'
14.Stopped Diapason8'
15.Quint5 1/3'
16.Principal4'
17.Principal4'
18.Twelfth2 2/3'
19.Fifteenth2'
20.DoubletteII (2')
21.SesquialteraV
22.MixtureV
23.FurnitureV
24.Contra or Double Trumpet16'
25.Posaune8'
26.Clarion4'
27.Octave Clarion2'
28.Great Ophicleide8'
iSwell to Great
iiChoir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
29.Double Open Diapason16'
30.Open Diapason8'
31.Stopped Diapason8'
32.Principal4'
33.Fifteenth2'
34.SesquialteraV (1 3/5')
35.Horn8'
36.Trumpet8'
37.Hautboy8'
38.Clarion4'
IV. Solo (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
39.Open Diapason
40.Cornopean
41.Dulciana
42.Stopped Diapason
43.Harmonica
44.Flute
45.Cremona
46.Bells
47.Hautboy
48.Clarion
49.Trumpet
50.Horn
51.Fifteenth
52.Clarabella
53.Principal
54.Stopped Diapason
55.Open Diapason
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
56.Contra Open Diapason32'metal.
57.Contra Open Diapason32'wood.
58.Open Diapason16'metal.
59.Open Diapason16'metal.
60.Open Diapason16'wood.
61.Stopped Diapason16'
62.Principal8'
63.Twelfth5 1/3'
64.Fifteenth4'
65.SesquialteraV
66.MixtureV
67.Contra Posaune32'
68.Posaune16'
69.Trumpet8'
70.Clarion4'
iiiPedals to Great
ivPedals to Choir

Organ History
1889Restored by Hill
Sources
Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
468-10P



List of Organists
13=837-George Hollins (1809-1841)
1834-37Thomas Munden (1795-1871)
1842-James Stimpson (1820-1886)
1888-1924C. W. Perkins (1855-1927)
1924-30G. D. Cunningham (1878-1948)
1949-George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
Thomas Trotter (1957-)

List of Other Organists
J. Gilbert Mills (1894-1982)