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Details of Minster, York, England

Organ History
1770Built by Green
1803Restored by Samuel Green
1815Moved to St. Peter’s, St. Peter’s Square, City, Nottingham, England
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912.
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

Main Organ (1829)

Organ History
1829Built by Elliot & Hill
1863Rebuilt by Hill
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921.
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
469697T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.Gedact16'wood.
2.Open Diapason8'metal.
3.Dulciana8'metal.
4.Stopped Diapason8'metal.
5.Gemshorn4' 
6.Wald Flute4'wood.
7.Fifteenth2'metal.
8.MixtureII 
9.Clarionet8' 
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
10.Double Open Diapason16'metal.
11.Gedact16'wood.
12.Open Diapason, East8'metal.
13.Open Diapason, West8'metal.
14.Open Diapason, No. 38'metal.
15.Gamba8'metal.
16.Stopped Diapason8'wood.
17.Quint5 1/3' 
18.Octave4' 
19.Octave4' 
20.Open Diapason8' 
21.Harmonic Flute4' 
22.Twelfth3'metal.
23.Fifteenth2'metal.
24.Octave Flute2'wood.
25.Full MixtureIV 
26.Sharp MixtureIII 
27.Tierce MixtureIII 
28.CornetIV 
29.GlockenspielII 
30.Double Trumpet16'metal.
31.Posaune8'metal.
32.Trumpet8'metal.
33.Clarion4'metal.
iiSwell to Great  
iiiSolo to Great  
ivSwell to Great  
III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
34.Bourdon16'wood.
35.Open Diapason8'metal.
36.Dulciana8'metal.
37.Stopped Diapason8'metal.
38.Octave4'metal.
39.Fifteenth2'metal.
40.Full MixtureIII 
41.Dulciana MixtureIII 
42.Double Bassoon16' 
43.Horn8' 
44.Trumpet8' 
45.Oboe8' 
46.Vox Humana8' 
47.Clarion4' 
48.Tremulant  
IV. Solo (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
49.Tuba16'metal.
50.Tuba8'metal.
51.Harmonic Flute4' 
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
52.Double Open Diapason32'wood.
53.Double Open Diapason32'metal.
54.Open Diapason16'wood.
55.Sub-Bass16'wood.
56.Open Diapason16'metal.
57.Violone16'wood.
58.Bourdon16' 
59.Quint (Stopped)10 2/3' 
60.Octave8'metal.
61.Octave Bass8'wood.
62.Flute Bass8'wood.
63.Twelfth4'wood.
64.Fifteenth4'wood.
65.MixtureV (3 1/5') 
66.Sackbut32'wood.
67.Trombone16'metal.
68.Bassoon16'metal.
69.Clarion8'metal.
70.Octave Clarion4' 
vGreat to Pedals  
viSwell to Pedals  
viiChoir to Pedals  

Main Organ (1903)

Organ History
1903Rebuilt by Walker
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921.
The Musical Times - No. 698.
The Musical Times - No. 723.

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
4656511P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-a)
1.Gedact16' 
2.Open Diapason8' 
3.Dulciana8' 
4.Stopped Diapason8' 
5.Gemshorn4' 
6.Stopped Flute4' 
7.Fifteenth2' 
8.Clarionet8' 
9.Spare  
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-a)
10.Double Open Diapason16' 
11.Bourdon16' 
12.Open Diapason I8' 
13.Open Diapason II8' 
14.Open Diapason III8' 
15.Open Diapason IV8' 
16.Gamba8' 
17.Wald Flute8' 
18.Stopped Diapason8' 
19.Octave I4' 
20.Octave II4' 
21.Harmonic Flute4' 
22.Twelfth2 2/3' 
23.Fifteenth2' 
24.Octave Flute2' 
25.Full MixtureIV 
26.Sharp MixtureIII 
27.Double Trumpet16' 
28.Posaune8' 
29.Trumpet8' 
30.Clarion4' 
iiSwell to Great  
iiiSolo to Great  
ivSwell to Great  
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-a)
31.Bourdon16' 
32.Open Diapason8' 
33.Horn Diapason8' 
34.Stopped Diapason8' 
35.Echo Gamba8' 
36.Voix Celeste8'(Tenor C)
37.Octave4' 
38.Fifteenth2' 
39.Dulciana MixtureIII 
40.Full MixtureIII 
41.Double Bassoon16' 
42.Trumpet8' 
43.Horn8' 
44.Oboe8' 
45.Vox Humana8' 
46.Clarion4' 
47.Tremulant  
vSwell Octave  
viSwell Sub-Octave  
viiSwell Unison Off  
IV. Solo ( CC-a)
Enclosed (Pneumatic)
48.Echo Dulciana8' 
49.Harmonic Flute8' 
50.Harmonic Flute4' 
51.Basoon16' 
52.Orchestral Oboe8' 
Unenclosed (Pneumatic)
53.Tuba16' 
54.Tuba8' 
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-F)
55.Double Open Diapason32'Wood.
56.Double Open Diapason32'Metal.
57.Open Diapason16'Wood.
58.Open Diapason16'Metal.
59.Violone16'Wood.
60.Dulciana16'Metal.
61.Sub-Bass16' 
62.Bourdon16' 
63.Quint (Stopped)10 2/3' 
64.Octave8' 
65.Spare32' 
66.Trombone16' 
67.Contra Fagoto16' 
68.Clarion8' 
viiiGreat to Pedals  
ixSwell to Pedals  
xChoir to Pedals  
xiSolo to Pedal  

Main Organ (1916)

Organ History
1916Rebuilt & enlarged by Harrison
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921.

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
470-13P

Nave Organ (1863)

Organ History
1863Built by Hill & Son
Status
Unknown
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
333336T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
1.Cone Gamba16'metal.
2.Dulciana8'metal. (temor c)
3.Lieblich Gedact8'wood.
4.Gemshorn4'metal.
5.Lieblich Flote4'wood.
6.Piccolo2'wood.
7.Clarionet8'(tenor c)
II. Great (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
8.Bourdon16'wood.
9.Open Diapason, No. 18' 
10.Open Diapason, No. 28' 
11.Stopped Diapason8'wood.
12.Octave4'metal.
13.Harmonic Flute4'metal.
14.Twelfth2 2/3'metal.
15.Fifteenth2'metal.
16.MixtureIV (1 1/3')metal.
17.Posaune8'metal.
18.Clarion4'metal.
iSwell to Great  
iiSwell Sub-octave to Great  
iiiChoir to Great  
III. Swell (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes)
19.Bourdon16'wood.
20.Open Diapason8'metal.
21.Stopped Diapason8' 
22.Octave4' 
23.Fifteenth2' 
24.MixtureIV (1 1/3') 
25.Corno8' 
26.Oboe8' 
27.Clarion4' 
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
28.Open Diapason16'wood.
29.Sub-bass16'wood.
30.Violone16'wood.
31.Octave8'metal.
32.Fifteenth4'metal.
33.Trombone16'wood.
ivGreat to Pedals  
vChoir to Pedals  
viSwell to Pedals  


List of Organists
1475-81John Austan
1484-92John Symson
1510-21John Usher
1541-73John Thorne (1514-1573)
c1573John Wyrnal
1598-1604Cuthbert Byas
1607-16William Browne
1616-33Thomas Kingston
1634-45John Hutchinson (1615-)
1662John Hutchinson
1662-c1691J. Charles
1663-66Thomas Mudd
1691-1711Thomas Wanless (-1721)
1695J. Heath
1712-21Charles Murgatroyd (-1741)
1715Charles Burgatroyd
1721-22William Davies
1722-27Charles Quarles (-1727)
1728-35Edward Salisbury
1735-56James Nares (1715-1783)
1756-1803John Camidge (1735-1803)
1803-42Matthew Camidge (1764-1844)
1842-58John Camidge (1790-1859)
1859-83Edwin George Monk (1819-1900)
1883W. H. Garland (1852-1897)
1883-97John Naylor (1838-1897)
1898-1913T. Tertius Noble (1867-1953)
1913-46Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)
1945-47Sefton Cottom (1928-2011)
1946-83Francis Jackson (1917-2022)
1982-2008Philip Moore (1943-)
2008-Robert Sharpe
-c1633John Kirby

List of Assistant Organists
-1803Matthew Camidge (1764-1844)
1848-59Thomas Simpson Camidge (1828-1912)
c1876-1880Edward J. Bellerby (1858-1940)
-1878Edward Johnson
-1879Mark J. Monk (1858-1929)
1890-91T. W. Hanforth (1867-1948)
1891-92Charles Legh Naylor (1869-1945)
-1901F. Flaxington Harker (1876-1936)
1902-06Edwin Fairbourn (1880-1970)
1906-10William Green
1910-13Cyril Francis Musgrove (1887-1921)
1912-14John Wyatt (1887-1929)
1913-23Harold A. Bennett (1891-1978)
1924-29J. Lawrence Slater
W. R. Wright (1900-)
1929-46Owen P. Franklin (1905-1979)
1946Francis Jackson (1917-2022)
1947-54Allan Wicks (1923-2010)
1954-57Eric Parsons
1957-66Ronald Perrin (1931-1997)
1966-67Peter John Williams
1969-71Andrew Wilson-Dickson (1946-)
1976-2010John Scott Whiteley (1950-)
2010-David Pipe
2016-Benjamin Morris

List of Organ Scholars
Andrew Wilson-Dickson (1946-)
2003Marcus Wibberley (1981-)
Ben Horden (1988-)

List of Other Organists
2016-18Jeremy Lloyd
2018-Christopher Strange