Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Halifax > St. John-the-Baptist’s Minster
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1766 | Built by Snetzler |
| Rebuilt & enlarged | |
| 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 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 25 | 25 | - | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 2. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 3. | Dulciana | 8' | (to Gamut G) |
| 4. | Principal | 4' | |
| 5. | Flute | 4' | |
| 6. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 7. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 8. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 9. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 10. | Principal | 4' | |
| 11. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 12. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 13. | Sesquialtera | IV (2') | |
| 14. | Mixture | III (1') | |
| 15. | Mounted Cornet | V (8') | (to Middle c1) |
| 16. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 17. | Clarion | 4' | |
| III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 18. | Double Diapason | 16' | |
| 19. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 20. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 21. | Principal | 4' | |
| 22. | Sesquialtera | III (2 2/3') | |
| 23. | Cornopean | 8' | |
| 24. | Oboe | 8' | |
| Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes) | |||
| 25. | Great Open Diapason | 21 2/3' | wood. |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Restored by Hill |
| 1897 | Restored by Abbott & Smith |
| 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 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 49 | - | 11 | - |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 56 | - | 13 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1757-66 | William Herschel (1738-1822) |
| 1766-1819 | Thomas Stopford |
| 1819-34 | John Houldsworth (-1838) |
| 1835-38 | Robert Sharp |
| 1838-62 | Joseph Henry Frobisher (1813-1869) |
| 1862-68 | H. E. Moore (1842-1915) |
| 1868-82 | J. V. Roberts (1841-1920) |
| 1882 | Fred Bentley (1848-1929) |
| 1883-84 | John Shepherd Liddle (1853-1921) |
| 1884-97 | W. H. Garland (1852-1897) |
| 1897 | George Milligan |
| 1897-1911 | F. de G. English (1864-1924) |
| 1912-15 | Joseph Soar (1878-1971) |
| 1915-24 | F. de G. English (1864-1924) |
| 1924-29 | Thomas E. Pearson (1880-1929) |
| 1924-37 | Herbert Bardgett (1894-1962) |
| 1929-37 | R. Tustin Baker (1900-1966) |
| 1937-38 | Kenneth F. Malcolmson (1911-) |
| 1939-41 | Vernon Rhodes (1898-) |
| 1941-63 | Shackleton Pollard (1887-) |
| 1963-65 | Robert Smith |
| 1965-68 | Neil Wade |
| 1968-70 | Cyril Baker (1928-) |
| 1971- | Philip Tordoff (1937-) |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1924-29 | William Dean Pearson (1905-2000) |
| 1969 | David Barker |