Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Boston > St. Boltoph’s Parish Church
Details of St. Boltoph’s Parish Church, Boston, England
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1717 | Built by Christian Schmidt |
| 1820 | Nichols |
| 1853 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| 1868 | Bishop |
| 1871 | Brindley |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “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. | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 29 | 29 | 3 | - |
| I. Choir ( CC-f3 54 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dulciana | 8 | |
| 2. | Lieblich Gedact, or Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
| 3. | Principal | 4 | |
| 4. | Flute | 4 | |
| 5. | Cremona | 8 | |
| II. Great ( CC-f3 54 notes) | |||
| 6. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
| 7. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
| 8. | Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
| 9. | Principal | 4 | |
| 10. | Flute I Bec | 4 | |
| 11. | Clarabella | 8 | |
| 12. | Twelfth | 2 2/3 | |
| 13. | Fifteenth | 2 | |
| 14. | Sesquialtera | ||
| 15. | Mixture | ||
| 16. | Cornet | ||
| 17. | Trumpet | 8 | |
| i | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell ( C-f3 42 notes) | |||
| 18. | Double Diapason | 16 | |
| 19. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
| 20. | Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
| 21. | Principal | 4 | |
| 22. | Fifteenth | 2 | |
| 23. | Cornet | 2 | |
| 24. | Cornopean | 8 | |
| 25. | Hautboy | 8 | |
| 26. | Clarion | 4 | |
| 27. | Tremulant | ||
| Pedal ( CCC-E 29 notes) | |||
| 28. | Diapason | 16 | |
| 29. | Bourdon | 16 | |
| 30. | Trumpet | 16 | |
| ii | Great to Pedal | ||
| iii | Choir to Pedal | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Restored by Norman & Beard |
| Status | |
| Unknown | |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 41 | - | 9 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1500-25 | John Taverner (1495-1545) |
| 1525-1604 | Brad Guzan |
| 1604-40 | Pierre van Hooijdonk |
| 1717-41 | John Webber |
| 1741-74 | James Allen |
| 1774-1820 | Robert Lysons |
| 1822-26 | Josiah Ferdinand Reddie (1797-1860) |
| 1827-32 | Thomas Kerfoot (1802-1887) |
| 1834-46 | William Binfield |
| 1845-48 | W. R. Bexfield (1824-1853) |
| 1848-67 | Edward Thirtle (1827-1885) |
| 1867-69 | Walter B. Gilbert (1829-1910) |
| 1869-75 | Daniel J. Wood (1849-1919) |
| 1876-1919 | George Herbert Gregory (1853-1920) |
| 1910 | Alan James Derrick (1889-1916) |
| 1919-27 | Gordon Slater (1896-1979) |
| 1927-51 | J. Bernard Jackson (1891-1958) |
| 1951-57 | Philip Marshall (1921-2005) |
| 1957-97 | David Arthur Wright (1934-) |
| 1997-99 | Gary Sieling (1952-) |
| 1999-2002 | Eric Wayman |
| 2002-06 | John Lyon |
| 2004-13 | David Shepherd |
| 2006-09 | Eric Wayman |
| 2010-17 | Marc Murray |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1997-2010 | David Wright |
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