Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Preston > St. John-the-Baptists’ (Parish Church)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1802 | Built by Davis of London |
| Rebuilt by Gray & Davison | |
| Rebuilt by Jackson of Liverpool | |
| 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 | 34 | 36 | 5 | T |
| I. Choir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 2. | Clarabella | ||
| 3. | Dulciana | ||
| 4. | Principal | ||
| 5. | Flute | ||
| 6. | Fifteenth | ||
| 7. | Cromorne | ||
| II. Great | |||
| 8. | Double Diapason (bass) | metal. | |
| 9. | Double Diapason (tenor) | metal. | |
| 10. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 11. | Open Diapason | ||
| 12. | Open Diapason | ||
| 13. | Principal | metal. | |
| 14. | Principal | wood. | |
| 15. | Twelfth | ||
| 16. | Fifteenth | metal. | |
| 17. | Fifteenth | wood. | |
| 18. | Sesquialtera | III | |
| 19. | Mixture | II | |
| 20. | Twentieth | ||
| 21. | Trumpet (bass) | ||
| 22. | Trumpet (tenor) | ||
| 23. | Clarion | ||
| i | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell | |||
| 24. | Double Diapason | ||
| 25. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 26. | Open Diapason | ||
| 27. | Keraulophon | ||
| 28. | Principal | ||
| 29. | Fifteenth | ||
| 30. | Mixture | ||
| 31. | Hautboy | ||
| 32. | Cornopean | ||
| ii | Choir to Swell | ||
| iii | Swell Octave | ||
| Pedal | |||
| 33. | Open Diapason | ||
| 34. | Principal | ||
| 35. | Fifteenth | ||
| 36. | Sesquialtera | III | |
| iv | Pedal to Great | ||
| v | Pedal to Choir | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Restored by Hill |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 48 | - | 7 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1832-90 | J. J. Greaves (1813-1898) |
| 1890-a1920 | J. E. Adkins (1867-1939) |
| Arthur Fountain (1892-) | |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1885- | R. H. Earnshaw (1856-) |