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Details of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Gloucester, England

Organ History
1670	Built by Renatus Harris
1847	Rebuilt by Willis
1874	Rebuilt & enlarged by Henry Willis
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“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	6	T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-f3 61 notes)
1.	Dulciana
2.	Stopped Diapason
3.	Principal
4.	Flute		metal.
5.	Fifteenth
i	Swell to Choir
ii	Pedal to Choir
II. Great (Tracker CCC-f3 66 notes)
6.	Open Diapason
7.	Open Diapason
8.	Stopped Diapason
9.	Clarabella
10.	Principal
11.	Twelfth
12.	Fifteenth
13.	Sesquialtera	IV
14.	Mixture	II
15.	Trumpet
16.	Clarion
iii	Swell to Great
iv	Choir to Great
v	Pedal to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
17.	Open Diapason
18.	Open Diapason
19.	Stopped Diapason
20.	Dulciana
21.	Principal
22.	Flute
23.	Fifteenth
24.	Sesquialtera
25.	Trumpet
26.	Hautboy
27.	Cremona
28.	Clarion
Pedal (Tracker CCC-e 29 notes)
29.	Open Diapason
vi	Pedal to Great

Organ History
1889	Rebuilt by Willis
1899	Enlarged by Willis
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921.
The Musical Times - No. 749.
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
4	38	38	7	-

I. Choir
1.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
2.	Dulciana	8'
3.	Flute	4'
4.	Piccolo	2'
5.	Cor Anglais	8'
II. Great
6.	Double Diapason	16'
7.	Open Diapason I	8'
8.	Open Diapason II	8'
9.	Claribel Flute	8'
10.	Principal	4'
11.	Flute Harmonique	4'
12.	Twelfth	2 2/3'
13.	Fifteenth	2'
14.	Sesquialtera	III
15.	Trombone	16'
16.	Trumpet	8'
17.	Clarion	4'
i	Choir to Great
ii	Swell to Great
iii	Solo to Great
III. Swell
18.	Double Diapason	16'
19.	Open Diapason	8'
20.	Lieblich Gedact	8'
21.	Salicional	8'
22.	Vox Angelica	8'
23.	Principal	4'
24.	Fifteenth	2'
25.	Mixture	III
26.	Contra Posaune	16'
27.	Hautboy	8'
28.	Cornopean	8'
29.	Clarion	4'
30.	Vox Humana	8'
31.	Tremulant
IV. Solo
32.	Gamba	8'
33.	Clarinet	8'
34.	Oboe	8'
35.	Tuba	8'
Pedal
36.	Open Diapason	16'
37.	Bourdon	16'
38.	Octave	8'
39.	Ophicleide	16'
iv	Choir to Pedal
v	Great to Pedal
vi	Swell to Pedal
vii	Solo to Pedal

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