Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Gloucester > St. Peter’s Cathedral
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 | - |
| I. Choir ( GG-f3 61 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dulciana | ||
| 2. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 3. | Principal | ||
| 4. | Flute | ||
| 5. | Fifteenth | ||
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| ii | Pedal to Choir | ||
| II. Great ( CCC-f3 66 notes) | |||
| 6. | Open Diapason | ||
| 7. | Open Diapason | ||
| 8. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 9. | Clarabella | ||
| 10. | Principal | ||
| 11. | Twelfth | ||
| 12. | Fifteenth | ||
| 13. | Sesquialtera | ||
| 14. | Mixture | ||
| 15. | Trumpet | ||
| 16. | Clarion | ||
| iii | Swell to Great | ||
| iv | Choir to Great | ||
| v | Pedal to Great | ||
| III. Swell ( 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 ( CCC-e 29 notes) | |||
| 29. | Open Diapason | ||
| vi | Pedal to Great | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1889 | Rebuilt by Willis |
| 1899 | Enlarged by Willis |
| 1920 | Rebuilt & enlarged by Harrison |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 50 | - | 18 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1562-c1582 | Robert Lichfield (-1582) |
| 1620-38 | Philip Hosier |
| 1638-40 | Berkeley Wrench |
| 1640-c1644 | John Oker |
| 1662-64 | Robert Webb |
| 1665-66 | Thomas Lowe |
| 1666-73 | Daniel Henstridge (-1736) |
| 1673-79 | Charles Wren |
| 1679-81 | Daniel Roseingrave (1650-1727) |
| 1682-1710 | Stephen Jeffries (1662-1712) |
| 1710-30 | William Hine (1687-1730) |
| 1730-40 | Barnabas Gunn (1680-1753) |
| 1740-82 | Martin Smith (-1786) |
| 1782-1832 | William Mutlow (1761-1832) |
| 1832-65 | John Amott (1798-1865) |
| 1865 | John A. Matthews (1841-1925) |
| 1865-76 | S. S. Wesley (1810-1876) |
| 1876-82 | Charles Harford Lloyd (1849-1919) |
| 1882-97 | C. Lee Williams (1851-1935) |
| 1897-1928 | A. Herbert Brewer (1865-1928) |
| 1928-67 | Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) |
| 1967-94 | John Sanders (1933-2003) |
| 1994-2002 | David Briggs (1962-) |
| 2002-07 | Andrew Nethsingha (1968-) |
| 2008- | Adrian Partington |
| -c1620 | Elias Smith |
| List of Other Organists | |
|---|---|
| Ezekiel Mills (1774-1851) | |
| C. F. Rowland (1883-1918) | |
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