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Details of SS. Peter-Paul’s Abbey, Bath, England


1703

Organ History
1703Built by Jordan
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

1838

Organ History
1838Built by Smith of Bristol
Sources
The Musical Times 789

1868

Organ History
1868Built by Hill of HillAndSons_William
Sources
The Musical Times 789

1895

Organ History
1895Built by Norman & Beard
1914Moved to North Transept by Norman & Beard
Sources
The Musical Times 871

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
4544912P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Double Rohr Flöte16'wood.
2.Geigen8'metal.
3.Stopped Diapason8'wood.
4.Dulciana8'metal.
5.Fauto Traverso4'metal.
6.Geigen Principal4'metal.
7.Piccolo2'metal.
8.Clarinet8'metal.
iSwell to Choir
iiSolo to Choir
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
9.Double Open Diapason16'metal.
10.Open Diapason I8'metal.
11.Open Diapason II8'metal.
12.Open Diapason III8'metal.
13.Hohl Flöte8'wood.
14.Harmonic Flute4'metal.
15.Principal4'metal.
16.Twelfth2 2/3'metal.
17.Fifteenth2'metal.
18.Full MixtureIIImetal.
19.Sharp MixtureIImetal.
20.Double Trumpet16'metal.
21.Posaune8'metal.
22.Clarion4'metal.
iiiChoir to Great
ivSwell to Great
vSolo to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
23.Bordun16'Units [SW:BD] wood.
24.Open Diapason8'metal.
25.Violoncello8'metal.
26.Lieblich Gedakt8'metal.
27.Salicional8'metal.
28.Voix Celeste8'metal.
29.Principal4'metal.
30.Lieblich Flöte4'metal.
31.Fifteenth2'metal.
32.MixtureIVmetal.
33.Contra Fagotto16'metal.
34.Cornopean8'metal.
35.Oboe8'metal.
36.Clarion4'metal.
37.Tremulant
viSwell Super-Octave
viiSwell Sub-Octave
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes)
Enclosed (Pneumatic)
38.Concert Flute8'metal.
39.Viol d’Orchestre8'metal.
40.Harmonic Flute4'metal.
41.Vox Humana8'metal.
42.Orchestral Oboe8'metal.
43.Clarinet8'metal.
44.Tremulant
Unenclosed (Pneumatic)
45.Tuba Mirabilis8'metal.
viiiSolo Super-Octave
Pedal ( CC-c4 61 notes)
46.Double Open Diapason32'Units [PD:OW] wood.
47.Open Diapason16'Units [PD:OW] wood.
48.Open Diapason16'Units [PD:OM] metal.
49.Violone16'wood.
50.Bourdon16'wood.
51.Echo Bourdon16'Units [SW:BD] wood.
52.Principal8'Units [PD:OM] metal.
53.Bass Flute8'Units [PD:OW] wood.
54.Twelfth and FifteenthII [12-15] metal.
55.Trombone16'Units [PD:TR] metal.
56.Tromba8'Units [PD:TR] metal.
ixChoir to Pedal
xGreat to Pedal
xiSwell to Pedal
xiiSolo to Pedal

UnitDivisionRankFootagePipesI. ChoirII. GreatIII. SwellIV. SoloPedal
PD:TRPedalTrombone1616, 8
PD:OWPedalOpen Wood3232, 16, 8
PD:OMPedalOpen Metal1616, 8
SW:BDSwellBourdon161616

Organ History
Norman & Beard
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
463-13-



List of Organists
-1539William Cupper
-1616John Dodwell
c1703George Griffeth
1709-10Abraham Jordan
1710-11Thomas Dean
1711-26Josiah Priest
1726-66Thomas Chilcot (-1766)
1767-94Joseph Tylee
1795-1831Thomas Field
1832-39Charles Milsom
1839-89James Kendrick Pyne (1810-1893)
1890-1933Albert Edward New (1862-1945)
1933-67E. W. Maynard (1908-1990)
1940-45Raymond Edward Jones (1904-)
1967-85John Dudley Holroyd
1986-Peter King

List of Assistant Organists
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)
1945-75Raymond Edward Jones (1904-)
1974-2005Marcus Sealy
2005-08Mark Swinton (1981-)
2008-10Gary Desmond
2010-Shean Bowers

List of Other Organists
2005-Marcus Sealy