Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Faversham > St. Mary-of-Charity’s Parish Church

Details of St. Mary-of-Charity’s Parish Church, Faversham, England

Organ History
1754Built by Richard Bridge
1825Restored & improved by Elliot
1840Restored & improved by Hill
1852Restored & improved by Hill
1862Enlarged by Hill
1874Restored by Hill
1892Reconstructed and moved from west gallery to chancel by August Gern
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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
335349P

I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
1.Cor de Nuit8'
2.Dulciana8'
3.Salicional8'
4.Harmonic Flute4'
5.Gemshorn4'
6.Flautina2'
7.Clarinet8'
iSwell to Choir
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
8.Lieblich Bourdon8'
9.Open Diapason I8'
10.Open Diapason II8'
11.Stopped Diapason8'
12.Höhl Flute8'
13.Principal4'
14.Twelfth2 2/3'
15.Fifteenth2'
16.MixtureIII
17.Trumpet8'
iiSwell to Great
iiiSwell Sub-Octave to Pedal
ivChoir to Great
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-g3 56 notes)
18.Double Diapason16'Units [SW:DD]
19.Open Diapason8'
20.Stopped Diapason8'
21.Viole de Gambe8'
22.Vox Celeste8'
23.Octave4'
24.Suabe Flute4'
25.Super Octave2'
26.MixtureIII
27.Double Bassoon16'
28.Horn8'
29.Oboe8'
30.Vox Humana8'
31.Tremulant
vSwell Octave
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes)
32.Major Bass16'
33.Sub-Bass16'
34.Contra Bass16'
35.Swell Bass16'Units [SW:DD]
36.Bass Flute8'
37.Trombone16'prepared
viPedal Octave
viiSwell to Pedal
viiiGreat to Pedal
ixChoir to Pedal

UnitDivisionRankFootagePipesI. ChoirII. GreatIII. SwellPedal
SW:DDSwellDouble Diapason161616


List of Organists
1786-1823Samuel Porter (1767-1823)
1903-William John Keech (1874-1938)
Cyril Pilcher (1903-1982)