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
Status
Unknown
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 907
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)