Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Liverpool > Great George Street Congregational Church
Great George Street Chapel, Liverpool, England
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Built by Hill |
| 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 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 50 | 52 | 5 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 2. | Dulciana | 8' | |
| 3. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 4. | Clarabella | 8' | |
| 5. | Principal | 4' | |
| 6. | Stopped Flute | 4' | |
| 7. | Waldflote | 4' | |
| 8. | Oboe Flute | 4' | |
| 9. | Cremona | 8' | |
| II. Great (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes) | |||
| 10. | Tenoroon (tenor) | 16' | (to tenor c key) |
| 11. | Bourdon to meet No. 1 (bass) | 16' | |
| 12. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 13. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 14. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 15. | Quint | 5 1/3' | |
| 16. | Principal | 4' | |
| 17. | Flute | 4' | |
| 18. | Tenth | 3 1/5' | |
| 19. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 20. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 21. | Sesquialtera | III (3/5') | |
| 22. | Mixture | III (2/3') | |
| 23. | Doublette | II (2') | |
| 24. | Posaune | 8' | |
| 25. | Clarion | 4' | |
| i | Swell to Great | ||
| ii | Choir to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes) | |||
| 26. | Tenoroon (tenor) | 16' | (to tenor c key) |
| 27. | Bourdon (bass) | 16' | |
| 28. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 29. | Dulciana | 8' | |
| 30. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 31. | Quint | 5 1/3' | |
| 32. | Principal | 4' | |
| 33. | Suabe Flute | 4' | |
| 34. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 35. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 36. | Flageolet | 2' | |
| 37. | Sesquialtera | III (3/5') | |
| 38. | Mixture | II (2/3') | |
| 39. | Echo Cornet | V | |
| 40. | Contra Fagotto | 16' | |
| 41. | Cornopean | 8' | |
| 42. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 43. | Oboe | 8' | |
| 44. | Corno Flute | 8' | |
| 45. | Clarion | 4' | |
| IV. Solo (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes) | |||
| 46. | Tuba Mirabilis | 8' | |
| Pedal (Tracker CCC-d 27 notes) | |||
| 47. | Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 48. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 49. | Principal | 8' | |
| 50. | Fifteenth | 4' | |
| 51. | Sesquialtera | V (3 1/5') | |
| 52. | Trombone | 16' | |
| iii | Great to Pedal | ||
| iv | Swell to Pedal | ||
| v | Choir to Pedal | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Rebuilt by Rushworth & Dreaper |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 49 | - | 8 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| Henry Grimshaw (1848-1913) | |
| 1894-1906 | S. Claude Ridley (1853-1924) |
| 1906-14 | Harry Evans (1873-1914) |
| R. H. Brewerton (1891-1918) | |
| 1917- | Thomas Berry |
| 1920-22 | George Arthur Costain (1901-1987) |
| 1923- | Stainton de B. Taylor (1903-1975) |