Biographical Dictionary of the Organ

1662

Organ History
1662	Built by Lancelott Pease of Cambridge
Status
Destroyed
Sources
The Musical Times 884

1686

Organ History
1686	Built by Smith
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
The Musical Times 884

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
2	14	14	-	T

I. Choir
1.	Stopped Diapason
2.	Principal
3.	Recorder
4.	Fifteenth
II. Great
5.	Open Diapason
6.	Stopped Diapason
7.	Principal
8.	Nason
9.	Cornet	IV
10.	Quint
11.	Super Octave
12.	Flageolet
13.	Mixture	III
14.	Trumpet

1753

Organ History
1753	Rebuilt and enlarged by Richard Bridge of Clerkenwell
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
The Musical Times 884

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	24	24	-	T

I. Choir (Tracker GG,AA-d3 55 notes)
1.	Stopped Diapason
2.	Principal
3.	Flute
4.	Fifteenth
5.	Mixture	III
6.	Vox Humana
II. Great (Tracker GG,AA-d3 55 notes)
7.	Open Diapason
8.	Stopped Diapason
9.	Principal
10.	Twelfth
11.	Fifteenth
12.	Tierce
13.	Larigot
14.	Sesquialtera	IV
15.	Furniture	IV
16.	Cornet	IV
17.	Trumpet
18.	Clarion
III. Swell (Tracker G-d3 32 notes)
19.	Open Diapason
20.	Stopped Diapason
21.	Germany Flute
22.	Principal
23.	Trumpet
24.	Hautboy

1784

Organ History
1784	Rebuilt by Green of Isleworth
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 760
The Musical Times 884
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
3	23	23	-	T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-e3 57 notes)
1.	Dulciana
2.	Stopped Diapason
3.	Principal
4.	Flute
5.	Fifteenth
II. Great (Tracker GG-e3 57 notes)
6.	Open Diapason
7.	Open Diapason
8.	Stopped Diapason
9.	Principal
10.	Twelfth
11.	Fifteenth
12.	Tierce
13.	Sesquialtera	III
14.	Furniture	II
15.	Cornet	V
16.	Trumpet
17.	Clarion
III. Swell (Tracker G-e3 34 notes)
18.	Open Diapason
19.	Stopped Diapason
20.	Principal
21.	Cornet	III
22.	Trumpet
23.	Hautboy

1827

Organ History
1827	Rebuilt by James Longhurst
Status
Destroyed
Sources
The Musical Times 760
The Musical Times 884
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
3	30	30	3	T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-e3 57 notes)
1.	Stopped Diapason
2.	Dulciana
3.	Stopped Flute
4.	Open Flute
5.	Principal
6.	Cremona
i	Pedal to Choir
II. Great (Tracker GG-e3 57 notes)
7.	Open Diapason
8.	Open Diapason
9.	Stopped Diapason
10.	Clarabella		(Treble)
11.	Principal
12.	Fifteenth
13.	Twelfth
14.	Sesquialtera	III
15.	Mixture	III
16.	Trumpet		(Treble)
17.	Great Trumpet
18.	Clarion
ii	Swell to Great
iii	Pedal to Great
III. Swell (Tracker G-e3 34 notes)
19.	Stopped Diapason
20.	Double Open Diapason
21.	Unison Open Diapason
22.	Principal
23.	Fifteenth
24.	Twelfth
25.	Sesquialtera	III
26.	Cornopean
27.	Trumpet
28.	Hautboy
Pedal (Tracker CCC-CC 13 notes)
29.	Stopped Diapason		wood.
30.	Open Diapason		wood.

1886

Organ History
1886	Built by Willis
1905	Enlarged by Norman & Beard
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
The Musical Times 760
The Musical Times 884

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	52	-	10	-

I. Choir (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
1.	Lieblich Gedacht	16'	wood, metal.
2.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
3.	Lieblich Gedacht	8'	wood, metal.
4.	Viola da Gamba	8'	metal.
5.	Saliconal	8'	metal.
6.	Flauto Traverso	8'	wood.
7.	Flüte Harmonique	4'	metal.
8.	Gemshorn	4'	metal.
9.	Corno di Bassetto	8'	metal.
10.	Tremulant
i	Swell to Choir
II. Great (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
11.	Double Diapason	16'	metal.
12.	Open Diapason I	8'	metal.
13.	Open Diapason II	8'	metal.
14.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood, metal.
15.	Claribel Flute	8'	wood.
16.	Quint	5 ¹/₃'	metal.
17.	Principal	4'	metal.
18.	Flûte Harmonique	4'	metal.
19.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'	metal.
20.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
21.	Piccolo	2'	metal.
22.	Mixture	IV	metal.
23.	Double Trumpet	16'	metal.
24.	Cornopean	8'	metal.
25.	Clarion	4'	metal.
ii	Swell to Great
iii	Swell to Great Super-Octave
iv	Swell to Great Sub-Octave
v	Choir to Great
vi	Solo to Great
III. Swell (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
26.	Double Diapason	16'	wood, metal.
27.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
28.	Lieblich Gedacht	8'	wood, metal.
29.	Saliconal	8'	metal.
30.	Voix Celeste	8'	metal.
31.	Octave	4'	metal.
32.	Flageolet	2'	metal.
33.	Mixture	III	metal.
34.	Contra Fagotto	16'	metal.
35.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
36.	Hautboy	8'	metal.
37.	Clarion	4'	metal.
38.	Tremulant
IV. Solo (Electro-pneumatic CC-a3 58 notes)
39.	Flûte Harmonique	8'	metal.
40.	Concert Flute	4'	wood.
41.	Orchestral Oboe	8'	metal.
42.	Corno di Bassetto	8'	metal.
43.	Tuba	8'	metal.
44.	Clarion	4'	metal.
Pedal (Electro-pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes)
45.	Double Open Diapason	32'	wood.
46.	Open Diapason (wood)	16'	wood.
47.	Open Diapason (metal)	16'	prepared
48.	Violone	16'	metal.
49.	Bourdon	16'	wood.
50.	Violcello	8'	metal.
51.	Octave	8'	metal.
52.	Bass Flute	8'	wood.
53.	Posaune	16'	metal.
54.	Clarion	8'	metal.
vii	Great to Pedal
viii	Swell to Pedal
ix	Choir to Pedal
x	Solo to Pedal

List of Organists
1407	John Moundfield
1411	William Bonyngton
1420	William Stanys
1445	John Cranbroke
1499	Thomas Chart
1534	John Wodynsborowe
1540-70	William Selbye (-1584)
1570-80	Thomas Bull
1580-84	Matthew Godwin (1568-1586)
1584-90	Arthur Cock (-1604)
1590	Thomas Stores
1590-99	George Juxon
1599	George Marson (-1632)
1631-32	George Marson (-1632)
1631-32	Valentine Rother
1640-	Thomas Tunstall
1661-64	Thomas Gibbs
1661-c1669	Thomas Gibbes
1669-75	Richard Chomley
1675-91	Robert Wren (-1691)
1692	Nicholas Wotton
1692-98	Nicholas Wootton (-1700)
1697	William Porter
1699-1736	Daniel Henstridge (-1736)
1736-57	William Raylton (-1757)
1757-1803	Samuel Porter (1733-1810)
1803-1831	Highmore Skeats (1760-1831)
1831-72	Thomas Evance Jones (1805-1872)
1873-98	William Henry Longhurst (1819-1904)
1898-1908	H. C. Perrin (1865-1953)
1908-36	C. Charlton Palmer (1871-1944)
1937-53	Gerald Hocken Knight (1908-1979)
1952-55	Douglas Hopkins (1902-1992)
1956-61	Sidney S. Campbell (1909-1974)
1961-88	Allan Wicks (1923-2010)
1988-	David Flood (1955-)
2013	Weston Jennings

List of Assistant Organists
	William Woodcock (1754-1825)
1836-73	William Henry Longhurst (1819-1904)
1873-75	John B. Lott (1852-1924)
1884-90	Herbert A. Fricker (1868-1943)
1892-98	J. S. Grundy (1875-1950)
1898-1901	Frank Charles Butcher (1882-1948)
1918-26	René Soames (1903-1985)
1936-38	Henry Frank Cole
1953-56	Malcolm Tyler (1929-2010)
1956-64	Gwilym Isaac (1931-)
1964-67	Stephen Crisp
1968-74	Philip Moore (1943-)
1974-78	Stephen Darlington (1952-)
1977-86	David Flood (1955-)
1986-96	Michael Harris
1997-2001	Timothy Noon
2001-04	Matthew Martin (1976-)
2005-08	Robert Patterson
2008-10	John Robinson (1983-)
2010-11	Simon Lawford
2011-	David Newsholme

List of Organ Scholars
1982	Christopher Tambling (1964-2015)
1987	David Woodcock
1990	David Hobourn
1991	Timothy Noon
1992	Duncan Aspden
1993	Andrew Arthur
1994	Andrew Bryden
1997	Tom Williamson
1998	Anthony Gowing
1999	Philip Stopford (1977-)
2000	Timothy Uglow
2001	John Robinson (1983-)
2002-03	Benjamin Chewter (1983-)
2003	Richard Leach
2004	Léon Charles
2005	Jonathan White
2006	James Norrey
2007	Tim Harper
2008	Mark Browne
2009	David Gerrard
2010	Thomas Allery
2011	Andrew Wyatt
2012	Edward Hewes (1993-)
2014	William Wallace

List of Other Organists
1903-53	William Thomas Harvey (1886-1960)
2015	Adrian Bawtree (1968-)

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1886