Church Organ - St Botolph and St John The Baptist - Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire
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Church organ in St Botolph and St John The Baptist's church, Croxton Kerrial.
Waymark Code: WM10BTN
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/09/2019
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Church organ in St Botolph and St John The Baptist's church, Croxton Kerrial.
"Builders
1987 Martin Renshaw
1849 John Nicholson organ built for Salem Baptist Church, Cheltenham, moved here
from Barton Street Methodist Chapel, Gloucester (N07650); Mixture II reinstated
as 17.19.22 Sesquialtera (stop knob retained "Mixture II" label);
casework from earlier organ used as a screen on the East face;
see N04537 for previous organ here;
1990(c.) Peter Collins
main reservoir releathered;
2006 Peter Collins
1998(c.) - organ damaged by water penetration from roof; dried out and made
playable, but in poor state;
2006 - organ restored after fund raising completed;
30-note pedal compass retained with new chest at rear of organ (previously
to rear and rhs hampering access for maintenance); new tracker action to
pedals constructed in Nicholson style; new pedalboard installed, tailored to
fit available space, allowing case modifications made to fit previous RC
pedals to be made good; windchests repaired, dealing with many splits;
pipework cleaned, repaired, and revoiced as needed; A=440Hz pitch retained
along with previously fitted tuning slides; conveyances to front pipes
repaired or remade as required; front pipes stripped of previous cream paint
and regilded; casework repaired and re-grained;
Cases
Position North West corner Type Architectural
South front gilded pipes; East front decorated pipes from previous organ;
Department and Stop list
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Pedal |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high f1 Keys 30 |
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1 |
Bourdon |
16 |
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Great |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low GG Compass-high f3 Keys 58 |
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2 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
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3 |
Stopped Diapason Bass |
8 |
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4 |
Stopped Diapason treble |
8 |
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5 |
Dulciana |
8 |
TC |
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6 |
Principal |
4 |
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7 |
Twelfth |
2 2/3 |
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8 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
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9 |
Mixture |
III |
17.19.22 |
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Swell |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low c Compass-high f3 Keys 42 Enclosed |
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10 |
Bourdon |
16 |
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11 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
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12 |
Stopped Diapason |
8 |
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13 |
Principal |
4 |
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14 |
Cornopean |
8 |
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15 |
Oboe |
8 |
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Console
Console type en fenêtre Stop type drawstops Pedalboard straight concave
pedalboard described as "straight & slightly concave";
Swell manual full compass bu has no pipes below TC;
No GG#;
Couplers
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Details
Tuning Thomas Young Pitch A=440Hz
Accessories
3 combination pedals to Great
Trigger Swell pedal
Further information
Choir & organ Sept/Oct 2008 p.46-48;"
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"The organ is an example of an early instrument by John Nicolson (about 1840 – 1850) and is in almost original condition The action on the manuals is original, and would be easy to restore. The instrument has a G compass which is fairly rare. It has attracted complimentary comment, with Elvin referring to it as a “little gem” and continental builders taking measurements of the pipework.
The case is also felt to be of interest. This has replaced a previous organ of 1889 which had been located in the south aisle at the east end in what was almost certainly a previous Lady Chapel, and which had blocked most of the light. Hopefully, this area can be used as a place of prayer when it is tidied up. On the right hand side of the present organ can be seen the blue decorated pipes which were part of the old one."
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