Church Organ - St Catharine - Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire
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N 52° 37.397 W 001° 00.143
30U E 635217 N 5832237
Church organ in St Catharine's church, Houghton on the Hill.
Waymark Code: WMQTAQ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/27/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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Church organ in St Catharine's church, Houghton on the Hill.

Builders

1897(pre)      J.W. Walker & Sons


1897           J.W. Walker & Sons

alterations (BOA)


2010           Richard Young  Rugby

restored;

Cases

          Dr A.G. Hill

remarkable case

Department and Stop list

Pedal Key action   Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high f1  Keys 30
             1 Bourdon 16  
 
Manual Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high g3  Keys 56 Enclosed
             2 Open Diapason 8  
             3 Stop'd Diapason Bass 8  
             4 Clarionette Flute 8  
             5 Dulciana 8 TC
             6 Principal 4  
             7 Nason Flute 4  
             8 Flautina 2  
             9 Oboe 8  

Console

Console type  attached   Stop type  drawstop   Label type  ivory   Label font  Roman   Pedalboard  concave radiating  


Couplers

Manual to Pedal

Details

Blowing electric  Tuning Eq Temp  Pitch A=447  

Accessories

1 wooden composition pedal at right side for Open Diapason;

Updates

2011 OrgB 2010 work noted; Organ Building Vol 11 (2011) p.5

SOURCE - (Visit Link)

 

I was fortunate to hear the organist practising a fugue for the Easter service. I did ask if they could play some Metallica, but was met with a blank stare cheeky

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