Church Organ - St Mary - Battisford, Suffolk
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N 52° 08.967 E 001° 00.136
31U E 363318 N 5779541
Church organ, 1864 by Bishop & Son, London, in St Mary's church, Battisford.
Waymark Code: WMZRJ6
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/29/2018
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Church organ in St Mary's church, Battisford.
"Historic Organ Certificate awarded Grade=Grade II*
History
Builders - 1864 Bishop & Son London
organ from residence of Dr. Charles Steggall installed here in 1898.
see R01532; (placed on Bishop's second-hand list in 1898);
built as a chamber organ, cost £210, without the Mixture,
Sign above organ reads "originally the organ was built in 1864 for
a Dr Steggal..."; Bishop & Son London on name plate;
(DDr gives Bishop & Starr 1862);
1914 Bishop ?
installed here
1964 Bishop
restored
Cases
Type Pipe Rack
quite a fierce piece of Gothic, with stencilled front pipes
Department and Stop list
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Pedal |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high e1 Keys 29 |
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1 |
Bourdon |
16 |
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Lower |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high f3 Keys 54 Enclosed |
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2 |
Metallic Flute |
8 |
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3 |
Dulciana |
8 |
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4 |
Stopd Diapason Bass |
8 |
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5 |
Viol di Gamba |
4 |
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Upper |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high f3 Keys 54 Enclosed |
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6 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
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7 |
Ch. Open Bass |
8 |
C-B, works on lower manual |
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8 |
Clarabella |
8 |
TC |
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9 |
Stopd Diapason Bass |
8 |
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10 |
Principal |
4 |
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11 |
Flute |
4 |
TC |
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12 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
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13 |
Mixture |
III |
was Sesquialtera? |
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14 |
Hautboy |
8 |
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Console
Console type attached Stop type drawstop Pedalboard Flat
flat jambs
Couplers
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Choir Sub Octave to Great
Accessories
Trigger general Swell
3 composition pedals to Great
Further information
an unusual instrument; in effect, Great and Swell have been combined,
whilst the second manual is unique;"
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