Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Andrew & Jane Wood
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Anne, Limehouse
Municipal: London
Address: Three Colt Street, E14 8HH, London
Website: https://stanneslimehouse.org/
Description nr.: 2000862.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1851)
The organ of the Church of Saint Anne, Limehouse, was built by Gray & Davison in 1851 for the World Exhibition in London, where it was placed next to the organ of Hill and Wallis. After the exhibition, the builders placed it in St. Anne's Limehouse Church in London. A new pedal keyboard was made in 1894. Although the Swell Organ's keyboard compass is C-f'', the lowest octave is not occupied by pipes. In 2005/2006 William Drake carried out a restoration. The organ was then put into use again on June 10, 2006 with a concert by Thomas Trotter.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Flute (Stopped) 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Flageolet 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-f'''): Stop Diapason Bass 8', Clarionet Flute 8', Dulciana 8' (c°-f'''), Keraulophon 8', Octave 4', Flute (Open) 4', Fifteenth 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (c°-f'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Grand Open Diapason 16', Grand Bourdon 16', Grand Octave 8', Grand Bombarde 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Choir Sub Octave to Great.
Photo: Andrew & Jane Wood
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Anne, Limehouse
Municipal: London
Address: Three Colt Street, E14 8HH, London
Website: https://stanneslimehouse.org/
Description nr.: 2000862.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1851)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1851 | Gray & Davison | new organ | 1894 | Gray & Davison | maintenance/reparations | 2006 | William Drake | restoration |
The organ of the Church of Saint Anne, Limehouse, was built by Gray & Davison in 1851 for the World Exhibition in London, where it was placed next to the organ of Hill and Wallis. After the exhibition, the builders placed it in St. Anne's Limehouse Church in London. A new pedal keyboard was made in 1894. Although the Swell Organ's keyboard compass is C-f'', the lowest octave is not occupied by pipes. In 2005/2006 William Drake carried out a restoration. The organ was then put into use again on June 10, 2006 with a concert by Thomas Trotter.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 13 |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 34 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Flute (Stopped) 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Flageolet 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-f'''): Stop Diapason Bass 8', Clarionet Flute 8', Dulciana 8' (c°-f'''), Keraulophon 8', Octave 4', Flute (Open) 4', Fifteenth 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (c°-f'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Grand Open Diapason 16', Grand Bourdon 16', Grand Octave 8', Grand Bombarde 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Choir Sub Octave to Great.
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