Complete description of the selected organ
Cullercoats, United Kingdom (Northumberland) - Church of Saint George
Municipal: Newcastle upon Tyne
Address: 1 Beverley Gardens, NE30 4NS, North Shields, Cullercoats
Description nr.: 2004005.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1885)
T.C. Lewis built an organ for the newly built Saint George's Church in Cullercoats in 1884/1885. The organ was dedicated in February 1885. The organ was preserved entirely in its original state. In 1987 the firm of Harrison & Harrison carried out a restoration.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Flautina 2', Horn 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 composition pedals for Swell, 4 composition pedals for Great, 4 composition pedals for Pedal.
Cullercoats, United Kingdom (Northumberland) - Church of Saint George
Municipal: Newcastle upon Tyne
Address: 1 Beverley Gardens, NE30 4NS, North Shields, Cullercoats
Description nr.: 2004005.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1885)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1885 | T.C. Lewis & Co. | new organ | 1987 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration |
T.C. Lewis built an organ for the newly built Saint George's Church in Cullercoats in 1884/1885. The organ was dedicated in February 1885. The organ was preserved entirely in its original state. In 1987 the firm of Harrison & Harrison carried out a restoration.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 26 |
| Key action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal) |
| Stop action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal) |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Flautina 2', Horn 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 composition pedals for Swell, 4 composition pedals for Great, 4 composition pedals for Pedal.
| Literature |
The beauty of the British organ : 8-daagse reis langs orgels in kathedralen, abdijen en kerken in noord-Engeland en zuid-Schotland van 10-17 oktober 2003 / Gerco Schaap, Dave Lazoe. - Eigen uitgave als reisgids bij de orgelreis, 2003. |
| Recordings |
Paul Ritchie. - CD. - 1997. |
| Links |
http://www.music-room.freewebspace.com/organ.html |