Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Henrik West
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Botolph, Aldgate (City)
Municipal: London
Address: Aldgate, EC3N 1AB, London
Website: https://www.stbotolphs.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2013781.
Built by: Goetze & Gwynn (2005)
The organ contains older material: from 1676 by Renatus Harris
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (GGAA-CD-d'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Cornet 5 ranks (discant), Furniture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (GGAA-CD-d'''): Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Bassoon 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Swell Organ (c'-d'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Cornet 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8'.
Pedal Organ (CD-d'): Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal.
Photo: Henrik West
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Botolph, Aldgate (City)
Municipal: London
Address: Aldgate, EC3N 1AB, London
Website: https://www.stbotolphs.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2013781.
Built by: Goetze & Gwynn (2005)
The organ contains older material: from 1676 by Renatus Harris
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1676 | Renatus Harris | new organ | 1744 | John Byfield | transfer/relocate | 1867 | William Hill & Sons | rebuild | 1898 | J.C. Bishop & Son | maintenance/reparations | 1966 | Mander Organs | new organ in old case | 2005 | Goetze & Gwynn | new organ in old case |
- In 1676 Thomas Whiting donated an organ to the church of Saint Botolph, Aldgate. It was a residence organ with one manual and nine stops, probably built a few years earlier by Thomas and Renatus Harris. In 1676 it was rebuilt by Renatus Harris and expanded into a three-manual organ, after which it was placed on the south side of the church. After the construction of a new church in 1744, the organ was transferred by John Byfield. It has also been expanded with a new Mixture on Great. Renovations followed in 1867 by William Hill & Son, which included installing an independent pedal and modernizing the keyboard compass, and in 1898 by Bishop & Son. The organ now had three manuals and a pedal with 27 stops.
- In 1966 the organ was completely renovated by Noel Mander. He built a modern organ using the historic pipework still present. It was a two-manual organ with 28 stops. The pedal had a number of extensions. The organ had mechanical slider chests for the manuals and an electro-pneumatic unit chest for the pedal.
- In 2005, this instrument was replaced by a reconstruction of the original work by Goetze & Gwynn. The Harris windchests and the Harris pipework still present formed the basis of this instrument. The organ case has been restored to its original state.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 21 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (GGAA-CD-d'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Cornet 5 ranks (discant), Furniture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (GGAA-CD-d'''): Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Bassoon 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Swell Organ (c'-d'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Cornet 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8'.
Pedal Organ (CD-d'): Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal.
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