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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 23 September 2017.

Photo: Piet Bron

London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Margaret (Westminster)
Municipal: London
Address: Saint Margaret's Street, SW1P 3JX, London

Description nr.: 2016226.

Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1897)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1897 J.W. Walker & Sons  new organ
1978 J.W. Walker & Sons  rebuild
1993 J.W. Walker & Sons  restoration

Onder advies van Edwin Lemare bouwde de firma Walker in 1897 een drieklaviers orgel voor Saint Margaret's Church in Westminster. Het orgel is in 1977/1978 door de firma Walker omgebouwd, waarbij de dispositie ook is gewijzigd. In 1993 voerde Walker een revisie uit.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ15
- Choir Organ13
- Swell Organ15
- Pedal Organ15 (5)
Total number of stops58 (48)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Medium Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Orchestral Flute 8', Octave 4' - 1978, Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Sharp Mixture 2 ranks (26.29) - 1978, Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Chimney Flute 8' - 1978, Dulciana 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4' - 1978, Lieblich Flute 4' - 1897/1978, Nazard 2 2/3' - 1897/1978, Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 1978, Cymbal 3 ranks (29.33.36) - 1978, Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant, Orchestral Trumpet 8' - 1978; unenclosed.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8' (TC), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1978, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (22.26.29.33), Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason (wood) 16' - extension, Open Diapason (metal) 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave (wood) 8' - extension, Principal (metal) 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Recorder 2' - 1978; extension, Mixtur 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1978, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Great Reeds on Choir.

Other specifications
Different specifications De oorspronkelijke dispositie luidde:
Great Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Medium Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Orchestral Flute 8', Waldflöte 8', Prinzipal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ: Quintatön 16', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Vox angelica 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Waldflöte 4', Viola 4', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Célestes 8', Prinzipal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (15.19.22.26), Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason (no.1) 16', Open Diapason (no.2) 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Flute 8', Prinzipal 4', Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8'.
Koppelingen: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Literature Ars Organi 1/2004.
Other sources
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