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Photo: Andrew & Jane Wood
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph (Highgate)
Forwarded from: London - Northern Polytechnic, Athanaeum Scientific and Literary Hall (1898 - 1948)
Municipal: London
Address: Highgate Hill, London-Highgate
Description nr.: 2018854.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1898)
Oorspronkelijk gebouwd voor de Northern Polytechnic School in Londen. In 1948 is het orgel overgeplaatst naar de kerk van Saint Joseph in Highgate. In deze kerk stond een orgel van Alfred Monk, dat is afgebroken.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Posaune 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Suabe Flute 4', Flautina 2', Corno di Bassetto 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Tuba 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Contra Dulciana 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Photo: Andrew & Jane Wood
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph (Highgate)
Forwarded from: London - Northern Polytechnic, Athanaeum Scientific and Literary Hall (1898 - 1948)
Municipal: London
Address: Highgate Hill, London-Highgate
Description nr.: 2018854.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1898)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1898 | William Hill & Sons | new organ | 1982 | Norman & Beard Hill | restoration |
Oorspronkelijk gebouwd voor de Northern Polytechnic School in Londen. In 1948 is het orgel overgeplaatst naar de kerk van Saint Joseph in Highgate. In deze kerk stond een orgel van Alfred Monk, dat is afgebroken.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1898 | London-Holloway | Northern Polytechnic, Athanaeum Scientific and Literary Hall |
| 1948 | London-Highgate | Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Solo Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 37 |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Posaune 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Suabe Flute 4', Flautina 2', Corno di Bassetto 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Tuba 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Contra Dulciana 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave.
| Literature |
Soundboard : A news column about organs / John Norman. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 67 no. 1, February 1982. |