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Complete description of the selected organ
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Mary Willesden
Municipal: London
Address: Neasden Lane, NW10 2TS, London
Website: https://shrineofmary.org/

Description nr.: 2018909.

Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1983)


On July 2, 1983, a new organ was inaugurated in the Church of Saint Mary in Willesden, London. It was played by Noel Rawsthorne and built by the firm of Walker & Sons. The organ replaces an electronic instrument. The organ case was designed by David Graebe.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ7
- Swell Organ6
- Pedal Organ4
Total number of stops17
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Chimney Flute 8', Salicional 8', Gemshorn 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8', Octave 4', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Sub Octave.

Literature
  • Soundboard : A news column about organs / John Norman. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 67 no. 1, February 1982.
  • St. Mary's Parish Church, Willesden, N.W.10 / J.W. Walker & Sons. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 68 no. 3, August 1983. - Advertentie.
Recordings Organ Music from St. Mary's Willesden Parish Church London / David Wyatt. - Priory Records PR 201 (LP). - 1986.