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Breage, United Kingdom (Cornwall) - Church fo Saint Breaca
Municipal: Helston
Address: Shute Hill, TR13 9PD, Breage
Website: https://www.westkerrierbenefice.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2025109.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1887)
In 1887 Henry Willis built an organ for Thomas Robins Bolitho in Trengwainton. The organ was later installed in Truro Cathedral. It was called the Godolphin Organ. In 1967 the instrument was bought for the parish church of Breage. The company Hele & Co. restored it and transferred it. Both reeds have been removed. Great's Clarinet replaced Hele with a Twelfth, Swell's Oboe with a Mixture.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1968, Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 2 ranks - 1968.
Pedal Organ: Quintaton 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Breage, United Kingdom (Cornwall) - Church fo Saint Breaca
Municipal: Helston
Address: Shute Hill, TR13 9PD, Breage
Website: https://www.westkerrierbenefice.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2025109.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1887)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1887 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1968 | Hele & Co. | transfer/relocate |
In 1887 Henry Willis built an organ for Thomas Robins Bolitho in Trengwainton. The organ was later installed in Truro Cathedral. It was called the Godolphin Organ. In 1967 the instrument was bought for the parish church of Breage. The company Hele & Co. restored it and transferred it. Both reeds have been removed. Great's Clarinet replaced Hele with a Twelfth, Swell's Oboe with a Mixture.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
1887 | Trengwainton | Thomas Robins Bolitho Residence |
Truro | Truro Cathedral, Godolphin Organ | |
1968 | Breage | Anglican Parish Church fo Saint Breaca |
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 7 |
- Swell Organ | 6 |
- Pedal Organ | 2 |
Total number of stops | 15 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1968, Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 2 ranks - 1968.
Pedal Organ: Quintaton 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.