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Complete description of the selected organ
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Bishopsgate Institute (City), Great Hall
Municipal: London
Address: 230 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4QH, London

Description nr.: 2026445.

Built by: Brindley & Foster (1913)
Demolished (1972)


In 1913 plaatste de firma Brindley & Foster een van haar grootste orgels in de Great Hall van het Bishopsgate Institute in Londen. Het was een vierklaviers orgel met 43 stemmen. Het is in 1972 afgebroken.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9
- Choir Organ9
- Swell Organ12
- Solo Organ3
- Pedal Organ8
Total number of stops41
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Viol di Gamba 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Lieblich Flote 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Flauto Magico 4', Piccolo 2', Echo Cornet 4 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Tuba 8', Carillon.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Contra Bourdon 32' - C-E acoustic, Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Bassoon 16', Ophicleide 16'.

Literature
  • The organ in the Bishopsgate Institute, London / J.R. Knott.
  • The organs of the City of London : From the Restoration to the Present / Nicholas M. Plumley. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1996.