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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 17 December 2016.

Photo: Piet Bron

London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Mary Abchurch (City)
Municipal: London
Address: Cannon Street, EC4N 7BA, London

Description nr.: 2030209.

Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1822)
Destroyed (1940)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1822 J.C. Bishop & Son  new organ
1869 Bishop & Starr  enlargement
1881 Brindley & Foster  rebuild

De kerk van Saint Mary Abchurch in Cannon Street in Londen werd in de houdige vorm gebouwd na de grote stadsbrand van 1666. J.C. Bishop plaatste in 1822 een orgel in de kerk, dat in 1869 werd uitgebreid door Bishop & Starr, en vervolgens werd herbouwd door Brindley & Foster in de jaren 1875-1881. Adviseur bij deze ombouw was Albert E. Bishop, organist van de kerk sinds 1871. Het Great Organ werd geplaatst in de kas van Bishop, maar de rest van het instrument stond vrij opgesteld achter en naast deze kas. Het orgel is verloren gegaan door bombardementen gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ8
- Choir Organ5
- Swell organ7
- Pedal Organ3
Total number of stops23
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8' - 1881, Gamba 8' - 1881, Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1881, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - 1881, Trumpet 8' - 1881.
Choir Organ (1881): Salicional 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Cremona 8'.
Swell organ: Double Diapason and Sub Bass 16', Violin 8' - 1881, Vox Angelica 8' - 1881, Salicet 4' - 1881, Mixture 3 ranks - 1881, Hautbois 8' - 1881, Horn 8' - 1881, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16' - 1869, Bourdon 16' - 1881, Bass Flute 8' - 1881.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 4 Composition Pedals to Great, 2 Composition Pedals to Swell.

Literature
  • Notes on Old London City churches, their organs, organists, and musical associations / Charles William Pearce. - London : The Vincent Music Company Ltd., [1908].
  • The organs of the City of London : From the Restoration to the Present / Nicholas M. Plumley. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1996.