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Photo: John Salmon. Date: 23 March 2011.

Photo: John Salmon

Kidbrooke, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Nicholas
Municipal: London
Address: 66A Whetstone Road, SE3 8PZ, Kidbrooke
Website: https://stnicholaskidbrooke.org.uk/

Description nr.: 2033141.

Built by: Bevington & Sons (ca. 1870)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1870 Bevington & Sons  new organ
1962 J.C. Bishop & Son  restoration
1977 J.C. Bishop & Son  transfer/relocate

  • The organ in the Church of Saint Nicholas in Kidbrooke was built by the company Bevington & Sons around 1870 for the chapel of the Royal Herbert Hospital, Shooter's Hill in Greenwich. The instrument has six ranks. All manual ranks except for the Open Diapason are located inside the swellbox. The original Mixture 2 ranks was modified during time: only the Fifteenth 2' choir remained. In 1962, the organ was restored by Bishop & Son.
  • After closure of the hospital in 1977, the organ was transferred to Kidbrooke by the company Bishop & Son.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
ca. 1870GreenwichRoyal Herbert Hospital Chapel
1977London-KidbrookeChurch of Saint Nicholas

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual6
- Pedal1 (0)
Total number of stops7 (6)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' - unenclosed, Lieblich Gedackt 8' (TC), Gamba 8' (TC), Stopped Bass 8' (C-B), Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4' (TC), Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal (C-c'): Bourdon 16' - extension, Permanently Coupled.

Links https://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=T00413

Photo: John Salmon. Date: 23 March 2011.
Photo: John Salmon