Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: John Salmon
Hampton Wick, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint John the Baptist
Address: Church Grove, KT1 4AL, Hampton Wick
Website: https://stjohnshamptonwick.org/
Description nr.: 2046755.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1831)
The organ in the church of Hampton Wick was built in 1831 by the firm Bishop & Son. It originally had two manuals and pedal. In 1881 it was moved to the choir of the church, with the addition of a third keyboard. Matthew Copley carried out a restoration in 1970. The organ was placed on the west side of the organ gallery again and the original structure with two manuals and pedal was restored.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tertian 2 ranks.
Swell Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Vox Angelica 8', Vox Celeste 8' (TC), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks, Fagotto 16', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Subbass 16', Violon 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Photo: John Salmon
Hampton Wick, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint John the Baptist
Address: Church Grove, KT1 4AL, Hampton Wick
Website: https://stjohnshamptonwick.org/
Description nr.: 2046755.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1831)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1831 | J.C. Bishop & Son | new organ | 1881 | Builder unknown | restoration and enlargement | 1970 | Matthew Copley | restoration |
The organ in the church of Hampton Wick was built in 1831 by the firm Bishop & Son. It originally had two manuals and pedal. In 1881 it was moved to the choir of the church, with the addition of a third keyboard. Matthew Copley carried out a restoration in 1970. The organ was placed on the west side of the organ gallery again and the original structure with two manuals and pedal was restored.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 19 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tertian 2 ranks.
Swell Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Vox Angelica 8', Vox Celeste 8' (TC), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks, Fagotto 16', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Subbass 16', Violon 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.