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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom (Norfolk) - Minster Church of Saint Nicholas

Forwarded from: London - Church of Saint Mary the Boltons (West-Brompton) (1882 - 1960)

Municipal: Great Yarmouth
Address: Church Plain, NR30 1NE, Great Yarmouth
Website: https://gtyarmouthminster.org/

Description nr.: 2048003.

Built by: William Hill & Sons (1882)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1882 William Hill & Sons  new organ
1908 William Hill & Sons  rebuild
1960 John Compton Organ Company  transfer/relocate

  • Het orgel in de Minster Church of Saint Nicholas in Great Yarmouth is oorspronkelijk in 1882 gebouwd door de firma Hill & Sons voor Saint Mary the Boltons Church in Brompton. Het werd in 1908 door dezelfde firma uitgebreid.
  • In 1960 is het orgel door Compton overgeplaatst naar Great Yarmouth, waar het orgel verloren was gegaan tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Daarbij is de dispositie uitgebreid. De fraaie orgelkas werd gemaakt voor Great Yarmouth, deze is ontworpen door Stephen Dykes-Bower en geschonken aan de kerk door de vrijmetselaars.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1882LondonChurch of Saint Mary the Boltons (West-Brompton)
1960Great YarmouthMinster Church of Saint Nicholas

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ16
- Choir Organ14 (13)
- Swell Organ13
- Pedal Organ16 (4)
Total number of stops59 (46)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Spitz Flote 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Hohl Flote 8', Octave 4', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Cymbel 3 ranks (22.26.29), Trombone 16', Tromba 8', Octave Tromba 4', Tuba 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Gemshorn 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Dulciana 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Viol d'Amour 8', Vienna Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Contra Bassoon 16', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bass 32' - extension, Open Wood 16', Open Metal 16' - from Great, Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8' - extension, Violoncello 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Larigot 2 2/3' - extension, Twenty Second 2' - extension, Posaune 16', Posaune 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub Octave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Great Reeds to Choir.