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Kirkby Lonsdale, United Kingdom (Cumbria) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: Kirkby Lonsdale
Address: Market Street, LA6 2AX, Kirkby Lonsdale
Description nr.: 2059338.
Built by: Forster & Andrews (1862)
Forster & Andrews built a new organ for the Church of Saint Mary in Kirkby Lonsdale in 1862. This organ was rebuilt in 1924 by the Jardine & Co company. In 1972 the firm of Laycock & Bannister carried out a rebuild. Particularly on Swell, several registers have been replaced by others (including Voix Celeste by Fifteenth, Oboe by Clarion and Violin by Mixture 3 ranks).
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Quintaton 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - 1972, Principal 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1972, Fifteenth 2', Block Flute 2' - 1972, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1972, Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29) - 1972, Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Viol 8' - bas 1972, Principal 4', Fifteenth 2' - 1972, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1972, Mixture 3 ranks (29.33.36) - 1972, Contra Oboe 16' - 1972, Cornopean 8', Clarion 4' - 1972, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flute Bass 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Twenty Second 2' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Kirkby Lonsdale, United Kingdom (Cumbria) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: Kirkby Lonsdale
Address: Market Street, LA6 2AX, Kirkby Lonsdale
Description nr.: 2059338.
Built by: Forster & Andrews (1862)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1862 | Forster & Andrews | new organ | 1924 | Jardine & Co. | rebuild | 1972 | Laycock & Bannister | reconstruction |
Forster & Andrews built a new organ for the Church of Saint Mary in Kirkby Lonsdale in 1862. This organ was rebuilt in 1924 by the Jardine & Co company. In 1972 the firm of Laycock & Bannister carried out a rebuild. Particularly on Swell, several registers have been replaced by others (including Voix Celeste by Fifteenth, Oboe by Clarion and Violin by Mixture 3 ranks).
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 28 |
Specification
Great Organ: Quintaton 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - 1972, Principal 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1972, Fifteenth 2', Block Flute 2' - 1972, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1972, Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29) - 1972, Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Viol 8' - bas 1972, Principal 4', Fifteenth 2' - 1972, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1972, Mixture 3 ranks (29.33.36) - 1972, Contra Oboe 16' - 1972, Cornopean 8', Clarion 4' - 1972, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flute Bass 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Twenty Second 2' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
| Literature |
Organs seen last summer / Philip Bowcock. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 45, 1992. |