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Source: Postcard
Portsmouth, United Kingdom (Hampshire) - Portsmouth Guildhall
Municipal: Portsmouth
Address: Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB, Portsmouth
Website: https://portsmouthguildhall.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2072592.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1889)
Demolished (1959)
The Town Hall in Portsmouth was built in 1886-1890 to a design by William Hill. The Gray & Davison firm built an organ for the great hall in 1889. In 1922 the organ was rebuilt by James J. Binns & Co. The building was renamed Guildhall in 1926. The old building was demolished in 1959, except for the facades and the tower, and a modern concert hall has been built behind the old facade. The old organ has been demolished. An electronic Compton organ was installed in the new Guildhall.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason No.1 8', Open Diapason No.2 8', Gamba 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Full Mixture 4 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Violin Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Viol da Gamba 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 4', Wald Flote 4', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''):
Unenclosed: Concert Flute 8', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Clairon 4'.
Enclosed: Flauto Traverso 4', Flauto Traverso 2', Orchestral Oboe 8', Carillon (g°-g').
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason 16', Double Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Cello 8', Fifteenth 4', Trombone 16'.
Accessories: Barker Lever to Great, Barker Lever to Swell, Barker Lever to Choir.
Source: Postcard
Portsmouth, United Kingdom (Hampshire) - Portsmouth Guildhall
Municipal: Portsmouth
Address: Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB, Portsmouth
Website: https://portsmouthguildhall.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2072592.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1889)
Demolished (1959)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1889 | Gray & Davison | new organ | 1922 | James J. Binns & Co. | rebuild |
The Town Hall in Portsmouth was built in 1886-1890 to a design by William Hill. The Gray & Davison firm built an organ for the great hall in 1889. In 1922 the organ was rebuilt by James J. Binns & Co. The building was renamed Guildhall in 1926. The old building was demolished in 1959, except for the facades and the tower, and a modern concert hall has been built behind the old facade. The old organ has been demolished. An electronic Compton organ was installed in the new Guildhall.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1889 | Portsmouth | Town Hall |
| 1926 | Portsmouth | Guildhall |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 14 |
| - Choir Organ (enclosed) | 8 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 14 |
| - Solo Organ | 6 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 50 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason No.1 8', Open Diapason No.2 8', Gamba 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Full Mixture 4 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Violin Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Viol da Gamba 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 4', Wald Flote 4', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''):
Unenclosed: Concert Flute 8', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Clairon 4'.
Enclosed: Flauto Traverso 4', Flauto Traverso 2', Orchestral Oboe 8', Carillon (g°-g').
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason 16', Double Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Cello 8', Fifteenth 4', Trombone 16'.
Accessories: Barker Lever to Great, Barker Lever to Swell, Barker Lever to Choir.
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