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Ipswich, United Kingdom (Suffolk) - Corn Exchange

Forwarded from: London - Holy Trinity Church (Paddington) (1875 - 1975)

Municipal: Ipswich
Address: King Street, IP1 1DH, Ipswich
Website: https://ipswichtheatres.co.uk/

Description nr.: 2078493.

Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1875)

In 1875 T.C. Lewis & Co. built an organ for Holy Trinity Church in London-Paddington. The organ had three manuals and pedal, with 36 registers. The church stood on the corner of Bishop's Road and Westbourne Terrace, and was designed by Thomas Cundy. The building was dedicated in 1846. The organ was converted in 1912 by Norman & Beard. It remained in use in this form until the church closed in 1971 due to dilapidation. The church was demolished in 1984.
The organ was reloacted to the main hall of the Corn Exchange in Ipswich in 1975 after a major renovation by Bishop & Son. This building is in use as a theater.

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1875	London	Holy Trinity Church (Paddington)
1975	Ipswich	Corn Exchange

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Great Organ	9
- Positive Organ	8 (7)
- Swell Organ	11
- Pedal Organ	11 (6)
Total number of stops	39 (33)
Key action	Electropneumatic
Stop action	Electropneumatic
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Mixtur 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Tromba 8'.
Positive Organ (C-a'''): Gedact 8', Salicet 4', Stopped Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbel 2 ranks, Tromba 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Geigen 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viole da Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8' (c°-a'''), Geigen Principal 4', Flageolet 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22)), Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Quint 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4' - extension, Mixture 2 ranks, Trombone 16' - extension, Trumpet 8' - extension, Shawn 4'.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The origninal specification was: Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octave 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixtur 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'. Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Salicet 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Flautina 2', Clarionet 8'. Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Célestes 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8'. Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bass 32', Open Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Posaune 16'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedals, Choir to Pedals, Swell to Pedals, Pedal Octave Coupler. Acessories: Tremulant, 5 Combination Pedals. After the 1912 rebuild, the stop list was: Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Rohr Flute 16', Open Diapason Large 8', Open Diapason Small 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixtur 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Tromba 8'. Choir Organ (C-ga''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Salicet 4', Stopped Flute 4', Flautina 2', Clarinet 8', Tromba 8' (from Great). Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viole da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (2 2/3'), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant Pedal Organ (C-f'): Harmonic Bass 32' (acoustic), Open Diapason 16' (wood), Open Diapason 16' (metal), Sub Bass 16', Octave 8' (extension), Bass Flute 8' (extension), Trombone 16, Tromba 8' (extension). Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir Suboctave to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Tromba Suboctave. Acessories: 4 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 4 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Pedal.

Other specifications

Different specifications

The origninal specification was:
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octave 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixtur 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Salicet 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Flautina 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Célestes 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bass 32', Open Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedals, Choir to Pedals, Swell to Pedals, Pedal Octave Coupler.
Acessories: Tremulant, 5 Combination Pedals.

After the 1912 rebuild, the stop list was:
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Rohr Flute 16', Open Diapason Large 8', Open Diapason Small 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixtur 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (C-ga''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Salicet 4', Stopped Flute 4', Flautina 2', Clarinet 8', Tromba 8' (from Great).
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viole da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (2 2/3'), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Harmonic Bass 32' (acoustic), Open Diapason 16' (wood), Open Diapason 16' (metal), Sub Bass 16', Octave 8' (extension), Bass Flute 8' (extension), Trombone 16, Tromba 8' (extension).
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir Suboctave to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Tromba Suboctave.
Acessories: 4 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 4 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Pedal.

Literature	Lewis's Organ Building and Bell Founding : With an account of Lewis's Electric & Pneumatic Action for Organs and of Lewis's Pneumatic Chiming Action. - 8th Edition. - Brixton, S.W. London : T.C. Lewis & Co., 1883.
Links	https://npor.org.uk/survey/N17428