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Complete description of the selected organ
Ringwood, United Kingdom (Hampshire) - Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Municipal: Ringwood
Address: Market Place, BH24 1AW, Ringwood
Website: https://www.ringwoodbenefice.org.uk/

Description nr.: 2078642.

Built by: Alfred Kirkland (1903)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1903 Alfred Kirkland  new organ
1931 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate
1958 firma Henry Willis & Sons  rebuild

  • In 1902-1903 Alfred Kirkland built a four-manual organ for the chapel of Christ's Hospital School in Horsham. This school had moved into new buildings from Newgate Street in London. The organ was designed by Sir Walter Parratt, organist of Saint George's Chapel in Windsor. The organ cases were designed by Aston Webb. The organ was put into use on June 7, 1903. Due to the installation in two separate cases with a console on the church floor with pneumatic transmission, the instrument showed many problems, especially slowness when playing Choir and Pedal. In 1930 it was decided to sell the organ and have a completely new organ built by Rushworth & Dreaper.
  • The organ was installed in 1931 in Ringwood Parish Church, dedicated to Peter and Paul. In 1958 it was converted into a two-manual organ by Willis & Sons.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1903HorshamChrist's Hospital School Chapel
1931RingwoodChurch of Saints Peter and Paul

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ10
- Swell Organ11
- Pedal Organ6 (4)
Total number of stops27 (25)
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks(17.19.22), Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (c°-c''''), Fugara 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks (12.19.22), Contra Oboe 16', Trumpet 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave Bass 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8' - extension, Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.

Other specifications
Different specifications In Christ's Hospital (1903-1930) the specification was:
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Viol d'Orchestre 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Wald Flute 4', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Violin Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Vox Angelica 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-a'''): Harmonic Flute 8', Tromba 8', Orchestral Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Open Flute 8' (transmission), Stopped Flute 8' (transmission), Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Solo to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Literature The Christ's Hospital Papers I : The Organs and Music Masters / N.M. Plumley. - [Horsham] : [Christ's Hospital], 1981.
Links https://npor.org.uk/survey/N11428