The Organ was originally built by Messrs. Ernest Wadsworth Ltd. of
Manchester in 1922 and was re-built by Mssrs. Wood of Huddersfield, in
1979. A new detached drawstop console in Oak has been provided and the
action is electro-pneumatic with solid state note switching. The piston
action is a "capture system" similar to that installed in the
rebuilt organ of Liverpool Cathedral, enabling the piston settings to be
altered easily, as required.
There have been several tonal changes: Mssrs. Wood providing more
upperwork and a better balance between the manuals and pedal, and still
later additions and extensions providing a new Pedal Trombone (1996), and
8ft Oboe, 4ft Clarion and 16ft Bourdon on the Great organ in 1999. These
latter additions, together with the necessary electrical alterations, were
carried out by Mr. Peter Jones.
Specification:-
Great Organ
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1
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Bourdon
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16ft wood and metal
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new from 24,26 and 28
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2
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Open Diapason
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8 ft plain metal and zinc
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original
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3
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Clarabel
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8 ft wood
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original
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4
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Dulciana
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8 ft plain metal and zinc
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original
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5
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Harmonic Flute
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4 ft plain metal
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original
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6
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Principal
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4 ft plain metal
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original
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7
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Twelfth
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2²/³ ft plain metal
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new
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8
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Fifteenth
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2 ft plain metal
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original
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9
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Mixture 19.22
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spotted metal
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new
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10
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Trumpet
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8 ft plain metal
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original
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11
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Oboe
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8ft plain metal
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new, using an Oboe originally made by Wadsworth
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12
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Clarion
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4ft plain metal
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new, part from 10
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Swell to Great
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ii.
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Swell Octave to Great
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Swell Organ
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13
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Open Diapason
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8 ft wood and metal
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original
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14
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Rohr Flute
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8 ft wood and metal
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original
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15
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Viol d'Orchestre
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8 ft plain metal and zinc
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original
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16
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Voix Celeste tc
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8 ft plain metal
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original
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17
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Salicet
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4 ft plain metal
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original
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18
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Fifteenth
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2 ft plain metal
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part new
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19
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Mixture 22.26.29.
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plain metal
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part new
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20
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Fagotto
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16 ft plain metal and zinc
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part new
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21
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Horn
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8 ft plain metal
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original
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22
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Tremulant
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Swell Octave
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Pedal Organ
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23
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Open Diapason
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16 ft wood
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original
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24
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Bourdon
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16 ft wood
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original
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25
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Principal
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8 ft wood
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original from No. 23
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26
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Bass Flute
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8 ft wood and metal
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original from No. 24
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27
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Octave
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4 ft wood and metal
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part new from No. 23
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28
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Flute
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4 ft wood and metal
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part new from No. 24
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29
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Super Octave
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2 ft metal
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part new from No. 23
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30
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Fagotto
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16 ft plain metal and zinc
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from No. 20
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31
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Trombone
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16ft zinc
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new, part from 10
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Swell to Great
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v.
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Great to Pedal
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Accessories
Four thumb pistons to Great Organ
Four thumb pistons to Swell Organ
Four toe pistons to Pedal Organ
Switch for 'Great and Pedal Pistons Coupled'
Reversible thumb and toe pistons to Great to Pedal Coupler
Reversible thumb and toe pistons to Swell to Great Coupler
Detached drawstop Console in Oak
Centre Balanced Swell Pedal - mechanical
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