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Complete description of the selected organ
Source: firma Walker & Sons.

Source: firma Walker & Sons

London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Islington)
Municipal: London
Address: 39 Duncan Terrace, N1 8AL, London-Islington
Website: http://www.st-johns-islington.org/

Description nr.: 2005810.

Built by: Starr & Richardson Bishop (1852)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1852 Starr & Richardson Bishop  new organ
1858 Starr & Richardson Bishop  enlargement
1963 J.W. Walker & Sons  restoration and enlargement
1991 Keith Bance  restoration

Het orgel in de kerk van Saint John the Evangelist in Islington is oorspronkelijk gebouwd door Bishop, Starr & Richardson in 1852, en werd door dezelfde bouwers in 1858 uitgebreid. J.W. Walker bouwde het instrument in 1963 om in Noord-Europese stijl. Het orgel werd uitgebreid met een rugpositief en voorzien van een nieuwe orgelkas. Adviseur bij de nieuwbouw was Shaun MacCarthy. Op 13 februari 1963 gaf Douglas Mews een concert ter gelegenheid van de ingebruikname. In 1991 is het orgel gerestaureerd door Keith Bance.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great10
- Positive8
- Swell13
- Pedal13 (8)
Total number of stops44 (39)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Principal 8', Spitz Flute 8', Octave 4', Nason Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tertian 2 ranks (19.24), Furniture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Trumpet 8'.
Positive Organ (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Koppel Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Scharf 3 ranks (29.33.36), Crumhorn 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Chimney Flute 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Celeste 8' - 1991, Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (22.26.29.33), Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Vox Humana 8' - 1991, Zink 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Wood 16', Subbass 16', Quintaton 16' - van Great, Octave 8', Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Nachthorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Oliphant 32' - 1991, Bombarde 16', Bassoon 16' - van Swell, Posaune 8' - extension, Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Sub Octave to Great.

Literature Church of St John the Evangelist Islington. - Ruislip : J.W. Walker & Sons, 1963.
Recordings
  • Nicholas Jackson : Organ Works : Music for Trumpets and Organ / Nicholas Jackson with Maurice Murphy & Rod Franks, trumpet. - Naxos 8554773 (CD). - 1999. - Recorded in Islington and Chartres.
  • l'Orgue Grégorien / Adrian Gunning. - CD. - 1995.
  • Organ Music from 4 London Churches / Brian Martin, Peter Lee Cox, Janet Willday, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent. - Vista Records VPS 1061 (LP). - 1979.
  • Hindemith Organ Sonatas / Simon Preston. - Argo ZRG 663. - 1970.