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Photo: Pierre Marcel

Source: Calendar Organa Europae 2019

Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Saint Catherine's College Chapel
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Website: http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/

Description nr.: 2002263.

Built by: E.J. Johnson & Son (1979)
The organ contains older material: from 1862 by Starr & Richardson Bishop, Organ case from 1895 by Norman & Beard

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1895	Norman & Beard		new organ
1936	Harrison & Harrison		rebuild
1979	E.J. Johnson & Son		new organ in old case
2002	Flentrop Orgelbouw		restoration

• The organ in the chapel of Saint Catherine's College was built under the advice of Peter le Huray. The organ design is inspired by the 1862 Bishop, Starr & Richardson organ of the Uniterian Chapel on Portland Street in London. This instrument was later transferred to Saint James' Church in Watford Fields. Some of the Great Organ's pipework was taken from this instrument.
  
• The organ case - a work by Thomas Garner from 1894 - has been taken over from the chapel's previous organ, built in 1894/1895 by Norman & Beard. This organ was converted in 1936 by Harrison & Harrison. This instrument's interior was used by E.J. Johnson used to build an organ at Upper Saint Leonard's. The new organ has been inaugurated with a series of concerts. On February 19, 1979, Peter le Huray gave a concert, on February 26 Christopher Dearnley, on March 4 Peter Hurford and on March 11 Gillian Weir.
  
• In 2002 Flentrop carried out a restoration. The pipes were re-voiced and the wind pressure was lowered. The wind pressure of the pedal organ was raised.
  

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Great Organ	11
- Choir Organ	9
- Swell Organ	10
- Pedal Organ	8
Total number of stops	38
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Electropneumatic
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Wind pressure	65 mm (Choir), 70 mm (Swell), 77 mm (Great), 78 mm (Pedal)

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8' - 1862, Stopped Diapason 8' - 1862, Principal 4' - 1862, Open Flute 4' - 1862, Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - 1862, Nachthorn 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Scharf 2 ranks (26.29), Trumpet 8' - 1862.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Gedeckt 8', Principal 4', Koppelflute 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Octave 2', Spitzflute 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Cymbel 3 ranks (29.33.36), Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stopped Diapason 8' - 1862, Salicional 8' - 1862, Voix Celeste 8' (from c°) - 1862, Principal 4' - 1862, Fifteenth 2' - 1862, Mixture 2-3 ranks ([15].19.22), Fagot 16' - 1862, Trumpet 8' - 1862, Krummhorn 8' - 1862, Clarion 4' - 1862, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Principal 16' - 1862, Dulciane 16' - 1862, Octave 8' - 1862, Stopped Flute 8' - 1862, Fifteenth 4', Nason Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Bombarde 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tutti, 120 levels combination action.

Literature	British versatility : Three organs: old, recent, and new / Alan Buchan, Christopher Dearnley, Peter le Huray. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 65 no. 2, May 1980. The organs of Cambridge : An illustrated guide to the organs of the University and City of Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - Oxford : Positif Press, 2008.
Recordings	J.S. Bach : The organ works / Peter Hurford. - Decca London 444 410-2 (17-CD set). - Oude opnamen uit de jaren 1971-1983, uitgebracht op verschillende lp's.