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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (Staffordshire) - Church of Saint John in the Square
Municipal: Wolverhampton
Address: Saint John's Square, WV2 4BZ, Wolverhampton
Website: https://www.wolvescentralparish.com/

Description nr.: 2013247.

Built by: Renatus Harris (1684)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1684 Renatus Harris  new organ
1881 Nicholson & Lord  rebuild
1953 firma Henry Willis & Sons  rebuild
1974 J.W. Walker & Sons  restoration
2002 Trevor Tipple  restoration

In 2001-2002 is het orgel gerestaureerd door Trevor Tipple onder advies van Roger Fisher.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great9
- Choir6
- Swell9
- Pedal5 (4)
Total number of stops29 (28)
ActionMechanische sleepladen, pedaal electro-pneumatisch

Specification
Great (C-g'''): Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 2002, Fourniture 4 ranks - 1974, Trumpet 8'.
Choir (C-g'''): Stopped Diapason 8' (B/D), Keraulophon 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - 2002, Cremona 8' - 2002.
Swell (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' - bas 2002, Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks - 2002, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32' - extension, Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 16', Bass Flute 8', Fagotto 16' - 2002.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Recordings Two Centuries of English Organ Music from Byrd (1543-1623) to Stanley (1713-1786) / Thurston Dart. - EMI CLP 1212 (LP). - 1958. - Recorded in Appleby (Westmorland), Staunton Harold, Wolverhampton St. John and Rotherham.